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• Usher is an award-winning R&B singer and actor. Since releasing his self-titled debut album in 1994, Usher has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. He also played the role of Billy Flynn in the hit Broadway musical Chicago.

  At the memorial service for Michael Jackson, Usher sang "Gone Too Soon".

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Usher Raymond IV
  2. Born: October 14, 1978
  3. Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee
  4. Years active: 1994 - present
  5. Record labels: LaFace Records and Arista Records
  6. Albums sold: 35 million
  7. Made guest appearances on songs by Monica, Mariah Carey, Diddy, Alicia Keys, Lil Jon, Jay-Z, R. Kelly and Mary J. Blige
  8. Grammy Awards: Five
  9. Part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers
  10. 2007: Married Tameka Foster, she has three sons from a previous relationshipPeople: Usher Welcomes Baby No. 2 (December 11, 2008)
  11. Has two sons; Naviyd Ely Raymond born on December 10, 2008, and Usher Raymond V born on November 26, 2007People: Usher Welcomes Baby No. 2 (December 11, 2008)
  12. Father died in January 2008
  13. November, 2008: Collaborating with Ne-Yo on his new album due out in 2009
  14. February 2009: Forced to close his Atlanta wine bar, The Grape, due to economic hardshipsPerezHilton: Usher's Wine Bar Goes Bust (February 2, 2009)
  15. June 2009: Filed for divorce from Tameka Foster http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/...

• Canceled Pre-Grammy Appearance

  Usher canceled his pre-Grammy performance on February 8, 2009 after his wife was hospitalized due to complications from a plastic surgery procedure she received in Brazil.E Online: Usher's Wife Had Coma... (February 10, 2009)

• Naviyd Ely Raymond

  Usher and wife Tameka Foster welcomed their second son together on December 10, 2008. Usher and Foster have a son named Usher Raymond V, born on November 26, 2007. Usher made this statement about fatherhood, "I'm so proud to be a father by the time I'm 30. I'd hate to be 80 years old and not be able to run with my kids. I need to still be able to do flips when they're in high school!"People: Usher Welcomes Baby No. 2 (December 11, 2008)

• Usher Quotes

  "The girls want to see the rips on your stomach, they like that."BrainyQuotes: Usher Quotes

  "He's magic to me, he breaks me all the way down. I'm the goofiest dad ever; I'm doing backflips in front of him and spinning on my head and he's laughing at me."BlackCelebrityKids: Usher Talking About His Son

• Usher Divorce

  Usher filed for divorce from his wife of two years, Tameka Foster, on Friday, June 12, 2009. The couple had been living apart for a year. Usher and Foster have tho children together, Usher Raymond V, 18 months and Naviyd Dly Raymond, six months.http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7015496196

• Hit Songs

  • "You Make Me Wanna"
  • "Nice and Slow"
  • "My Way"
  • "U Remind Me"
  • "U Got it Bad"
  • "U Don't Have to Call"
  • "Yeah!"
  • "Burn"
  • "Confessions Part II"
  • "My Boo"
  • "Caught Up"
  • "Love in This Club

• Live Albums

  • 1999: Usher Live

• Studio Albums

  • 1994: Usher
  • 1997: My Way
  • 2001: 8701
  • 2004: Confessions
  • 2008: Here I Stand

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