Ne-Yo Biography
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Ne-Yo (born Shaffer Chimere Smith on
October 18, 1982) is an African American R&B singer-songwriter currently
signed to Def Jam Records. He is best known for co-writing Mario's 2004
#1 hit, "Let Me Love You". Def Jam Records released, "Stay" (featuring
Peedi Crakk) as the debut single in 2005. It was well-received by the
urban community but didn't reach too far on Billboard charts. "So Sick"
has been his most responsive hit yet in his career since writing, "Let
Me Love You" by Mario.
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Background
Ne-Yo was a song writer before he became an
artist. He has written songs for, Mary J. Blige, Ruben Studdard, Marques
Houston, Faith Evans, Christina Milian, B2K, Nivea, Tyrese, Jamie Foxx
and Heather Headley. After coming off a bad deal with Columbia Records,
Ne-Yo decided to remain as a songwriter, but a close friend introduced
him to L.A. Reid (former Arista Records CEO) and signed Ne-Yo on the
spot to Def Jam Records. The origin of the name Ne-Yo was given by a
mutual friend who called him "Neo", after the concepts of The Matrix
Trilogy which featured Keanu Reeves as "Neo", because he could see music
like Neo (from The Matrix) could see The Matrix. He had to change the
spelling for legal reasons. He was on Bet's The Student Center and said
that he has a clothing line called Chimere which is coming out in
September according to him.
Recording career
The current single off the album, "So
Sick", boasts an audience of over 175 million. It is produced by a
norwegian group called Stargate. The video for the single, directed by
Hype Williams, is now in heavy rotation on BET and MTV. Two video
versions of "So Sick" were recorded but the original ended up being
scrapped for various reasons. The newer version appealed to the current
weather conditions of the Winter season with the video being filmed in
the snowy mountains. The official remix to "So Sick",produced by
Trackmasters, features two verses by labellmate LL Cool J and has been
recently been submitted to radio stations nationwide. The remix will be
featured on LL Cool J's twelfth album, Todd Smith. The album Todd Smith
will also feature a track with female labelmate, Teairra Mari having the
R&B portion written by Ne-Yo himself. More recently, Ne-Yo's writing
credits can be found on Jamie Foxx and Mary J. Blige's latest albums,
Unpredictable and The Breakthrough. He can also be heard singing the
choruses to Ghostface's lead single, "Back Like That" off of his
upcoming album release Fishscale and Remy Ma's "Feels So Good" from her
recently released album There's Something About Remy: Based on a True
Story. Ne-Yo is currently working on the upcoming movie soundtrack for
"Save The Last Dance 2: Stepping Up" and continues to promote his new
debut solo album, In My Own Words, due in stores on February 28. Also
said has a small role in the movie Save The Last Dance 2: Stepping Up.
Compound Entertainment is the company
behind Ne-Yo's production, management, marketing, and other aspects
crucial to his success as a singer and songwriter.
On February 28, 2006, Ne-Yo announced that
his 3rd single from the album In My Own Words would be "When You're Mad"
on MTV's TRL.
Discography
2006: In My Own Words
Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions From album
Hot 100 US R&B/Hip-Hop UK Singles
2005 "Stay"
(featuring Peedi Crakk) - #36 - In My Own
Words
2006 "So Sick" #6 #3 TBC In My Own Words
2006 "Back Like That" #? #? TBC Fishcale
2006 "When You're Mad" - - - In My Own
Words
Filmography
2006: "Save The Last Dance 2: Stepping Up"
(currently in post-production)
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