Let us have an overview of the early life of John Legend. He was born on 28th December, 1978 in Springfield, Ohio. His mother – Phyllis is a seamstress and father – Ronald a worker of factory, who had previously been a National Guardsman. He got his early education from his mother at home. He had a bent of mind towards music from the very early age. When he was just four years of age, he started learning piano. When he reached the age of seven years, he played music with the choir of church. He was just ten years of age, when his mot her and father separated through divorce and his mother suffered a breakdown. When he got the age of twelve years, he joined North High School. He spent
four years here at the school and graduated. Legend says that different well known universities offered him scholarships. He joined University of Pennsylvania. Here his subject was English and the Literature of African America. During his college days, he made peers with popular artists and performed very well.
Before releasing his primary album, John Legend became popular by performing with a number of well known artists. He helped a lot the artists to go to the height of popularity through his voice. He performed a in a large number of albums with the well known artists.