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After being spotted by a La Face record executive at a talent show in his hometown of Atlanta, it took no time for Usher Raymond's career to take off. The 14-year-old auditioned for La Face co-founder L.A. Reid, who signed the gospel choir boy to a recording contract. Raymond was introduced to the world simply as "Usher," and released his debut album of the same name in 1994, which featured co-executive producer Sean "Puffy" Combs. The first single, "Think of You," gained Usher notoriety and reached gold status. From that initial exposure, Usher was approached to do other projects. In 1995, he recorded a national holiday jingle for Coca-Cola. He also joined several top male R&B vocalists to form Black Men United for the single "You Will Know," featured on the Jason's Lyric soundtrack. He also teamed with teen singing sensation Monica for a duet remake of Latimore's "Let's Straighten It Out."

After graduating from high school, Usher released his sophomore album, My Way, in 1997. In an attempt to display his maturity and songwriting abilities, Usher co-wrote six of the nine songs and enlisted the help of producers Jermaine Dupri, Babyface, and, again, Combs. The album's first single, "You Make Me Wanna," re-established Usher as one of R&B's hottest artists, and also made him a crossover sensation; it topped the R&B charts for 11 weeks, hit number two pop, and eventually went double platinum. Both of the follow-up singles, "Nice & Slow" and "My Way," also went platinum; the former stayed at number one on the R&B charts for eight weeks and became his first number one pop single. In the meantime, Usher launched an acting career, appearing in the 1998 horror spoof The Faculty and the 1999 urban high-school drama Light It Up.

To tide fans over, he issued a concert recording titled simply Live in 1999. Usher returned with his third proper album, All About U, toward the end of 2000. His third album, 8701 (2001), moved him from a teen pop star to a sultry R&B singer. In early 2004, Arista released the single "Yeah!" Produced by Lil Jon and guesting Ludacris, the addictive, lightly crunk cut fast became a club and radio favorite. By the time the Usher full-length Confessions dropped later that March, "Yeah!" had hit the top of the Billboard charts. The album itself was Usher's most mature work to date and won the Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album in 2004 while "Yeah!" took home the best rapped/sung collaboration award. He starred in the 2005 flop In the Mix and went back to music with 2008's Here I Stand. ~ Lynda Lane, All Music GuideMore

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Usher
From his first single “Call Me A Mack” in 1993 to the power ballad “Moving Mountains” in 2008, Usher...
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Moving Mountains
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Nice & Slow
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Confessions Part II
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Burn
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My Way
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Fan Comments

Nov 23rd, 12:04pm
usher COME TO BRAZIL with justin bieber! lol you guys are awsome!
Nov 11th, 9:46pm
love your songs!
Nov 10th, 5:05am
Nov 2nd, 1:48pm Last edited Nov 2nd, 1:55pm.
I know, I know Oct 14, was your bday, so here's a lil sumthin sumthin 4 being late!



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Oct 24th, 7:59am
Happy Birthday USHER sry i'm too late :( lov yaa
Oct 18th, 5:49pm
Ever lookin for singers,check out my playlist Freaky Tales 12 track 2,take care,TT
Oct 16th, 9:07pm
happy late birth day usher. my bad :)
Oct 15th, 5:56am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY USHER!!!!!!!!!!! ME AND U ARE THE SAME AGE!!!! I GREW UP WITH YA BY LISTENING TO YOUR MUSIC.....I AM LOVING YOUR NEW SINGLE "PAPERS"

I LOVE YOU AND YOUR MUSIC! TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS YA!