Sufjan Stevens, indie folk artist from Detroit, Michigan
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About · Sufjan Stevens

Born 1975 · Detroit, Michigan · indie folk, alternative rock · Asthmatic Kitty

Sufjan Stevens ( SOOF-yahn; born July 1, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has released ten solo studio albums and multiple collaborative albums with other artists. Stevens has received Grammy and Academy Award nominations. His debut album, A Sun Came, was released in 2000 on the Asthmatic Kitty label, which he co-founded 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. Stevens later contributed to the soundtrack of the… via Wikipedia

Awards: Shortlist Music Prize for “Illinois”; PLUG Independent Music Awards for “Illinois”; Awards Circuit community awards for “Mystery of Love”; Gold Derby Awards for “Mystery of Love”; Guild of Music Supervisors Awards for “Mystery of Love”; David di Donatello for Best Original Song for “Mystery of Love”

Discography

Sufjan Stevens’s studio albums / EPs · 13