- Born Name: Stevland Hardaway Judkins
- Birthday: 1950-05-13 (Year-Month-Day)
- Website: http://steviewonder.net
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Stevland Hardaway Judkins (born May 13, 1950), name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris, known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist. Blind since shortly after birth, Wonder signed with Motown Records Tamla label at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for Motown to this day.Some of Wonders best known works include singles such as Superstition, Sir Duke, I Wish and I Just Called to Say I Love You. Well known albums also include Talking Book, Innervisions and Songs in the Key of Life. He has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits and received twenty-two Grammy Awards, the most ever awarded to a male solo artist. Wonder is also noted for his work as an activist for political causes, including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King, Jr.s birthday a holiday in the United States. In 2009, Wonder was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace. In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists to celebrate the US singles charts fiftieth anniversary, with Wonder at number five.