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W ith his win of an Emmy in 2018 for his portrayal of Christ in the televised live theater production of Jesus Christ Superstar , John Legend became the first man of African American heritage to achieve EGOT status. Career Highlights— Setting Recording Industry Records

That name stands for having won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award. His music has won him 10 Grammy awards. His song “Glory,” for the soundtrack of the film Selma , won him his Oscar. He won a Tony award for his work as co- producer of the Broadway production Jitney . Legend has released twelve albums to date. They are a mixture of self-released CDs and record label releases, including three extended plays, four live albums, six studio albums, and two video albums. He has released thirty-eight singles.

John Legend at the 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards where he won an Emmy for Jesus Christ Superstar.

Before he ever released an album, Legend

became known as songwriter through his

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