Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

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BIRTHDAY
May 13, 1950 May 13
BIRTHPLACE
Saginaw Michigan
AGE
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About

Motown prodigy and multi-instrumentalist who broke the record for Grammy Awards held by a solo artist with twenty-two titles and released over thirty top ten hits during his career.

Trivia

He released the hit song "Fingertips (Pt. 2)" when he was thirteen and his album, Songs in the Key of Life, was ranked 56 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the top 500 albums of all time.

Before Fame

He suffered from retinopathy of prematurity, which caused his retinas to detach and he became blind. He signed with Motown Records when he was eleven years old.

Family Life

He married Syreeta on September 14, 1970 and, after their divorce in March 1972, he married Kai Millard Morris on September 1, 2001. He has fathered nine children.

Associated With

He played harmonica alongside Barbra Streisand on her song "Can't Help Loving That Man," which appeared on The Broadway Album.

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