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Shaffer Chimere Smith (October 18 1982), better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American R&B and pop singer, songwriter, and occasional rapper. He is of African-American and Chinese heritage.

Music career

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. During the same week, Ne-Yo's second single "So Sick" (produced by Stargate) reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. 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. 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.

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.

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

He appeared in the song "Deewangi Deewangi" in the Hindi movie Om Shanti Om.

Discography

Albums

• In My Own Words
  • Released: February 28 2006
  • Chart positions: 1 (U.S.) 1 (R&B) 14 (UK)
  • U.S. sales: 1,400,000
  • Worldwide sales: 4,000,000
  • RIAA certification: Platinum

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

Singles

Featured singles

Guest appearances

Songwriting credits

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)

• Dirty Awards
  • 2007, I Am Nearly An A-Lister (won)

• 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)

• Soul Train Music Awards
  • 2007, Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist: Sexy Love (won)
  • 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. ^ "Ne-Yo's 'So Sick' tops Billboard singles charts". UPI News Service. 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
2. Kevin R. Scott (2005-10-24). "20 Questions with Ne-Yo". VIBE. Retrieved 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

• Official Site
• Ne-Yo at MySpace
• Musicsnippet Profile
• Ne-Yo at IMDb
• Stomp the Yard Interview
• Ne-Yo interview at britishhiphop.co.uk
• Ne-Yo's ARTISTdirect Page
• Ne-Yo Gives Award at the Teen Choice Awards and mentions his Son
• Ne-Yo Explains in an Interview All About His Son
• Performance at 2006 BET Awards

• 1982 births
• African-American singers
• American actor-singers
• American dance musicians
• American male singers
• American pop singers
• American rhythm and blues singers
• Arkansas musicians
• Asian Americans in music
• Chinese Americans
• Def Jam Recordings artists
• English-language singers
• Living people
• People from Ouachita County, Arkansas