Born with the name of Usher Terrence Raymond IV or better known by the name of Usher, born October 14, 1978 in the City of Dallas, USA. is an R & B singer, and an American actor who won five Grammy Award. He was born in Dallas. He is a career in the world of film and music since 1994. Usher Terry Raymond IV began singing when he was six years old, joining the local church choir at the behest of his mother, Jonnetta Patton, who acted as choir director.
Patton, a single mom, raised Usher and his younger brother, James, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, before moving the family to Atlanta, Georgia, when Usher was 12 years old. Cited by the singer as his best friend, Usher's mother continues to guide the teen star career as a manager, he assumed duty after stopping a full-time office work of his a few years ago. and than moved to Atlanta, Usher began participating Usher local talent began to participate in various local talent shows. It was at one such exhibition, in 1992, that he was spotted by Bryant Reid, brother of Antonio Reid, the famed R & B producer and co-president (with 'Kenneth Babyface' Edmonds') of LaFace Records.
Bryant arranged for Usher to audition for his brother, and a popular producer was immediately taken with the young singer's precocious talent - legend has it that Reid offered Usher a contract in place. Usher recorded and released their debut album on LaFace in 1994. Usher was only 14 years old when he was working on the album, and puberty proved somewhat of a hindrance to the process. As a result, manufacturers bring some vocal coach to help him finish the record. Their efforts were not in vain, as the album that captured the spirit of a young Usher and native singing prowess, not to mention the interest of many listeners.
After graduating from high school, he entered the studio to record his sophomore effort, "My Way", produced by Jermaine Dupri of So So Def Records, and released in October 1997, around the time of the 19th anniversary of Usher. This record has been highly anticipated by the success of the first hit single, "You Make Me Wanna", an impassioned love song in the tradition of R & B classics. "This song was a giant instant, standing at or near the top of Billboard's R & B singles from the time of release, and ended up spending a considerable time in the 2 position on single pop, second only to Elton John 's wildly popular" Candle in the Wind '97. "success" My Way "proves that the crooner has won the hearts of legions of teenage listeners. It also describes the artistic maturity he has experienced since his recording debut. This time around, Usher wrote his own songs, wrote five of the nine album tracks.
The remaining four tracks donated by R & B heavyweights such as Babyface, Teddy Riley and producer Dupri. Usher spent six months living in the house while recording the album Dupri, time together, he said, helped them understand each other, and helped Dupri realize the genuine growth Usher experiencing life. "My Way" both produced smash, "Nice & Slow", which also puts a chokehold on the singles chart upon its release, and the video for the song collect a fair share of critical acclaim. Shot by famed hip-hop director Hype Williams, the video, which was filmed in Paris, has a dramatic romantic storyline that almost rivals the song itself. Usher was recognized for the strength of recent work when he won the 1997 Soul Train Award for Best R & B Single by a Male, for "You Make Me Want" He also received a Grammy nomination, though one of the few blemishes in his young career came during the awards broadcast's when he inadvertently introduced Album of the Year award winner Bob Dylan as "Bill" before an international television audience. For the most part, though, the TV has been good to the child.
Besides appearing in various programs such as "Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986), Usher has also been a recurring character on the syndicated TV show "Moesha" (1996), starring pop singer Brandy Norwood. Usher appeared in several episodes of Jeremy Davis, a romantic boarding school students involved with the title character of the show. For the foreseeable future, however, Usher concentrate on the ability to take music to the next level by perfecting his skills as a live performer. He's got a lot of practice, travel in P. Diddy's "No Way Out spectacular, and with Mary J. Blige his national tour.
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