Wonder was just 11 years old when he was discovered by Ronnie White of the Motown band The Miracles. READ MORE: How Stevie Wonder Lost His Sight Motown Discovery Wonder showed an early gift for music, first with a church choir in Detroit, Michigan, where he and his family had moved to when he was four years old, and later with a range of instruments, including the harmonica, piano and drums, all of which he taught himself before age 10. He was born six weeks early with retinopathy of prematurity, an eye disorder which was exacerbated when he received too much oxygen in an incubator, leading to blindness. Wonder was born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, in Saginaw, Michigan.
1 songs on the pop and R&B charts, including 'Superstition,' 'You Are the Sunshine of My Life' and 'Higher Ground.' He continued to churn out hits into the 1980s, including 'I Just Called to Say I Love You' and 'Part-Time Lover.' Early Life 2,' 'I Was Made to Love Her' and 'My Cherie Amour.' Over the next decade, Wonder had an array of No. Stevie Wonder made his recording debut at age 11, becoming a 1960s force to be reckoned with via chart hits like 'Fingertips, Pt.
