Stevie Wonder, real name Stevland Hardaway Morris (born Stevland Judkins; born May 13, 1950), is an American singer-songwriter who is credited as a pioneer and an influence by performers from a variety of musical genres, including rhythm and blues, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz.
Wonder was a virtual one-man band that revolutionized R&B in the 1970s by using synthesizers and other electronic instruments. Incorporating socially conscious remarks into his LPs’ intricate compositions, he also contributed to bringing such genres into the album era. Wonder, a child prodigy who had been blind since shortly after his birth, signed with Motown’s Tamla label at the age of 11 and was given the stage name Little Stevie Wonder.
Wonder, just 13 years old, became the youngest musician to ever reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with his single “Fingertips” in 1963. In the 1970s, Wonder’s critical acclaim reached its pinnacle.
With the release of Music of My Mind and Talking Book in 1972, which included “Superstition,” one of the most recognizable and well-known instances of the sound of the Hohner Clavinet piano, his “classic phase” officially began. With three Grammy Award-winning albums—Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness’ First Finale (1974), and Songs in the Key of Life (1976)—he now shares the record for the most Album of the Year triumphs.
He is the only musician to have received the honor while releasing three albums in a row. In the 1980s, Wonder began his “commercial period.” During this time, he had his biggest hits and rose to the height of his fame.
He also experienced an increase in album sales, charitable giving, high-profile partnerships (with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, among others), political impact, and television appearances. Wonder has continued to support political and musical causes.
Stevie Wonder, one of the best-selling musicians of all time, has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. He has one Academy Award and 25 Grammy Awards, the most of any solo musician. He was designated a United Nations Messenger of Peace in 2009.
Stevie Wonder children: Meet Aisha Morris, Mandla Kadjay Carl Stevland Morris
Wonder has nine kids from five different women. Yolanda Simmons is the mother of Wonder’s first kid; they met when she applied for a position as a secretary at his publishing company.
On February 2, 1975, Simmons gave birth to Wonder’s daughter Aisha Morris. Wonder claimed that “she was the one thing that I needed in my life and in my music for a long time” after the birth of Aisha.
The popular Wonder song “Isn’t She Lovely?” was based on Aisha. She is currently a vocalist who has performed on albums with her father, including his 2005 album A Time to Love and has toured with him. In 1977, Wonder and Simmons welcomed a son named Keita.
Wonder and Melody McCulley had a son in 1983 who was given the name Mumtaz Morris. Wonder also has a son, Kwame, and a daughter, Sophia, with a woman whose identity has not been made public.
Wonder and Kai Millard Morris, his second wife, have two boys. The senior, Kailand, occasionally joins his father on stage to play drums together. On May 13, 2005, the day before his father turned 55, Mandla Kadjay Carl Stevland Morris, the younger son, was born.
Wonder’s second child with Tomeeka Robyn Bracy, his ninth child overall, was born in December 2014 amid speculation that he was going to be the father to triplets. This was untrue, and the couple’s newborn daughter was given the name Nia, which means “purpose” (one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa).
Wonder and Bracy’s first child does not have a known name.
ncG1vNJzZmifmJa7orLUqGWcp51kwLWx1aKcZq%2Bfo7Gmvoycn6KklKeyr3nMnpytZZGewKmtjKamq6qZqHqurc2do5plm5axq63YZpqaqpxiwLWx1aWYp5xdoryzvsisZg%3D%3D