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Tonight may refer to:

• Tonight (TV series), a United Kingdom television news-magazine on ITV hosted by Julie Etchingham
• Tonight (1957 TV series), a United Kingdom topical television programme hosted by Cliff Michelmore
• Tonight (TVNZ television programme), a New Zealand evening news hosted by Kate Hawkesby
• The Tonight Show, a United States talk show, also known in its early years as simply Tonight
• Tonight with Arnold Clavio, a Philippine television talk show
• "Tonight" (Prison Break), an episode of Prison Break

Music[link]

• Tonight (band), a British new-wave group

Albums[link]

• Tonight (David Bowie album), or the title song (see below)
• Tonight (FM album)
• Tonight (France Joli album), or the title song
• Tonight (Silk album), or the title song
• Tonight (TobyMac album), or the title song
• Tonight (Big Bang EP), or the title song
• Tonight! (Summercamp EP)
• Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, by Franz Ferdinand
• Tonight: Live, by Take 6
• Tonight, by Ed Jordan

Songs[link]

• "Tonight" (1956 song), from the musical West Side Story
• "Tonight" (The Big Pink song)
• "Tonight" (Danny Byrd song)
• "Tonight" (Def Leppard song)
• "Tonight" (Dommin song)
• "Tonight" (Humanoid song)
• "Tonight" (Iggy Pop song), also covered by co-writer David Bowie
• "Tonight" (Jay Sean song)
• "Tonight" (Jeremy Camp song)
• "Tonight" (Jonas Brothers song)
• "Tonight" (Low song)
• "Tonight" (Luna Sea song)
• "Tonight" (The Move song)
• "Tonight" (New Kids on the Block song)
• "Tonight" (Reamonn song)
• "Tonight" (Seether song)
• "Tonight" (The Underdog Project song)
• "Tonight"/"Miss You Nights", by Westlife
• "Tonight (Could Be the Night)", by The Velvets
• "Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)", by Enrique Iglesias
• "Tonight", by Alex Band from We've All Been There
• "Tonight", by Blackfoot from After the Reign
• "Tonight", by Elton John from Blue Moves
• "Tonight", by FM Static from Critically Ashamed
• "Tonight", by Freezepop from Fancy Ultra•Fresh
• "Tonight", by Hard-Fi from Once Upon a Time in the West
• "Tonight", by James, a B-side of the single "Sit Down"
• "Tonight", by Joe Cocker from Across from Midnight
• "Tonight", by Keke Palmer and Cham from the soundtrack for the film Night at the Museum
• "Tonight", by Ken Laszlo
• "Tonight", by Kutless from Kutless
• "Tonight", by MC5 from Back in the USA
• "Tonight", by McAlmont & Butler from The Sound of McAlmont and Butler
• "Tonight", by Michael Mazochi on the TV series The Shield
• "Tonight", by Mötley Crüe from the 1999 re-release of Too Fast for Love
• "Tonight", by Ozzy Osbourne from Diary of a Madman
• "Tonight", by Paddy Casey from Addicted to Company (Part One)
• "Tonight", by the Raspberries from Side 3
• "Tonight", by Ringo Starr from Bad Boy
• "Tonight", by Sara Evans from Restless
• "Tonight", by the Soft Boys from Underwater Moonlight
• "Tonight", by Supergrass from In It for the Money
• "Tonight", by Tommy Tutone from Tommy Tutone 2
• "Tonight", by TrueBliss from Dream
• "Tonight", by TV on the Radio from Return to Cookie Mountain
• "Tonight", by Xscape from Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha
• "Tonight", by Yuksek
• "Tonight (We Need a Lover)", by Mötley Crüe from Theatre of Pain

See also[link]

• Tonight Tonight (disambiguation)
• "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight", by Genesis
• Tonightly, a British comedy entertainment show
• All pages beginning with "Tonight"
• Tonite (disambiguation)

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John Legend
John Legend, 2010
Background information
Birth name	John Roger Stephens
Born	(1978-12-28) December 28, 1978 (age 33)
Origin	Springfield, Ohio, United States
Genres	R&B, hip hop soul, soul, neo soul, jazz fusion
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, actor
Instruments	Vocals, piano, keyboards
Years active	2001–present
Labels	GOOD, Sony Music
Associated acts	Kanye West, Jay-Z, Kid Cudi, Lupe Fiasco, The Roots
Website	johnlegend.com

John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He has won nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.^[1]

Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens' career gained momentum through a series of successful collaborations with multiple established artists. Stephens added his voice to those of other artists, assisting in them reaching chart-topper hits. He lent his voice to Kanye West's All of the Lights, on Slum Village's "Selfish" and Dilated Peoples' "This Way". Other artists included Jay-Z's "Encore", and he sang backing vocals on Alicia Keys' 2003 song "You Don't Know My Name" and Fort Minor's "High Road." Stephens played piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything."

Career and life[link]

1978–2003: Early life and career beginnings[link]

Stephens was born on December 28, 1978, in Springfield, Ohio.^[2] He is the son of Phyllis, a seamstress, and John Mills, a factory worker and former National Guardsman.^[3][4] Throughout his childhood, Stephens was homeschooled on and off by his mother.^[5] At the age of four, he began playing the piano and at the age of seven, he performed with his church choir. When he was ten, his parents divorced, causing his mother to suffer a breakdown.^[4] At the age of 12, Stephens attended North High School, from which he graduated four years later.^[6] He graduated salutatorian.

According to Stephens, he was offered scholarships to Harvard University, Georgetown University and Morehouse College.^[7] He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied English with an emphasis on African American literature.^[8] While in college, he helmed Counterparts, a co-ed jazz and pop a cappella group as president (1997–1998) and musical director (1998–1999). Stephens' lead vocals on the group's recording of Joan Osborne's "One of Us" received critical acclaim^[9] landing the song on the track list of the 1998 Best of Collegiate a Cappella compilation CD. Stephens was also a member of the prestigious Sphinx Senior Society while an undergraduate at Penn. While in college, Stephens was introduced to Lauryn Hill by a friend. Hill hired him to play piano on "Everything Is Everything", a song from her album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.^[7]

During this period, Stephens took time to hold a number of shows around Philadelphia, eventually expanding his audience base to New York, Boston, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C. He finished college in 1999, and thereafter began producing, writing, and recording his own music. He released two albums independently; his self-titled demo (2000) and 'Live at Jimmy's Uptown' (2001), which he sold at his shows.

After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Stephens began working as a management consultant for the Boston Consulting Group.^[6] During this time, he began working on his demo and began sending his work to various record labels.^[5][10] In 2001, Devo Springsteen introduced Stephens to then up-and-coming hip-hop artist Kanye West; Stephens was hired to sing during the hooks of West's music. After signing to West's label, he chose his stage name from a nickname that was given to him by poet J. Ivy, due to Stephens' "old-school sound".^[7][11] Stephens' vocals can be heard on several tracks including Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name", Jay-Z's "Encore", Kanye West's "Never Let Me Down," also featuring Jay-Z and J. Ivy, Dilated Peoples' "This Way" and Slum Village's "Selfish".

[edit] 2004–2005: Get Lifted

Stephens released his debut album, Get Lifted, in December 2004. It debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200, selling 116,000 copies in its first week.^[12] It went on to sell 2.1 million copies in the United States and was certified Platinum by the RIAA.^[13][14] It has sold three million copies worldwide.^[7] The album produced two singles: "Ordinary People" (US and UK top 30) went straight to number four and "Used to Love U" (US top 100, UK top 30).^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 2006–2007: Once Again

The first single from his second album, Once Again, was "Save Room". The album was released October 24, 2006, and boasts production from Kanye West, Raphael Saadiq, and will.i.am. In an interview with MTV, he said that this album contained his favorite song that he had written to date, entitled "Again." He said he came up with the idea for the song and wrote some of it while sitting on a subway. He stated that the song was also the inspiration for the album's title^{[citation needed]}.

In August 2006 Stephens appeared in an episode of Sesame Street. He performed a song entitled "It Feels Good When You Sing a Song", a duet with Hoots the Owl.^[15] He also performed during the pregame show of Super Bowl XL in Detroit and the halftime show at the 2006 NBA All-Star Game.^[16][17]

[edit] 2008–2010: Evolver