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Jul 01, 1975 Detroit, Michigan, United States 48 years old
American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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About Sufjan Stevens
- Sufjan Stevens ( SOOF-yahn; born July 1, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
- His debut album A Sun Came was released in 1999 on the Asthmatic Kitty label, which he cofounded with his stepfather.
- He received wide recognition for his 2005 album Illinois, which hit number one on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, and for the single "Chicago" from that album.
- He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Song Written for Visual Media for "Mystery of Love" from the movie Call Me by Your Name.Stevens has released albums of varying styles, from the electronica of Enjoy Your Rabbit and the lo-fi folk of Seven Swans to the symphonic instrumentation of Illinois and Christmas-themed Songs for Christmas.
- Stevens makes use of a variety of instruments, often playing many of them himself on the same recording, and writes music in various time signatures.
- Although his songs periodically feature Christian themes, he has repeatedly stated an intent to separate his beliefs from his music.
