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Whether you are a fan of MoTown or not, Stevie Wonder is an artist who has changed the music scene and music today. Not only writing hit after hit himself, he has influenced other artists , including Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and Beyonce to name but a few.

Here is a timeline of his life and achievements:

Date	Event
May 13, 1950	Birth of Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder was born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950. He was six weeks premature, causing retinopathy of prematurity, leading to blindness.
1954	Moved to Detroit In 1954, his parents divorced and he moved to Detroit with his mother. She changed his last name to Morris, the name he kept throughout his life.
1961	Sang “Lonely Boy” At only 11, Stevie sang a song he wrote, “Lonely Boy” to Ronnie White from the Miracles. Ronnie secured him an audition, recognising that the young boy was a child prodigy.
1962	Signed to Motown’s Tamla Label CEO Berry Gordy signed Stevie to the Tamla record label and gave him the name Little Stevie Wonder. For the next year, Stevie worked closely with producer Clarence Paul.
1963	“Fingertips” Reached Number One Stevie’s song, “Fingertips”, reached number one on the R&B charts and the Billboard Top 100. It was the first live recording to ever reach number one.
1960	Renewed Success and Songwriting(Late 1960s) After some failures in early puberty, Stevie Wonder again begin to succeed, both as a performer and a songwriter.
1970	New Contract At 20, Wonder signed a new contract. He continued to work, producing new albums, singles, and writing songs.
1972	Number One Hits, Toured with Rolling Stones(1972 to 1973) Between 1972 and 1973, Stevie Wonder had a number of number one hits, including “Superstition”. He toured with the Rolling Stones in 1973, and appeared on Sesame Street.
1974	Grammy Awards(1974 and 1975) By the age of 25, Stevie Wonder had won two Grammy Awards, one for Innervisions in 1974 and one for Fulfillingness’ First Finale in 1975
September 1976	Songs in the Key of Life In September 1976, the artist released the double album, plus EP, Songs in the Key of Life. This album is widely considered his best, and debuted at number one.
1980	Hotter than July 1980’s Hotter than July was Stevie Wonder’s first platinum album. The single, “Happy Birthday”, helped to make Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a national holiday.
1985	Duet with Springsteen In 1985 and 1986, Stevie Wonder participated in several significant charity musical events, including “We Are the World” and “That’s What Friends Are For”.
1989	Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame In 1989, Stevie Wonder was inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame.
1991	Soundtrack for Jungle Fever In 1991, the artist recorded the soundtrack for Spike Lee’s film Jungle Fever. He continued to record and work in the music industry throughout the 1990s.
2000	Continued Work(2000 to 2016) Stevie Wonder toured in 2007, and contributed to a number of albums in the first years of the 21st century, releasing two albums of his own in 2014.