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Ne-Yo
Ne-Yo on MuchMusic's MuchOnDemand(Photo courtesy of Robin Wong.)
Ne-Yo on MuchMusic's MuchOnDemand
(Photo courtesy of Robin Wong.)
Background information
Birth name Shaffer Chimere Smith
Born October 18, 1982 (1982-10-18) (age 25)
Camden, Arkansas, United States
Genre(s) R&B, pop
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor
Years active 1999–present
Label(s) Def Jam
Associated
acts		 Beyoncé, Fabolous, Jay-Z, Mario, Rihanna, Stargate
Website Official site

Shaffer Chimere Smith (October 18, 1982), better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American R&B and pop singer and songwriter. He is of African-American and Chinese heritage. He appeared in the song Deewangi Deewangi in the Hindi movie Om Shanti Om.

Ne-Yo's debut album, In My Own Words, was released in early 2006, through Def Jam Recordings, and debuted at number one on Billboard 200, selling over 301,000 copies in the first week and certified platinum.[1] During the same week, Ne-Yo's second single "So Sick" (produced by Stargate) reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1][2] Ne-Yo is as famous for his songwriting as for his singing, writing such songs as Rihanna's top ten hit "Unfaithful", Mario's "Let Me Love You", Mario Vazquez's "Gallery", Paula DeAnda's "Walk Away (Remember Me)", and Beyoncé's Billboard Hot 100 ten-week number-one hit "Irreplaceable".

His second album, Because of You, was released May 1, 2007. The first single from the platinum-selling 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.[3] Smith also has stated that he will write songs for Craig David, Usher, Chris Brown, Jennifer Hudson, Leona Lewis, and he recently confirmed that he has been contacted by producer will.i.am to work on Michael Jackson's upcoming album.[4]

Ne-Yo opened a recording studio called Carrington House and started his own label, Compound Entertainment, in 2007; Paula Campbell, Sixx John, and Shanell are now associated with Compound.[5]

In December 2007, Ne-Yo and the Goo Goo Dolls performed at a fundraising concert for presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama.

Contents

Discography

Albums

  • Because of You
    • Released: May 1, 2007
    • Chart positions: 1 (U.S.) 1 (R&B) 6 (U.K.)[7]
    • U.S. sales: 1,000,000+
    • Worldwide sales: 2,000,000+
    • RIAA certification: Platinum

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
2007 "Because of You" 2 7 4 10 27 1 30 51 12 Because of You
"Do You" 26 3 100 - - - - - -
"Can We Chill" - 58 62 - - - - - -
"Go on Girl" TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR

Featured singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
U.S. 100 U.S. R&B UK IRE AUS NZ GER SWI NL
2006 "Back Like That" (Ghostface Killah featuring Ne-Yo) 61 14 46 48 - - - - - Fishscale
2007 "Make Me Better" (Fabolous featuring Ne-Yo) 8 2 - - - - - - - From Nothin' to Somethin'
"Sexual Healing" (Sarah Connor featuring Ne-Yo) - - - - - - 11 41 - Soulicious
"Hate That I Love You"
(Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo)		 9 20 15 - 14 - - - - Good Girl Gone Bad

Guest appearances

Songwriting credits

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
"Real Love" (Trinity Stone featuring Ne-Yo) Untitled
"Beneficial" (Fresh Kid Ice featuring Ne-Yo) X-Rayted Rydas
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 Existing Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad
2007 I Get Lonely Corbin Bleu Another Side
2007 Ain't Nobody Stupid Paula Campbell I Am Paula Campbell
2007 Work in Progress Mary J. Blige Growing Pains
2007 "I'm You" Leona Lewis Spirit
2007 I Got Nothin' Left Celine Dion Taking Chances

Awards/Nominations

  • American Music Awards
    • 2007, Favorite R&B/Soul Male Artist (nominated)
    • 2006, Favorite R&B/Soul Male Artist (nominated)
  • BET Awards
    • 2007, Best R&B Male Artist (won)
    • 2007, Viewer's Choice: "Because of You" (nominated)
    • 2006, Best New Artist (nominated)
    • 2006, Best R&B Male Artist (nominated)
    • 2006, Viewer's Choice: "So Sick" (nominated)
  • Grammy Awards
    • 2008, Record of the Year: "Irreplaceable" (performed by Beyonce Knowles) (Nominated as producer)
    • 2008, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: "Because of You" (Nominated)
    • 2008, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group: "Hate That I Love You" (Nominated)
    • 2008, Best Contemporary R&B Album: Because of You (Nominated)
    • 2008, Best R&B Song: "Hate That I Love You" (Nominated)
    • 2007, Best Contemporary R&B Album: In My Own Words (nominated)
    • 2007, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: So Sick (nominated)
  • MOBO Awards
    • 2007, Best Song: "Because of You" (Won)
    • 2007, Best R&B: (Won)
    • 2006, Best Song: "So Sick" (Nominated)
    • 2006, Best International Male: (Nominated)
    • 2006, Best R&B Act: (Nominated)

Filmography

Notes

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. ^ Kevin R. Scott (2005-10-24). 20 Questions with Ne-Yo. VIBE. Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
  3. ^ The many roles of Ne-Yo By Sam McDonald (May 30, 2007) dailypress.com
  4. ^ Ne-Yo: 'I'm Not Trying To Top 'Thriller' Starpulse News Blog (7 June 2007)
  5. ^ Ne-Yo to Open Carrington House Studio. Soulshine, May 25, 2007. Accessed September 30, 2007.
  6. ^ Ne-Yo Timeline. Rock on the Net. Accessed July 4, 2007.
  7. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Albums&f=The+Billboard+200

External links

 v • d • e Ne-Yo
Discography
Studio album: In My Own Words (2006) · Because of You (2007)
Solo singles: "Stay" • "So Sick" • "When You're Mad" • "Sexy Love" • "Because of You" • "Do You" • "Can We Chill" • "Go on Girl"
Featured singles: "Put It in a Letter" • "Sexual Healing" • "Make Me Better" • "Hate That I Love You"
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