Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. A prominent figure of 20th century popular music, Wonder has recorded more than thirty top ten hits, won 26 Grammy Awards (a record for a solo artist), plus one for lifetime achievement, won an Academy Award for Best Song and been inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Songwriters halls of fame. He has also been awarded the Polar Music Prize.
Blind from infancy, Wonder signed with Motown Records as a pre-adolescent at age twelve, and continues to perform and record for the label to this day. He has nine U.S. number-one hits to his name and album sales totaling more than 150 million units. Wonder has recorded several critically acclaimed albums and hit singles, and writes and produces songs for many of his label mates and outside artists as well. Wonder plays the piano, synthesizer, harmonica, congas, drums, bongos, organ, melodica, and clavinet. In his early career, he was best known for his harmonica work, but today he is better known for his keyboard skills and vocals.
On Monday September 8th, 2008, Stevie Wonder starts the European leg of his "Wonder Summer's Night Tour", the first time he has toured Europe in over a decade. His opening show is at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. So far, Stevie has announced five UK gigs, also including one at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester (9th Septmber) and three at The O2 Arena in London on September 11th, 12th and 30th, as well as an additional date on the 1st October 2008. Stevie's other stops in his tour also find him playing gigs in Holland, Sweden, Germany, Norway and Italy. Wonder will also tour Australia and New Zealand in October.
Dont miss your chance to see what possibly is Stevie's last ever tour, get up close and personal at the 02's state of the art arena with one of the worlds greatest legends!
