John Legend has made history by becoming the first black man to reach EGOT status after his Emmy win on Sunday night.
The 39-year old has joined the select group of people to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and a Tony – considered the holy grail of performance awards.
The Emmy win for Jesus Christ Superstar also saw Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sir Tim Rice reach EGOT status.
Legend is the joint youngest person to receive the accolade.
American musical songwriter Robert Lopez also received EGOT status, weeks after his 39th birthday in March 2014.
Legend turns 40 in December, meaning Lopez is still the youngest winner.
“Before tonight, only 12 people had won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony in competitive categories,” Legend wrote on Instagram.
“Sirs Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice and I joined that group when we won an Emmy for our production of their legendary show Jesus Christ Superstar.
So happy to be part of this team. So honoured they trusted me to play Jesus Christ. So amazed to be in such rarefied air.”
Legend had previously won 10 Grammys, one Oscar for original song Glory from the film Selma and one Tony, which he won last year for co-producing the play Jitney.
