Usher Raymond IV

Usher Raymond IV, known simply as Usher, (Dallas, Texas, 14 October 1978) is a singer, dancer and actor norte-americano. He began his career as a singer very young, has success in Brazil with singles such as Confessions, Burn, Yeah, also in duet with singer Alicia Keys on My Boo. All songs are from his last album Confessions. Usher is winner of five Grammys. The atmosphere of Atlanta in recent years exudes both R & B and hip-hop that artists from there begin to burn discs when they are kids. Usher The phenomenon was more of them. Discovered at a local party by a La Face record executive at the age of 14, he was brought to the company's boss, LA Reid, who hired the boy Usher Raymond, newly emerged from gospel choirs. Simply adopting the name Usher, he was presented to the world in 1994, with Usher on a disc that had a production executive of Sean Combs (aka Puff Daddy or puffy). Once the first single, Think Of You, he came to the radio throughout the U.S. and became national mania, recorded a jingle for Coca-Cola and the design of integrated R & B Black Men United, with several other singers, who released the single You Will know, the soundtrack of the film The Face of Truth (Jason's Lyric). Next to another phenomenon, Monica, he rewrite Let's Straighten It Out of Latimore. The second disc of Usher when he was released, finally, was formed in school, My Way, 1997, brings the boy showing skills of composer in six of the nine songs, and count on as producers Jermaine Dupri, Babyface and old friend Combs again. The disc's first single, You Make Me Want to, once again led him to the top of the stops of R & B, and promote the cross for the world of pop. The song Nice & Slow My Way and follow the same path. Meanwhile, Usher took the stage, appearing in The Faculty (in ca: The Final Test), a horror movie teen and urban drama A Cry for Justice. Do not forget the fans, he released a live disc, called simply Live in 1999. He returned the discs in 8701, 2001, which definitively established as the singer of soul, not as teenage prodigy. In the same year, Usher also made an appearance on the anniversary of 30-year career of his idol Michael Jackson, singing [Want to Be Startin 'Somethin'] next to Mya and Whitney Houston. In early 2004, the single Yeah, produced by Lil Jon, came to radio. The contagious song that the singer was a guest and friend Ludacris, rose like a rocket and I took the disc Confessions, which came shortly after. The disc of more mature Usher won a Grammy for best R & B disc of contemporary. In 2005 he won the Usher VMA 2005 (MTV Video Music Awards) as the best clip of singer of the year, with its success Caught Up With him, the singers 50 Cent, Beck, John Legend, Kanye West, also won the VMA, with the same category of Usher. On May 27, Usher released his new album of studio, Here I Stand. Usher was on U.S. TV show TRL (Total Request Live), when he was interviewed by the presenter, he confirmed that his album Here I Stand will involve the rapper Jay-Z and Beyoncé. On December 3, 2008 Usher had the honor of being the master of ceremonies of the Victoria Secret Fashion Show which had as central theme the "Return to Fashion."