“Cause all of me love all of you, love your curves and all your edges, all your perfect imperfections…” The legendary icon, the sensational spirit if a person of all ages, John Roger Stephens, also known as John Legend, is a person having a lot of mesmerizing talent. Those who don’t know him, he is an American singer, songwriter, actor, philanthropist, and the list goes on and on. Having 18 years of music experience, this artist, John Legend, rose to fame to achieve ten times Grammys. People love him for his soothing music, his simple lifestyle and also for his beautiful voice. The following subsections will talk about some of the greatest hits of John Legend.
‘All of Me’
Yes, the opening line of introduction about the legendary artist is from the track All of Me! Dedicated to his beautiful wife, Chrissy Teigen, is a love song. Even though his 2013 debut album named Love in the Future is known for its highest ranking on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2014, All of Me became a piece of dramatic music and rose over 12.3 million units and titled the third best selling songs ever!
‘Start a Fire’
Have you seen the Oscar-winning musical film, La La Land? Well, if the answer is yes, then you must have heard this beautiful song! John Legend co-wrote and performed Start a fire for the movie La La Land in the year 2016. It not only won the 6 Oscars but also gained success in the 74th Golden Awards in the year 2017 as well.
‘Hallelujah’
This song is the first duet between Grammy Award winners Carrie Underwood and John Legend. Hallelujah appears on Carries’s first and only Christmas album “My Gift”. Carrie Underwood is a well-known American country music performer who also often engages in performances at the Grand Ole Opry.
‘Beauty and the Beast’
Ariana Grande and John Legend covered the Titanic’s all-time favorite Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson’s title track for the exotic and legendary live-action Beauty and the Beast! Hermione Granger, Emma Watson, and these artists came together, making the movie beautiful than ever. It was observed that the song video crossed over 174 million views on YouTube.
‘Ordinary People’
‘Ordinary People’ is from the artist’s debut album named Get Lifted which was published in the year 2004. this track was known to be the top 40 hits! It attained a position of no 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well. Not only that, but the debut ‘Ordinary People’ track was also the ever first track by John Legend to win a Grammy at the 48th Grammy Award function in the year 2006.
‘Like I’m Gonna Lose You’
This track where John Legend’s vocals mesmerized his fan ranked a no eight on the Billboard Hot 100. Meghan Trainor featured the song, and the song was also RIAA certified. ‘Like I’m Gonna Lose You’ is only one of the much collaboration with amazing artists like David Guetta, Black Eyed Peas, and of course Alicia Keys!