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Ne-Yo
Background information
Birth name Shaffer Chimere Smith
Born October 18, 1982 (1982-10-18) (age 24)
Origin Camden, Arkansas, USA
Genre(s) R&B
Occupation(s) singer, songwriter, dancer, actor
Years active 2005 – present
Label(s) Def Jam
Associated
acts Beyoncé, Fabolous, Jay-Z, Mario, Rihanna, Stargate
Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1982), known professionally as "Ne-Yo",
is an American R&B/pop singer-songwriter. He is of African-American and
Chinese heritage.
Ne-Yo's debut album, In My Own Words, was released in early 2006, through
Def Jam Records, and debuted at number one on Billboard 200, selling over
301,000 copies in the first week.[1] During the same week, Ne-Yo's second
single "So Sick" (produced by Stargate) was the number one song on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart[1] writing such songs as Rihanna's Top 10 hit,
"Unfaithful", Mario's "Let Me Love You", Mario Vazquez's "Gallery", Paula
DeAnda's "Walk Away (Remember Me)" and Beyoncé's 10 week number one hit on
Billboard Hot 100 chart, "Irreplaceable".
His second album, Because of You, was released May 1, 2007. The first single
from the album was "Because of You". He has also said that he has written
songs for Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Corbin Bleu and
Enrique Iglesias for their upcoming albums.[2] Smith also has stated that he
will write songs for Craig David, Usher, Chris Brown, Jennifer Hudson, and
he recently confirmed that he has been contacted by producer Will.i.am for
working on Michael Jackson's upcoming album.[3]
Discography
Albums
* In My Own Words
o Released: February 28, 2006
o Chart positions: 1 U.S. 1 R&B, 14 UK
o U.S. sales: 1,384,697
o Worldwide sales: 3,958,586
o RIAA certification: Platinum[4]
* Because of You
o Released: May 1, 2007
o Chart positions: 1 (U.S.) 1 (R&B) 6 (U.K.)[5]
o U.S. sales: 635,000[6]
o Worldwide sales: 1 million
o RIAA certification: Gold
Singles
Year Title Chart positions Album
U.S. 100 U.S. R&B UK IRE AUS NZ GER SWI NL
2005 "Stay" (featuring Peedi Peedi) - 36 - - - - - - - In My Own Words
2006 "So Sick" 1 3 1 2 4 2 11 5 11
"When You're Mad" 15 4 - - 81 - - - -
"Sexy Love" 7 2 5 7 14 8 28 29 30
"Back Like That" (Ghostface Killah featuring Ne-Yo) 61 14 46 48 - - - - -
Fishscale
2007 "Because of You" 2 7 4 10 27 1 30 51 12 Because of You
"Do You" 47 8
"Make Me Better" (Fabolous featuring Ne-Yo) 10 4 From Nothin' to Somethin'
"Sexual Healing" (Sarah Connor featuring Ne-Yo) - - - - - - 11 41 -
Soulicious
Guest appearances
Year Song Album
2006 "Feels So Good" (Remy Ma featuring Ne-Yo) There's Something about Remy
"So Sick" (Remix) (with LL Cool J) Todd Smith
"Back like That" (Ghostface Killah featuring Ne-Yo) Fishscale
"Touch It" (Remix) (Busta Rhymes featuring Ne-Yo & Co.) The Big Bang
"Minority Report" (Jay-Z featuring Ne-Yo) Kingdom Come
"Back like That (Remix)" (Ghostface Killah featuring Ne-Yo & Kanye West)
More Fish
2007 "Put It in a Letter" (Mic Little featuring Ne-Yo) Mic Little
"Perfect" (City Boy featuring Ne-Yo) Phoenix Problem
"Hate That I Love You" (Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo) Good Girl Gone Bad
"Make Me Better" (Fabolous featuring Ne-Yo) From Nothin' to Somethin'
"I Never Left " (Foxy Brown featuring Ne-Yo) Black Roses
"Tell It How It Is" (Antonella Barba featuring Ne-Yo) Untitled
Songwriting credits
Year Song Artist Album
1999 Don't Worry Youngstown Let's Roll
1999 Lose My Cool Youngstown Let's Roll
1999 Pedal To The Steel Youngstown Let's Roll
2001 Away With The Summer Days Youngstown Down For the Get Down
2001 Dance Floor, Pt. 2 Youngstown Down For the Get Down
2001 Down For The Get Down Youngstown Down For the Get Down
2001 Float Away Youngstown Down For the Get Down
2001 So Tight Youngstown Down For the Get Down
2003 That Girl Marques Houston MH
2004 I'm Sorry Christina Milian It's About Time
2004 Let Me Love You Mario Turning Point
2005 Kick It Wit You Cassidy I'm a Hustla
2005 So What Dawn Angelique Been a While
2006 The Letter Heather Headley In My Mind
2006 Y'all Ain't Nothin' Christina Milian So Amazin'
2006 Unfaithful Rihanna A Girl Like Me
2006 So Glad Chris Brown Chris Brown's Journey
2006 Make Em' Clap To This Paula DeAnda Paula DeAnda
2006 Walk Away Paula DeAnda Paula DeAnda
2006 When It Was Me Paula DeAnda Paula DeAnda
2006 Gallery Mario Vazquez Mario Vazquez
2006 Irreplaceable Beyoncé B'Day
2006 Like This Snoop Dogg Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
2006 Put It in a Letter Mic Little Mic Little
2006 Minority Report Jay-Z Kingdom Come
2006 My Story The Blays The Blays
2007 If Mario Go!
2007 What's It Gonna Be Mario Go!
2007 Wonderful Marques Houston Veteran
2007 Ms.Philadelphia Musiq Soulchild Luvanmusiq
2007 Flaws and All Beyoncé B'Day Deluxe Edition
2007 Hate That I Love You Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad
2007 Good Girl Gone Bad Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad
2007 Question Existence Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad
2007 I Get Lonely Corbin Bleu Another Side
2007 Impossible Britney Spears Britney Spears' fifth studio album
Awards/Nominations
* American Music Awards
o 2006, Favorite R&B/Soul Male Artist (nominated)
* BET Awards
o 2007, Best R&B Male Artist (won)
o 2007, Viewer's Choice: "Because of You" (nominated)
o 2006, Best New Artist (nominated)
o 2006, Best R&B Male Artist (nominated)
o 2006, Viewer's Choice: "So Sick" (nominated)
* Grammy Awards
o 2007, Best Contemporary R&B Album: In My Own Words (nominated)
o 2007, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: So Sick (nominated)
* MOBO Awards
o 2006, Best Song: "So Sick" (Nominated)
o 2006, Best International Male: (Nominated)
o 2006, Best R&B Act: (Nominated)
* Soul Train Music Awards
o 2007, Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist: Sexy Love (won)
o 2007, Best R&B/Soul Male Single: Sexy Love (nominated)
Filmography
* 2007: Save the Last Dance 2
* 2007: Stomp The Yard
* 2008: Mama, I Want to Sing!
Notes
* ^ Montgomery, James (March 2, 2006). "Hawthorne Heights' Anti-Ne-Yo
Campaign 'A Joke,' Label Claims ". MTVnews.com
* ^ Source for UK release date of "Stay".
References
1. ^ a b Ne-Yo's 'So Sick' tops Billboard singles charts. UPI News Service
(2006-03-09). Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
2. ^ The many roles of Ne-Yo By Sam McDonald (May 30, 2007) dailypress.com
3. ^ Michael Jackson's New Album Will Be Titled 7EVEN By Jerin Varughese,
AC; The People's Media Company (May 16, 2007)
4. ^ Ne-Yo Timeline. Rock on the Net. Accessed July 4, 2007.
5. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Albums&f=The+Billboard+200
6. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.5448/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-7-8-07
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