Ne-Yo Ne-Yo on the cover of his 2006 debut album, In My Own Words. Background information Birth name Shaffer Chimere Smith Born October 18, 1982 Origin Camden, Arkansas, United States Genre(s) R&B Years active 2005–present Label(s) Def Jam Records Website oh-neyo.com Shaffer Chimere Smith (born on October 18, 1982 in Camden, Arkansas but raised in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is best known by his stage name, Ne-Yo. He is currently signed to Def Jam Records. He was previously best known for co-writing Mario's 2004 number one hit "Let Me Love You" before he began a recording career of his own in 2005. Ne-Yo's debut album, In My Own Words, was released in early 2006 and debuted at number one on The Billboard 200, selling 301,000 copies in the first week. During the same period, Ne-Yo's second single "So Sick" (produced by Stargate) became the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Ne-Yo also wrote Rihanna's Top 10 hit, "Unfaithful" and Mario Vazquez's "Gallery". Recently he was featured on Ghostface's single "Back Like That". Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Recording career 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles 3 Songwriting Credits 4 Filmography 5 Notes Biography While still in high school, Ne-Yo joined a R&B singing group named Envy, going by the stage-name GoGo [1]. The group was featured on Showtime at the Apollo with host Steve Harvey. After the group disbanded in 2000, Ne-Yo had substantive success as a songwriter. He co-authored songs for artists such as Ruben Studdard, Marques Houston, Faith Evans, Christina Milian, B2K, Chris Brown, Nivea, Tyrese, Rihanna, Jamie Foxx and Heather Headley, and helped with the musical arrangement on the Teedra Moses debut Complex Simplicity. After getting out of a record deal with Columbia Records that saw no released material, Ne-Yo decided to remain as a songwriter. However, a close friend introduced him to L.A. Reid, who signed Ne-Yo on the spot to Def Jam Records. The singer's nickname was given to him by a friend, Shawn Milligan, who stated that the singer could "see" music like Keanu Reeves' character "Neo" could see the Matrix in The Matrix film trilogy. Ne-Yo added the "-Yo" to match rap culture. In the May 2006 edition of Vibe magazine, Ne-Yo revealed that he has a Chinese grandfather. Ne-Yo said that growing up, his father Wiley would abuse his mother. The singer also has a son named Chimere. Recording career Def Jam released "Stay", featuring Peedi Crakk, as Ne-Yo's debut single in 2005, and his debut album In My Own Words was released in February 2006. "Stay" was well-received by the urban community, reaching number 36 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. The album's second single, "So Sick", was a larger success, reaching number one on the Hot 100 and the Pop 100, as well as the official UK chart. The singles "When You're Mad" and "Sexy Love" (which some believe is simply a re-arranged version of Michael Jackson's "Human Nature") were produced later and "Sexy Love" recently became a huge hit, peaking at number five in the UK, reaching Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles, #2 on the Hot 100 Airplay and Hot R&B/Rap Singles. To date, In My Own Words has sold one million copies in the US and over three million worldwide. "Stay" will be released as the third UK single from the album in October 2006. More recently, Ne-Yo's writing credits can be found on Jamie Foxx's latest album, Unpredictable and Beyoncé's single "Irreplaceable". He can also be heard singing the choruses to Ghostface's lead single, "Back Like That", from his fifth solo album Fishscale, and Remy Ma's "Feels So Good" from her recently released album There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story. He also wrote Rihanna's second single "Unfaithful" of her album A Girl Like Me and Mario Vasquez's single "Gallery". Ne-Yo is also featured on a remix of Busta Rhymes' "Touch It". Furthermore he is currently working on tracks with Mario, Jesse McCartney, Fantasia and Britney Spears, M Sharp (producer/songwriter, out of Atlanta) and on the soundtrack for the upcoming film Steppin' Up: Save the Last Dance 2. Ne-Yo has recently announced to Billboard.com, he is starting work on his sophomore album due to release late 2007. Discography Albums Year Cover Album Chart positions Sales US UK 2006 In My Own Words 1st studio album Released: February 28, 2006 (US) Formats: CD, Digital download, Dual Disc 1 14 RIAA: Platinum Sales USA: 1,571,832 Sales WW: 3 Million Singles Year Title Chart Positions [2] [3] Album Hot 100 US R&B Pop 100 Hot Digital UK AUS TRL AOL 2005 "Stay" (featuring Peedi Peedi) - 36 - - TBR - - 4 - In My Own Words 2006 "So Sick" 1(2) 3 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 In My Own Words 2006 "When You're Mad" 15 4 23 34 - - 7 1 7 In My Own Words 2006 "Back Like That" (Ghostface Killah featuring Ne-Yo) 61 14 - - 46 - - - 89 FishScale 2006 "Sexy Love" 7 3 42 40 5 7 - 1 9 In My Own Words 2006 "Mirror" TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR 132 In My Own Words Songwriting Credits 1998 "Westside" — from TQ's Album They Never Saw Me Coming 1999 "Don't Worry" — from Youngstown's Album "Let's Roll" 1999 "Lose My Cool" — from Youngstown's Album "Let's Roll" 1999 "Pedal To The Steel" — from Youngstown's Album "Let's Roll" 2001 "Away With The Summer Days" — from Youngstown's Album "Down For The Get Down" 2001 "Dance Floor, Pt. 2" — from Youngstown's Album "Down For The Get Down" 2001 "Down For The Get Down" — from Youngstown's Album "Down For The Get Down" 2001 "Float Away" — from Youngstown's Album "Down For The Get Down" 2001 "So Tight" — from Youngstown's Album "Down For The Get Down" 2003 "That Girl" — from Marques Houston's Album MH 2004 "I'm Sorry" — from Christina Milian's Album It's About Time 2004 "Let Me Love You" — from Mario's Album Turning Point 2005 "Kick It Wit You" — from Cassidy's Album "I'm A Hustla" 2006 "The Letter" — from Heather Headley's Album In My Mind 2006 "Ya'll Ain't Nothin'" — from Christina Milian's Album So Amazin' 2006 "Unfaithful" — from Rihanna's Album A Girl Like Me 2006 "So Glad" — from Chris Brown's DVD Release Chris Brown's Journey 2006 "Make Em' Clap To This" — from Paula DeAnda's Album Paula DeAnda 2006 "Walk Away (Paula DeAnda song)(Remember Me)" — from Paula DeAnda's Album Paula DeAnda 2006 "When It Was Me" — from Paula DeAnda's Album Paula DeAnda 2006 "Gallery" — from Mario Vasquez's Album "Mario Vasquez" 2006 "Irreplaceable" — from Beyonce's Album B'Day Filmography 2007: Steppin' Up: Save the Last Dance 2 (currently in post-production) 2007: Stomp The Yard in theaters January 12th, 2007 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". Search Term: "Ne-Yo" Categories: 1982 births | Living people | American rhythm and blues singers | American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters | American songwriters | People from Arkansas | People from Las Vegas | Rhythmic Top 40 acts

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