Ne-Yo
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Schaffer Chimere Smith | |
| Born | October 18, 1982 (age 24) | |
| Origin | Camden, Arkansas, United States | |
| Genre(s) | R&B | |
| Years active | 2005–present | |
| Label(s) | Def Jam Records | |
| Website | [1] | |
Shaffer Chimere Smith (born on October 18, 1982), known professionally as "Ne-Yo", is a Grammy Award-nominated, American R&B singer-songwriter.
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. 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. Ne-Yo is as famous for his songwriting as with his singing, 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 "Irreplaceable". Ne-Yo has announced that his sophomore album, Because of You, will be released May 1, 2007.[2]. The first single from the album, Because of You, is out now. He has also said that he has written songs for Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Britney Spears and Enrique Iglesias for their upcoming albums. Smith also has stated that he will write songs for 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.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||||||
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| Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | UK | IRE | AUS | GER | SWI | |||
| 2005 | "Stay" (featuring Peedi Peedi) | - | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | In My Own Words |
| 2006 | "So Sick" | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |
| "When You're Mad" | 15 | 4 | - | - | 81 | - | - | ||
| "Sexy Love" | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 29 | ||
| "Back Like That" (Ghostface Killah featuring Ne-Yo) | 61 | 14 | 46 | - | - | - | - | Fishscale | |
| 2007 | "Because of You" | 59 | 24 | Because of You | |||||
[edit] Guest appearances
- "Back Like That" (Ghostface Killah Featuring Ne-Yo)
- "Touch It (Remix)" (Busta Rhymes Feat Ne-Yo)
- "So Sick (Remix)" (LL Cool J Featuring Ne-Yo)
- "Feels So Good" (Remy Ma Featuring Ne-Yo)
- "Gangsta" (Chi Chi Glazierz Featuring Ne-Yo)
- "Relax" (HAWK Featuring Ne-Yo)
- "Nauty Girl" (Nox Featuring Ne-Yo)
- "Put It In A Letter" (Mic Little featuring Ne-Yo)
- "Minority Report" (Jay-Z Feauring Ne-Yo)
- "Put This Thang On You" (Snoop Dogg Feturing Ne-Yo)
- "Ladies man" (Olivia Featuring LL Cool J & Ne-Yo)
- "Make Me Better" (Fabolous Featuring Ne-Yo)
- "Wanna Go" (Sixx Jon Featuring Ne-Yo)
- "Paperman" (Fabulous Featuring Ne-Yo)
- "Real Love" (Trinity Stone Feateuring Ne-Yo)
[edit] Awards
- Grammy Awards
- 2007, Best Contemporary R&B Album: In My Own Words (Nominated)
- 2007, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: So Sick (Nominated)
- Soul Train Music Awards
- 2007, Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist: Sexy Love [Won]
[edit] Songwriting Credits
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| Year | Song | Artist | Album | |
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| 1998 | Westside | Terrance Quaites | They Never Saw Me Coming | |
| 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 Album | |
| 2007 | If | Mario Barrett | Go! | |
| 2007 | What's It Gonna Be | Mario Barrett | Go! | |
| 2007 | Wonderful | Marques Houston | Veteran | |
| 2007 | Wait for you | Elliot Yamin | Self Titled | |
| 2007 | Ms.Philadelphia | Musiq Soulchild | Luvanmusiq |
[edit] Filmography
- 2007: Save the Last Dance 2 (direct-to-DVD)
- 2007: Stomp The Yard
[edit] Notes
- ↑ Montgomery, James (Mar. 2, 2006). "Hawthorne Heights' Anti-Ne-Yo Campaign 'A Joke,' Label Claims ". MTVnews.com
- ↑ Source for UK release date of "Stay".
[edit] External links
- Ne-Yo at MySpace
- Stomp the Yard Interview
- Ne-Yo at the Internet Movie Database
- Ne-Yo at Orkut
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