Ne-Yo

Shaffer Chimere Smith (born on October 18, 1979 in Camden, Arkansas), better known as Ne-Yo, is a Grammy Award-winning American singer, songwriter and dancer who sings R&B. He originally started performing under the name "GoGo" and joined the R&B group "The Envy".

In 2004 he wrote "Let Me Love You" for Mario. It was number one in the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks. After this, Def Jam Recordings signed him. His debut album, In My Own Words, was released during 2006. Other albums then followed. In 2009, Billboard ranked him as the 57th Artist of the 2000s decade.

He is known for songs like "So Sick", "When You're Mad", "Closer", "Miss Independent", "Let's Go" and "Give Me Everything".  The first and last song both reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

 Albums 

 In My Own Words (2006)
 Because of You (2007)
 Year of the Gentleman (2008)
 Libra Scale (2010)
 R.E.D. (2012)
 Non-Fiction (2013)

 Grammy Awards 

YearWorkCategoryResult2008Because of YouBest Contemporary R&B Album2009"Miss Independent"Best R&B SongBest Male R&B Vocal Performance

References

category:1979 births
category:American R&B singers
category:American pop singers
category:American hip hop singers
category:American hip hop soul singers
category:American soul singers
category:American dance musicians
category:Urban pop musicians
category:African-American singers
Category:Musicians from Arkansas
category:Living people
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