Updated: Dec. 28, 2020 at 11:15 AM

Moments from John Legend's career (25 images)

Grammy award-winning musician and actor John Legend celebrated his 42nd birthday on December 28, 2020, and has been performing Instagram Live concerts amid the coronavirus pandemic and has an album due to release in 2020. Here's a look back at his career.

John Legend was named Best New Artist and took home Best Male R&B Performance for "Ordinary People" at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 13, 2005. The year before Legend had begun his solo career after doing back up vocals for Alicia Keys, Kanye West and Usher. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI

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Left to right, Rock legend Stevie Wonder performs with India.Arie, and Legend before Super Bowl XL in Detroit, Mich., on February 5, 2006. Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI

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Legend won Best New Artist, Best R&B Album and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 8, 2006. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI

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Legend performs in concert at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., on May 2, 2007. Later that year, he worked on another album and his own record label. Photo by Michael Bush/UPI

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