2024-03-02 21:27:58
Tamer Abdel Hamid (Abu Dhabi)
The international artist, musician, and famous R&B singer, John Legend, concluded yesterday evening the first season of the “Saadiyat Nights” festival, whose concerts were held in an open-air theater on Saadiyat Island, organized by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, in cooperation With “Miral”, “Saadiyat Abu Dhabi” and “Al Dar”, where he performed a group of his most famous songs that accompanied his artistic career, amid a large presence and remarkable public interaction from various parts of the world.
Great reception
The concert, which raised the slogan “Full Numbers,” began at nine o’clock yesterday evening, and a large audience began arriving at the “Saadiyat Layali” stage approximately an hour and a half before the start of the concert, and the audience received Legend the moment he stepped on stage, with a great ovation to begin his singing segment amid great interaction from Attendance: John captivated the Saadiyat Nights audience with his distinctive songs, in which he combined singing, showmanship, and playing the piano, performing a bouquet of his most beautiful romantic, classical, and fast-paced works, including:
«Tonight، Love Me Now، All of Me، So high، Let’s go».
Enchanting atmosphere
It is noteworthy that John Legend is a film producer and actor as well. He participated in a number of films, and during his career he won Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar awards, with his lively songs. During the ceremony, he presented dazzling musical pieces in an enchanting atmosphere, to the tunes of Songs from his famous album (Legend), including: “Blush” and “You.”
Global march
Legend released his first album, “Got Lifted,” in December 2004, and it ranked 7th among the top 200 albums. It sold 116,000 copies in the first week only, and sales reached 540,000 copies in the United States. He received the Gold Award from the Recording Industry Association of America, and achieved success. Internationally, his first album ranked first in Norway, was among the top 10 albums in the Netherlands and Sweden, and sold regarding 850,000 copies around the world in 2006. His album won a Grammy Award for Best Song (R&B), and Legend collaborated with a number of the song’s makers, including Michael Jackson and Alicia Keys.
awards
During his busy career, John Legend received many awards, including: the Platinum Award from the Songwriters Association of America, and the Gold Award in Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In 2007, he received the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance for R&B Songs. For the song “Heaven,” he won another Grammy Award in the same year for the song “Family Affair,” in collaboration with Sly, The Family Stone, and Joss Stone.
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