Title: The Remarkable Journey of Who Is
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Saturday, March 7, 2009
Who is Usher Raymond IV
Who is Usher Raymond IV? The world knows him as Usher, Usher, is an American R&B-pop singer-songwriter and actor.
Usher is an American recording artist and actor. He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, "Nice and Slow". His followup album 8701 (2001) produced the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". Both albums sold over 8 million copies worldwide, establishing Usher as one of the biggest selling R&B artists of the 1990s.[1] Usher's success continued with his 2004 album Confessions, which has sold over ten million copies in the United States, and been certified diamond by the RIAA. Confessions has the highest first week sales for an R&B artist in history,[2] and sold over 20 million copies worldwide. It spawned a record breaking four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits—"Yeah!", "Burn", "Confessions Part II", and "My Boo". Usher's 2008 album Here I Stand sold over 5 million copies worldwide,[3] and its lead single "Love In This Club" peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100.
On March 30, 2010, Usher released his sixth studio album Raymond v. Raymond, which became his third consecutive album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart.[4] It has been certified platinum by the RIAA[5] and spawned another Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit "OMG". The song became his ninth number one in the United States, making him the first 2010s artist to collect number one singles in three consecutive decades, and only the fourth artist of all-time to achieve the feat. He later released an extended play and deluxe edition of "Raymond v. Raymond", entitled Versus, which debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart. Its lead single "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love", achieved international success and has reached number-five on the Billboard Hot 100.
To date,Usher has certified sales of over 45 million albums worldwide and they sold 62 million records worldwide.[6] He has won numerous awards including five Grammy Awards,[7] four World Music Awards, six American Music Awards, and nineteen Billboard Music Awards.[8] In 2008, Usher was ranked as the 21st most successful Hot 100 Singles Artist of all-time by Billboard magazine.[9] The RIAA ranks Usher as one of the best-selling artists in American music history, having sold over 23 million copies in the United States alone.[10]Billboard Magazine ranked Usher the number one Hot 100 artist of the 2000s decade.[11] They also named him the second most successful artist of the 2000s decade,[12] and his 2004 album Confessions was ranked as the top solo album and second most successful overall album of the last decade.[13] Usher has attained nine hot 100 number-one hits (all as a lead artist) and has attained sixteen hot 100 top-ten hits.[14][15] Aside from his musical career, he is regarded as a sex symbol. In 1998 People Magazine named him the sexiest R&B artist alive.[16] In 2010, Glamour Magazine named him one of the 50 sexiest men alive.[17]
He had established his own record label, US Records, and is a part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise. He has also been appearing in films, debuting in the 1998 The Faculty. Usher is married to Tameka Foster and has two sons and three stepsons.
Usher was born on October 14, 1978 in Dallas, Texas,[4][5] the son of Jonetta Patton (née O'Neal) and Usher Terry Raymond III;[4]. Usher spent the majority of his young life in Chattanooga: Jonetta Patton left her husband when Usher was one year old, and they relocated to Chattanooga, where Usher lived with his mother, then-step father, and half-brother, James Patton, born in 1984.[4] As a child, Usher joined in their local church youth choir in Chattanooga when he was nine years old, as directed by his mother, in which event her mother discovered his ability to sing, although it was until Usher joined a singing group that she considered he could sing professionally.[6] In 1990, he won in a local talent show while attending middle school. In the belief that a city would provide greater opportunities for showcasing his talent, Usher's family moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where there was a more conducive environment for burgeoning singers.[7] While in Atlanta, Usher attended North Springs High School.[8] Usher's father died in January 2008.[9] In 2001, Usher began dating former TLC member Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. Usher lived with Thomas, who had previously been married to producer Dallas Austin, and her son.[6] Their relationship lasted for three years: they broke-up in January 2004, followed by a media frenzy surrounding the personal nature of Usher's fourth album, Confessions. His fans inferred the reason he and Thomas split is due to infidelity on his part, giving allusions to the lyrics of the songs.[6] In an interview on The Bert Show on Atlanta's Q100 in February 2004, Thomas claimed that Usher cheated on her: "Usher did the ultimate no-no to me ... I will never be with him again, and that is that."[10] Usher defended: "... it just didn't work out. But cheating is not what caused the relationship to collide and crash. That ain't what broke it up."[6] Following their break-up, Usher briefly dated English model-actress Naomi Campbell in September 2004.[4]
In February 2007, Usher announced his engagement to girlfriend stylist Tameka Foster. After the sudden cancellation of a planned July wedding due to medical concerns, the two were wed on August 3, 2007 in a private ceremony.[11] Their son Usher Raymond V was born on 26 November of the same year.[12] On December 10, 2008, Foster gave birth to their second child, Naviyd Ely Raymond.[13] In February 2009, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tameka Raymond suffered a cardiac arrest during cosmetic surgery. The procedure, reportedly liposuction,[14] was never performed, and Raymond was put into a medically induced coma to aid her recovery. She was later transferred to a larger hospital.[15] Usher canceled his performance at the Recording Academy and Clive Davis's pre-Grammy Gala. Davis told party-goers the singer had to bow out due to a "serious injury in the family."[16] After a week of recovery, Raymond's surgeon issued a statement saying that she "is doing very well."[17][18] Usher had founded New Look, a non-profit charity organization which aims to "provide young people with a new look on life through education and real-world experience". Its flagship project, camp New Look, run from July 11 to July 23, 2005 in Clark Atlanta University.[19] In 2006, the charity started an initiative called Our Block, for which it helped rebuild and revitalize city blocks in New Orleans. The project went on one street at a time, and the funding was helped through part of the proceeds of Usher's team-up with Armani Exchange in creating "Love 4 Life" dog tags, which were made available at the company's stores and Web site.[20]
In 1999, Usher participated in "Challenge for the Children", a benefit basketball game hosted by American boy band 'N Sync. The event, which was held on the campus of Georgia State University, had raised an estimated $50,000 for several local charities.[21] In 2005, Usher is one among the artists who signed on for a Hurricane Katrina relief concert.[22]
At age 11, Usher joined an R&B local quintet called the NuBeginnings, which was organized by local music svengali Darryl Wheeler. Usher recorded 10 songs with the group in 1991, and the ensuing album, Nubeginning Featuring Usher Raymond IV, was only made available regionally and by mail order.[23] However, Patton took him out because, according to her, it was a "bad experience".[6] The album was re-released nationally in April 2002 by Hip-O Records.[23][24]
At age 13, Usher competed on Star Search, where he was spotted by an A&R representative from LaFace Records, who arranged an audition for Usher to L.A. Reid, the co-founder of LaFace; Reid signed Usher a contract with the record company.[5][25] Usher's mother left her job as a medical technician to manage his career, but later broke-up their relationship as manager-client in May 2007.[4] Usher was introduced on "Call Me a Mack",
In 2001, Usher began dating former TLC member Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. 
Usher lived with Thomas, who had previously been married to producer Dallas Austin,
and her son.[6] Their relationship lasted for three years: they broke-up in January 2004, followed by a media frenzy surrounding the personal nature of Usher's fourth album, Confessions. His fans inferred the reason he and Thomas split is due to infidelity on his part, giving allusions to the lyrics of the songs.[6] In an interview on The Bert Show on Atlanta's Q100 in February 2004, Thomas claimed that Usher cheated on her: "Usher did the ultimate no-no to me ... I will never be with him again, and that is that."[10] Usher defended: "... it just didn't work out. But cheating is not what caused the relationship to collide and crash. That ain't what broke it up."[6] Following their break-up, Usher briefly dated English model-actress Naomi Campbell
in September 2004.[4]
After the sudden cancellation of a planned July wedding due to medical concerns, the two were wed on August 3, 2007 in a private ceremony.[11] Their son Usher Raymond V was born on 26 November of the same year.[12] On December 10, 2008, Foster gave birth to their second child, Naviyd Ely Raymond.[13] In February 2009, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tameka Raymond suffered a cardiac arrest during cosmetic surgery. The procedure, reportedly liposuction,[14] was never performed, and Raymond was put into a medically induced coma to aid her recovery. She was later transferred to a larger hospital.[15] Usher canceled his performance at the Recording Academy and Clive Davis's pre-Grammy Gala. Davis told party-goers the singer had to bow out due to a "serious injury in the family."[16] After a week of recovery, Raymond's surgeon issued a statement saying that she "is doing very well."[17][18]
Usher had founded New Look, a non-profit charity organization which aims to "provide young people with a new look on life through education and real-world experience". Its flagship project, camp New Look, run from July 11 to July 23, 2005 in Clark Atlanta University.[19] In 2006, the charity started an initiative called Our Block, for which it helped rebuild and revitalize city blocks in New Orleans. The project went on one street at a time, and the funding was helped through part of the proceeds of Usher's team-up with Armani Exchange in creating "Love 4 Life" dog tags, which were made available at the company's stores and Web site.[20]
At age 11, Usher joined an R&B local quintet called the NuBeginnings, 
which was organized by local music svengali Darryl Wheeler. Usher recorded 10 songs with the group in 1991, and the ensuing album, Nubeginning Featuring Usher Raymond IV, was only made available regionally and by mail order.[23] However, Patton took him out because, according to her, it was a "bad experience".[6] The album was re-released nationally in April 2002 by Hip-O Records.[23][24]
the co-founder of LaFace; Reid signed Usher a contract with the record company.[5][25] Usher's mother left her job as a medical technician to manage his career, but later broke-up their relationship as manager-client in May 2007.[4] Usher was introduced on "Call Me a Mack",
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