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Stevie Wonder Biography

Stevie Wonder

Facts of Stevie Wonder

Date of Birth: 1950 , May-13
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 8 Inch

Quick Timeline of Stevie Wonder

1950 Born in Saginaw, Michigan.
1961 Started career in Singing.
1964 Appeared in Muscle Beach Party.
1970 Married with Syreeta Wright.
1975 Won two Grammy Award,
2001 Married with Kai Millard.
2006 Death of his Mother.
2017 Current Net worth.

Detail Timeline of Stevie Wonder

May 13 , 1950

Born in Saginaw, Michigan.

Stevie was born on 13th May 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan. He was born to Calvin Judkins and Lula Mae Hardaway and spent his childhood along with his siblings. He holds an American Nationality and belongs to a white ethnicity. 

1961

Started career in Singing.

Stevie Wonder started his career when he was 11 years. He sang his own composition, Lonely Boy to Ronnie White of the Miracles. He loves to call himself as Little Stevie Wonder.

1964

Appeared in Muscle Beach Party.

In the year 1964, Wonder appeared in two films Muscle Beach Party, and Bikini Beach but unfortunately both of the movies didn't do well and also failed to win the heart of viewers. 

1970

Married with Syreeta Wright.

Stevie Wonder married Motown singer and songwriter, Syreeta Wright in 1970. However, their relation didn't last for long and after two years of marriage, they filed a divorce in 1972.

1975

Won two Grammy Award,

On October 4th, 1975, Stevie Wonder won two consecutive Grammy Awards. He was awarded for the Innervision and Fulfillingness. At the very moment, he played harmonica on two tracks of Billy Preston's album, It's My Pleasure. 

2001

Married with Kai Millard.

After getting divorced from his first wife, Wonder got married to Kai Millard. Kai was a fashion designer, although their relation lasts for a long time they ended up with their relation, after 11 years of married life in 2012.  

2006

Death of his Mother.

In 2006, Wonder's mother Lula Mae Hardaway died in the Los Angeles at the age of 76. After his loss, Stevie turned so broken and took a tour to refresh himself. He states that I want to take all the pain that I feel and celebrate and turn it around. 

2017

Current Net worth.

Wonder earns a good amount of money through his career. He became successful to earn wide recognition as well as to upgrade his financial status. It has been estimated that his current Net worth is around $110 Million.  

 

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At the very young age of 11 Stevie Wonder started his career as a music composer, his first song was Lonely Boy to Ronnie White of the Miracles, which impressed many of the recording studios and began working with Motown's Tamle label. He recorded various songs such as Sunset, The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie, Fingertips, The 12 Year Old Genius, which became the No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. 

As Wonder grown up, he achieved biggest hit and fame. His every music helped him to step next level and platform. He also works for the Michael Jackson memorial service at Etta James' Funeral as well as received the Gershwin Prize from Barack Obama. 

Stevie is among that artist who won Grammy Awards for several times, he already won 25 Grammy awards including Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as honored with Billboard Century Award, inducted into the Songwriter Hall of Fame and much more.     

Moving towards his personal life, Stevie Wonder married twice. His first wife is Syreeta Wright and the second one is Kai Millard. He has nine children with five different women. 

Wonder earns the tremendous amount of money from his career. His current estimated Net worth is around $110 Million.