Usher Raymond IV, is Usher's actual name. Usher was found out by a La Face executive after joining a ability performance in Atlanta. A choir boy at 14, Usher was requested to audition for L.A. Reid, La Face's co-founder. He appreciated what he heard so he signed Usher under his label.
Usher made his debut in 1994 with a self titled album: "Usher". His album also featured "Puff Daddy",
who was once his co-executive producer. "Think of You" was the primary single in the album, liable for making Usher's title known. The said music single also went gold, thus, Usher found himself being introduced initiatives from left to right.
A year after his debut, Usher was paid to do the song for Coca Cola's holiday jingle. He additionally partnered with teen sensation Monica for the remake of "Let's Straighten It Out", at the start performed via Latimore. In 1997, simply after Usher graduated from high school, "My Way", his sophomore album was once launched with the objective to let other people recognise of his songwriting skill and his maturity. Usher was co-writer of among the songs in the album, and asked for the assistance of Baby Face, Jermaine Dupri, and Puff Daddy (again).
"You Make Me Wanna" was the first music single in "My Way", which created more Usher buzz, re-establishing him into R&B stardom. "You Make Me Wanna" stayed on Number 1 at the R&B charts for greater than ten weeks, won the second spot at the pop charts, and become double platinum. Other singles in the album like: "My Way" and "Nice and Slow" also turned platinum.
Usher also acted in a few movies. Usher appeared in "The Faculty", a horror spoof proven in 1998, and 1999's "Light It Up", which was once underneath the drama genre approximately lifestyles in high school. It used to be also in 1999 when Usher introduced "Live in 1999", a concert recording. His third album used to be launched in the latter a part of the yr 2000, and used to be named: "All About U".
In 2001, his fourth album: "8701" removed him from the list of teenage pop stars, however instead, took him to a brand new level as a seductive R&B artist. 2004 gave Usher chart topping hits like "Yeah!" which received "Best Rapped" award, and a Grammy offered album entitled "Confessions" which received "Best Contemporary R&B Album". Usher starred in 2005's "In the Mix" which turned out to be a flop, and introduced "Here I Stand" in 2008.
Fresh off a performance with the Black Eyed Peas at Sunday's Super Bowl in Dallas, Texas, Grammy Award winner Usher has tapped Akon for what's going to be a 2nd U.S. and Canada leg of his celebrated OMG tour! Usher concert tour tickets at the moment are for sale for such cities as Cleveland, Toronto, Vancouver, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Fort Lauderdale, Detroit, Portland, Oregon and San Jose, Los Angeles.
News of Usher's return to the states, follows his fall 2010 tour with fellow R&B singer Trey Songz. The "Raymond V. Raymond" big name will even grace the show with Justin Bieber at Sunday's 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.
Tour dates for the second one leg of the "OMG Tour," named after his hit single with 'The Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am, will be introduced at a later date.
In related news, Akon will perform with Usher in enhance of his subsequent album, "Stadium," slated for release in the Summer 2011. That attempt is led through the only "Angel". Usher concert tour tickets for the second leg of the 2011 OMG tour at the moment are for sale.
