John Legend is an American R&B and neo soul singer, songwriter, and pianist

John Legend (born John Stephens on December 28, 1978 in Springfield, Ohio) is an American R&B and neo soul singer, songwriter, and pianist. His debut album, the platinum selling Get Lifted, was released in late 2004. It features collaborations with rapper and producer Kanye West as well as rapperSnoop Dogg and the singles "Used To Love U" (US top 100, UK top 30) and "Ordinary People" (US and UK top 30). He also collaborated with Slum Village on the song "Selfish" (US top 100), also featuring Kanye West. Legend also played the piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything is Everything" and sang background vocals on Jay-Z's"Encore" and alicia keys"You Don't Know My Name."