Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder adalah nama panggung dari Stevland Morris (lahir 13 Mei 1950, dengan nama Stevland Judkins), seorang penyanyi, penulis lagu, produser rekaman, dan aktivis sosial dari Amerika Serikat. Ia telah merekam lebih dari 30 hit top 10, memenangi 21 Penghargaan Grammy (sebuah rekor untuk artis solo), juga satu untuk lifetime achievement, ia telah memenangkan sebuah piala Oscar untuk Lagu Terbaik dan masuk ke Rock and Roll dan Songwriters Halls of fame.

Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder pada konferensi di Salvador, Brazil, pada Juli 2006
Informasi latar belakang
Nama lahir	Stevland Hardaway Judkins
Nama lain	Stevland Hardaway Morris, Little Stevie Wonder, Eivets Rednow
Lahir	13 Mei 1950 (umur 75) Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Asal	Detroit, Michigan, Amerika Serikat
Genre	Soul, pop, R&B, funk, jazz
Pekerjaan	Penyanyi-Penulis lagu, multi-instrumentalis, produser rekaman, aktivis
Instrumen	Vokal, synthesizer, piano, keyboard, harmonika, clavinet, drum, gitar bass, conga, bongo, melodika, keytar, akordion
Tahun aktif	1961–sekarang
Label	Tamla, Motown
Situs web	steviewonder.net

Kehidupan awal

Stevie Wonder dilahirkan secara prematur di Saginaw, Michigan dengan ibu Lula Mae Hardaway. Ada kemungkinan ia mendapatkan terlalu banyak oksigen dalam inkubatornya dan hal ini menyebabkan kebutaan.

Ketika usianya menginjak empat tahun, sang ibu bercerai dengan ayahnya dan memutuskan untuk pindah bersama tiga anaknya ke Detroit.^[1][2] Hardaway mengajarkan anak-anaknya yang lain untuk memperlakukan Steveland seperti orang lain, tidak mengejek atau membantunya terlalu banyak.

Ia mulai belajar menyanyi dan memainkan alat musik di gereja sejak usia dini, terutama piano, konga, dan harmonika. Wonder ikut dalam Gereja Whitestone Baptist, yang mana ia akhirnya mengikuti kegiatan paduan suara dan menjadi solois ketika usianya delapan tahun.^[1][2]

Diskografi

• 1963: Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius (US #1)
• 1972: Talking Book (US #3)
• 1973: Innervisions (US #4, UK #8)
• 1974: Fulfillingness' First Finale (US #1, UK #5)
• 1976: Songs in the Key of Life (US #1, UK #2)
• 1979: Journey through the Secret Life of Plants Soundtrack (US #4, UK #8)
• 1980: Hotter than July (US #3, UK #2)
• 1982: Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium (US #4, UK #8)
• 1984: The Woman in Red Soundtrack (US #4, UK #2)
• 1985: In Square Circle (US #5, UK #5)
• 1995: Conversation Peace (UK #8)
• 2005: A Time to Love (US #5)

Peringkat Diskografi

Singel Top 40

Tahun	Judul	Posisi urutan
		US [3]	US R&B	US Dance	US AC	UK
1963	"Fingertips – Pt. 2"	1	1	–	–	–
1966	"Uptight (Everything's Alright)"	3	1	–	–	14
	"Blowin' in the Wind"	9	1	–	–	36
	"A Place in the Sun"	9	3	–	–	20
1967	"I Was Made to Love Her"	2	1	–	–	5
1968	"For Once in My Life"	2	1	–	–	3
	"Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day"	9	1	–	–	–
1969	"My Cherie Amour"	4	4	–	–	4
	"Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday"	7	5	–	–	2
1970	"Never Had a Dream Come True"	26	11	–	–	5
	"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"	3	1	–	–	15
	"Heaven Help Us All"	8	2	–	–	29
1971	"We Can Work It Out"	13	3	–	–	27
	"If You Really Love Me"	8	4	–	–	20
1972	"Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)"	33	13	–	–	–
	"Superstition"	1	1	–	–	11
1973	"You Are the Sunshine of My Life"	1	3	–	–	3
	"Higher Ground"	4	1	–	–	29
	"Living for the City"	8	1	–	–	15
	"Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing"	16	2	–	–	-
1974	"He's Misstra Know It All"	–	–	–	–	10
	"You Haven't Done Nothin'" (dengan The Jackson 5)	1	1	–	–	30
	"Boogie On Reggae Woman"	3	1	–	–	12
1977	"I Wish"	1	1	–	–	5
	"Sir Duke"	1	1	–	–	2
	"Another Star"	32	18	–	–	29
	"As"	36	36	–	–	–
1979	"Send One Your Love"	4	5	–	–	–
1980	"Master Blaster (Jammin')"	3	1	1	1	2
	"I Ain't Gonna Stand for It"	10	4	–	–	11
1981	"Lately"	–	–	–	–	3
	"Happy Birthday"	–	17	–	–	2
	"That Girl"	3	1	–	–	39
1982	"Do I Do"	7	2	–	–	10
	"Ebony and Ivory" (dengan Paul McCartney)	1	8	–	–	1
	"Ribbon in the Sky"	–	9	–	–	–
1984	"I Just Called to Say I Love You"	1	1	–	1	1
1985	"Part-Time Lover"	1	1	1	1	3
	"That's What Friends Are For" (dengan Dionne Warwick, Elton John dan Gladys Knight)	1	1	–	1	16
	"Love Light in Flight"	17	4	6	10	–
1986	"Go Home"	10	2	1	1	–
	"Land of La La"	–	19	–	–	–
	"Overjoyed"	24	8	–	1	17
1987	"Skeletons"	17	1	20	–	–
1988	"Get It" (with Michael Jackson)	–	4	–	–	37
	"My Eyes Don't Cry"	–	6	12	–	–
	"You Will Know"	–	1	–	–	–
1989	"With Each Beat of My Heart"	–	28	–	–	–
1990	"Keep Our Love Alive"	–	24	–	–	–
1991	"Fun Day (From "Jungle Fever")"	–	6	–	–	–
	"Gotta Have You (From "Jungle Fever")"	–	3	–	–	–
1992	"These Three Words"	–	7	–	–	–
1995	"For Your Love"	–	11	–	30	23
2005	"So What the Fuss"	–	34	–	40	19
	"From the Bottom of My Heart"	–	25	–	7	–

U.S. and UK albums

Year	Album	Chart positions
		US [4]	US R&B	UK [5]
1963	Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius	1	–	–
1966	Up-Tight	33	2	–
1966	Down to Earth	72	8	–
1967	I Was Made to Love Her	45	7	–
1968	For Once in My Life	50	4	–
1969	My Cherie Amour	34	3	17
1970	Signed, Sealed, and Delivered	25	7	–
1971	Where I'm Coming From	–	7	–
1972	Music of My Mind	21	6	–
1972	Talking Book	3	1	16
1973	Innervisions	4	1	6
1974	Fulfillingness' First Finale	1	1	5
1976	Songs in the Key of Life	1	1	2
1979	Journey through the Secret Life of Plants	4	4	7
1980	Hotter than July	2	1	2
1982	Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium	4	1	8
1984	The Woman in Red	4	1	2
1985	In Square Circle	5	1	5
1987	Characters	17	1	33
1995	Conversation Peace	17	2	8
1996	Natural Wonder	–	88	–
1996	Song Review A Greatest Hits Collection	–	100	19
2000	At the Close of a Century	–	100	–
2002	The Definitive Collection	35	28	–
2004	Best Of Stevie Wonder: 20th Century Masters Christmas Collection	–	90	–
2005	A Time to Love	5	2	24
2007	Number 1's	171	40	23

Penghargaan dan Pengakuan

Penghargaan Grammy

Wonder telah memenangi 22 Grammy Awards:^[6] seperti halnya pula pada Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award yang telah disampaikan pada 1996.^[7]

Tahun	Penghargaan	Judul
1973	Best Rhythm & Blues Song	"Superstition"
1973	Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male	"Superstition"
1973	Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male	"You are the Sunshine of My Life"
1973	Album of the Year	Innervisions
1974	Best Rhythm & Blues Song	"Living for the City"
1974	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	"Boogie On Reggae Woman"
1974	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Fulfillingness' First Finale
1974	Album of the Year	Fulfillingness' First Finale
1976	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	"I Wish"
1976	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Songs in the Key of Life[8]
1976	Best Producer of the Year*	N/A
1976	Album of the Year	Songs in the Key of Life
1985	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	In Square Circle
1986	Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (awarded to Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Wonder)	"That's What Friends Are For"
1995	Best Rhythm & Blues Song	"For Your Love"
1995	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	"For Your Love"
1998	Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) (awarded to Herbie Hancock, Robert Sadin, and Wonder)	"St. Louis Blues"
1998	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	"St. Louis Blues"
2002	Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals (awarded to Wonder and Take 6)	"Love's in Need of Love Today"
2005	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	"From the Bottom of My Heart"
2005	Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals (awarded to Beyoncé and Wonder)	"So Amazing"
2006	Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (awarded to Tony Bennett and Wonder)	"For Once In My Life"

• Dari tahun 1965 sampai tahun 1980, sebuah artis diproduksi sendiri menerima satu Penghargaan Grammy sebagai seniman dan satu tambahan sebagai produser dalam Record of the Year dan Album dari kategori Tahun