Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder is a legendary artist, songwriter, musician and producer who, over the course of his career, has been honored with 25 Grammy Awards and the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He has been making music and enriching lives for more than four decades, demonstrating extraordinary humanitarian efforts, philanthropic leadership and generosity of spirit throughout his career.
From Little Stevie Wonder" to adult superstar, Stevie is beloved for his monumental talent, his compassion for humanity and his desire to challenge injustice. In 1983 Stevie spearheaded the realization of Martin Luther King Day" as a national holiday. His participation in the 1985 We Are The World" fund-raiser for hunger in Africa was a music industry milestone, while his involvement to put an end to apartheid in South Africa is legendary.
Stevie Wonder has also been recognized for his philanthropic contributions by receiving the Distinguished Services Award" from the President’s Committee on Employment of Handicapped People, the Carousel of Hope Award" from the Children’s Diabetes Foundation, and an Honorary Global Founder’s Award" from Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Wonder received a Golden Globe and an Academy Award in 1984 for I Just Called To Say I Love You" from the movie, The Woman In Red," and was inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.
In 1999 Stevie was named NARAS Musicares Person of the Year." He ended the millennium as the youngest honoree of the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors and in September 2001 participated in the groundbreaking international multi-network charity special to raise funds for those affected by the September 11th devastation in New York City’s World Trade Center complex. In 2002, he was the inductee at BET’s 8th Annual Walk of Fame and in 2004 was awarded Billboard Magazine’s prestigious Century Award. To date, he has amassed an astounding 49 Top 40 singles, 32 #1 singles and worldwide sales of over 100 million units.