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May 2024 · 5 minute read

What is John Legend’s net worth

John Legend, the American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and philanthropist, has a combined net worth of $100 million with his wife, Chrissy Teigen, since 2013. However, John is responsible for the majority of the couple’s wealth.

Legend began his career in the early 2000s, collaborating with established artists such as Kanye West and Alicia Keys. His debut album, “Get Lifted,” released in 2004, was a commercial and critical success, earning him his first Grammy Awards, including Best R&B Album and Best New Artist.

Throughout his career, Legend has released several critically acclaimed and commercially successful albums, including “Once Again” (2006), “Evolver” (2008), and “Love in the Future” (2013). His hit song, “All of Me,” from the “Love in the Future” album, became a chart-topping success and a wedding anthem worldwide.

Legend achieved the prestigious EGOT status in 2018 by winning an Emmy Award for his role as a producer on “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.” He is the first African-American man and one of the youngest artists to attain all four major entertainment awards.

Aside from his musical accomplishments, Legend is a dedicated philanthropist and social activist, advocating for causes such as education, criminal justice reform, and human rights.

Early Life and Education

John Roger Stephens was born in Springfield, Ohio, in 1978. He grew up in a musical family, with his mother being a seamstress and choir director, his father a factory worker and drummer, and his grandmother an organist. He began performing with the church choir at age four and learned to play the piano at seven. Legend was homeschooled and skipped two grades, graduating as the salutatorian of his class at Springfield North High School at age 16.

After being accepted to several universities, including Harvard and Georgetown, Legend attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he was the musical director of the co-ed jazz and pop a cappella group, The Counterparts. The group’s recording of Joan Osbourne’s “One of Us” was chosen for the Best of Collegiate a Cappella compilation CD in 1998. Legend also played piano on Lauryn Hill’s “Everything is Everything” from her album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.” He graduated magna cum laude in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in African-American literature.

John Legend’s Early Career

After college, Legend worked as a management consultant while pursuing his passion for music. He released his self-titled demo in 2000 and “Live at Jimmy’s Uptown” in 2001. He soon began sending his demo to record labels and was introduced to Kanye West in 2001. West hired Legend to sing hooks in his songs and signed him to his label. Legend adopted his stage name from an idea given to him by J Ivy, who said Legend’s music sounded old school like one of the Legends.

John Legend’s Music Career Highlights

Legend’s debut album “Get Lifted” was released in 2004 under Kanye West’s GOOD Music label, winning a Grammy Award for Best R&B album in 2006. He has collaborated with a number of artists including Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, and The Black Eyed Peas. Legend also co-wrote a song for Janet Jackson that was nominated for a Grammy Award. He has performed at prestigious events such as the Super Bowl and NBA All-Star Game, as well as on “Sesame Street.” His second album, “Once Again,” released in 2006, won him another Grammy Award. In 2010, he collaborated with The Roots on “Wake Up!” and won three Grammy Awards in 2011. His album “Love in the Future” released in 2013, produced the hit single “All of Me,” which was the third best-selling song in the US and UK in 2014. In 2018, he released the album “A Legendary Christmas.”

Legend was also the winning coach on “The Voice” in 2019 and has performed in various benefit concerts, including a Quarantunes concert in 2020 and a fundraiser for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign where he performed Whitney Houston’s “Greatest Love of All” with Andra Day.

John Legend’s Personal Life

John Legend met model Chrissy Teigen in 2006 and they got married in 2013. They have two children, both conceived via in vitro fertilization. In 2019, Legend was named People’s Sexiest Man Alive. In a podcast appearance in 2020, he admitted to a history of cheating on his girlfriends in his 20s, but credited meeting Teigen as a turning point. Legend paid tribute to civil rights icon John Lewis when he passed away in July 2020.

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen’s Real Estate Investments

In January 2016, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen purchased a mansion in Beverly Hills for $14.1 million, which was previously owned by Rihanna. They listed the home for sale in 2021 for $22 million and accepted $16.8 million a few months later. In April 2020, they bought a modern contemporary house in West Hollywood for $5.1 million. Their real estate portfolio includes two penthouses in New York City, one bought in May 2018 for slightly over $9 million and the other in April for $8 million. In September 2020, they paid $17.5 million for another mansion in Beverly Hills.

In January 2022, John and Chrissy put a duplex New York City apartment on the market for $18 million. The two apartments were acquired in 2018 and 2020 for a total of $16.70 million.

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