Usher

Biography

Usher Raymond IV is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. He released his self-titled debut album in 1994, at 15. Usher rose to fame with the release of his second album, My Way (1997), which spawned his first US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Nice & Slow". His third album, 8701 (2001), yielded the US number-one singles, "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". Usher's fourth album, Confessions (2004), remains the best-selling album by a Black artist of the 21st century. It was supported by four consecutive US number-one singles: "Yeah!", "Burn", "Confessions Part II", and "My Boo". In 2008, Usher released the album Here I Stand, which spawned the US number-one single "Love in This Club". Billboard named him the second-most successful artist of the 2000s and the number-one Hot 100 artist of the decade.

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Awards & recognition

• ★Grammy Award — Best Contemporary R&B Album · 2011
• ★NRJ Music Award — International Male Artist of the Year · 2011
• ★Grammy Award — Best Melodic Rap Performance · 2005
• ★NRJ Music Award — International Male Artist of the Year · 2005
• ★Amadeus Austrian Music Awards