Stevie Wonder celebrates 75th birthday: the Motown artists best songs, family, dual nationality, net worth and real name

Since breaking through in the music scene at the young age of 11, Stevie Wonder (real name Stevland Hardaway Morris) has become an iconic figure having overseen six decades of success.

Blind from infancy and hailing from an American-Ghanian background, Stevie Wonder displayed astonishing musical ability from a young age, mastering the harmonica, piano, and drums by the age of nine. His talent was spotted by Detroit based Motown who signed ‘Little Stevie’ at just 11 years old as he quickly rose to stardom with hits like “Fingertips, Pt. 2,” making him the youngest artist ever to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The 1970s where his golden period where Wonder blossomed with seminal releases such as: “Talking Book,” “Innervisions,” “Fulfillingness’ First Finale,” and the groundbreaking “Songs in the Key of Life,” which are considered masterpieces, blending genres like funk, soul, pop, and jazz with complex arrangements and socially conscious lyrics.

Songs like “Superstition,” “You Are the Sunshine of My Life,” “Sir Duke”, “Part Time Lover”, “Isn’t She Lovely,” and “I Just Called to Say I Love You” are all classics that have transcended generations and cultural boundaries.

Wonder in the 20th century

Despite less critical and commercial acclaim for his recent studio album releases, Wonder still continues to tour and just last year, released his first new song in four years, “Can We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart”.

Having sold more than 100,000 million records from an illustrious career, the Michigan born musician has a reported net worth of approximately $150 million and has been married three times with nine children.

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