The EP Versus produced the top-five single "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" before the release of the top-fifteen single "More". Raymond (2010), both of which debuted atop of the Billboard 200 chart and respectively produced the number-one singles "Love in This Club" and "OMG". After splitting from his manager and mother in 2007, he released the albums Here I Stand (2008) and Raymond v. It sold over 15 million copies worldwide and was certified Diamond by the RIAA. It sold eight million copies worldwide and won his first two Grammy Awards as Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 20.Ĭonfessions (2004) established him as one of the best-selling musical artists of the 2000s decade, containing four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles-"Yeah!", "Burn", "Confessions Part II", and "My Boo"- and the top-ten "Caught Up". His third album, 8701 (2001), produced the number-one singles "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad", as well as the top-three single "U Don't Have to Call". Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Nice & Slow", and the top-two singles "You Make Me Wanna." and "My Way". He released his self-titled debut album Usher (1994), and rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way (1997). At the age of 12, his mother put him in local singing competitions before catching the attention of a music A&R from LaFace Records. He was born in Dallas, Texas, but raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee until moving to Atlanta, Georgia. Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, businessman, and dancer.