Usher (entertainer)
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Usher at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
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Usher Raymond IV October 14, 1978 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
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Tameka Foster (m. 2007; div. 2009) Grace Miguel (m. 2015) |
| Partner(s) | Chilli (2001–2003) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Usher Raymond III (father) Jonetta Patton (mother) |
| Relatives | James Lackey (brother) Ben Vereen (godfather) |
| Website | usherworld |
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Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. Born in Dallas, Texas but raised and lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee until moving to Atlanta, Georgia. At the age of 12, his mother put him in local singing competitions, before catching the attention of a music A&R from LaFace Records. In August 1994 he released his self-titled debut album, Usher. He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his sophomore album My Way (1997), which spawned his first U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, "Nice & Slow", amongst top-five singles "You Make Me Wanna..." and "My Way". His third studio album 8701 (2001), produced the number-one singles "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". The former won him his first Grammy Award in 2002, along with "U Don't Have to Call" in 2003 for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
Confessions (2004) established him as one of the best-selling musical artists of the 2000s decade. It sold 20 million copies worldwide, bolstered by its four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number one singles; "Yeah!", "Burn", "Confessions Part II", and "My Boo". It has been certified Diamond by the RIAA. Here I Stand (2008) and Raymond v. Raymond (2010), debuted atop of the Billboard 200, and produced the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Love in This Club" and "OMG". The EP, Versus, also produced the Hot 100 top-five single "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love". Looking 4 Myself (2012), also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart and produced the Hot 100 top-ten single "Scream". Raymond v. Raymond and Looking 4 Myself received Grammy Awards for R&B singles "There Goes My Baby" and "Climax". Hard II Love (2016) peaked at number five of the Billboard 200 albums chart.
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