Wonder was born prematurely; which caused him to be blind; on May 13; 1950 in Saginaw; Michigan. His family later moved to Detroit when he was 4. He took up piano at age 7; and had mastered it by age 9. During his early childhood he was active in his churchs choir.He also taught himself to play the harmonica and the drums; and had mastered both by age ten. Wonder also learned to play the bass during his early years at Motown. Motown founder Berry Gordy signed him at age 11; impressed by his many musical talents. "Another Star" is a song written and performed by Stevie Wonder from his 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life. It reached #32 on the Billboard Hot 100, #18 on Black Singles chart, and #2 on the Dance/Disco chart. The flute player Bobbi Humphrey appears in the last section of the song.
The song has been covered by a few singers, including Caron Wheeler.
Urbie Green covered the song on his 1976 album The Fox (CTI Records).
In 1999 Salomé De Bahia recorded a successful cover in Portuguese by the name "Outro Lugar".Wonder was born prematurely; which caused him to be blind; on May 13; 1950 in Saginaw; Michigan. His family later moved to Detroit.