Biography
American R & B singer Asher is one of the most commercially successful performers of modernity. Since the release of the first album "Usher" in 1994, over 75 million copies of all collections were reappeted. Now the musician has expanded the field of creative activity: removed in films, dancing, helps young singers become stars.His biography is full of takeoffs, and the musical career is celebrated by prestigious awards: Grammy Awards, World Music Awards, American Music Award, Billboard Music Awards.
Childhood and youth
Asher Terrence Reimond IV (real name of the musician) was born on October 14, 1978 in Dallas, Texas, in the family of Jones Patton (nee O'Neill) and Asher Remond III.
Father left the family when the boy was 1 year old. Jonetta, picking a child, returned to the hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and after the time he married the second time. Asher has a younger consolidated brother - James Lake (1984).
Jonetta was a believer woman and in his free time directed by the speeches of the youth church choir. At 9 years old, Asher joined him. His grandmother drew attention to the talent of the boy, she insisted on moving to a major city, where the chances develop in creative plan more. So the family was in Atlanta, Georgia.
Music
Simultaneously with studying at the High School North Springs, 10-year-old Asher Sang in R & B-Quintet Nubeginning. It was the first experience of performances and work in the studio. In 1991, a boy recorded 10 songs as part of the group, they entered the NUBEGINNING FEATURING USHER RAYMOND IV collection. The album was distributed only in the territory of Atlanta and by postal subscription. Jonetta called such an advertisement "ridiculous" and took the Asher from the group.At 13, the boy met Eaj Jebe Alexander, the bodyguard of the musician Bobby Brown. The man examined the talent of Asher, began to carry the talent and festivals of young performers to the contests of talent and festivals. To one of the speeches, Alexander invited Ela Ey Raid, a representative of the label "Laface Records". The producer liked how Ashcher was performed by "End of the Road" Boyz II MEN and offered a contract to the boy. The manager of young dating was his mother (until May 2007).
During the recording of the first album, Asher began to break the voice, and "Laface Records" seriously thought about the termination of the contract. The famous Rapper Sean Puff Daddy Combs helped recover. He acted as executive producer of the debut collection "Usher", which saw the light on August 30, 1994. The audience was surprised that a 14-year-old musician sang about sex, but the tracks turned out to be incended, and the album took the 25th place in the Billboard Top R & B / Hip-Hop chart. To date, more than 500 thousand copies have been separated.
The second album "My Way", released on September 16, 1997, was more successful - nominated for Grammy Awards, 6 times became platinum in the United States. Written together with Rapper Jermain Dupries Single "You Make Me Wanna ..." took the leading line in the UK, received a gold and platinum disk in the United States, awarded Soul Train Music Awards. The second single "Nice & Slow" reached the 1st place in the Billboard HOT 100 chart.
In 2001, songs from the third album "All About U" appeared on the Internet. Because of this incident, Asher postponed the release, stating that none of the "fused" compositions would not fall into the final version of the collection.
The recycled album was released on August 7, 2001 and was called "8701". It includes 17 songs, including "U Remind Me", which brought Ashera's first grammy award as the best R & B performer. A year later, the song "U Don't Have To Call" was awarded the same high assessment.
The famous track "Yeah!", Who made Asher popular far beyond the native country, entered the album "Confessions" 2004. The song held at first place Billboard Hot 100 six weeks than brought a plate incredible popularity: 1.1 million copies were sold for the first week (now more than 20 million). Two more tracks, "Burn" and "Confessions Part II", laid on the leader's lines of Billboard Hot 100 to eight weeks.
In the United States, the album "Confessions" became a diamond, awarded many awards, including three Grammy awards. In 2004, At Billboard Music Awards Asher was recognized by the Performer.
The next compilation, "Here I Stand", saw the light in May 2008 and immediately headed the American Billboard 200. Over the first week they sold 433 thousand copies, today - more than 1.5 million copies in the United States and over 5 million all over the world .
The song "Love in this Club" from this album is considered one of the most popular in the work of Asher, and the clip was nominated for MTV Video Music Awards as the "best male clip", but lost the video on the song of Chris Brown "With You".
Sixth Studio Album "Raymond V. Raymond "2010 was accompanied by a large-scale tour - the musician gave 92 concerts and earned more than $ 75 million from the sale of tickets. Billboard placed" OMG TOUR "on the 17th place in Top 25 Tours.
In the following years, Asher came out two albums - "Looking 4 MySelf" (2012) and "Hard II Love" (2016). National Music Charts headed the tracks "Good Kisser", "Missin U", "No Limit". However, none of the collections were able to repeat the success of "Confessions".
Films
Asher tried himself not only in music, but also in the movies. His first role is the beloved of the main character of the series "Moisha" performed by Brandy Norwood. After that, the young man immediately went to the big screen, playing the student Geiba Santor in the Mystical Detective Faculty of 1998. Then came the episodic role of the DJ in the film "It's all it".
As a full-fledged Actor Asher appeared in the criminal drama "Light, guys!" 1999. The film tells about 6 teenagers who are held in hostages of wounded policemen. At a budget of $ 13 million, the picture collected $ 5.9 million, and critics dubbed the plot "predictable".
In subsequent years, Asher appeared in episodic roles: "Jeppetto", "Texas Rangers", TV series "Twilight zone", "American dreams", "Sabrina is a small witch."
In 2005, the musician again got the main role. He played DJ Darrell in the Mix Comedy. The film, however, received negative reviews.
"Fans, may enjoy the charming Asher, but the film itself is empty and non-original, even according to the standards of a romantic comedy," the criticism noted.In 2006, the musician appeared on Broadway in the role of lawyer Billy Flight from the Musical "Chicago". After 2 months of performances, the artist diagnosed acute pharyngitis, and he had to leave the show. Upset fans of Asher handed over tickets to theaters. The Broadway's star disease lost $ 400 thousand. After 6 years, Asher joined the actors of the fuerzabruta play, and the critics positively celebrated his vocal and choreographic performance in the show.
The very serious and mature role of Asher is the image of Shuga Ray Leonard, the opponent of the legendary Boxer Roberto Durana in the Biographical Ribe "Hands of Stone" 2016. And although cash receipses brought 4 times less funds than it was spent (a budget of $ 20 million, $ 5 million fees), and critics broke the game of actors in the fluff and dust, Asher considers this experience most useful in the acting career.
Personal life
The first love of Asher was Chilly Thomas, the participant of the TLC group. Their novel lasted 2 years since 2001. At that time, the musician composed compositions for the album "Confessions", and most of them are inspired by the personal lives of friends and Asher employees. For example, there were songs about treason and unplanned pregnancy. It was assumed that such a move would arise curiosity of fans, but he opened only the suspicion of Chilly. The girl ceased to trust him, and the couple broke up in December 2003.
In 2004, the musician attributed a novel with supermodel Naomi Campbell. They visited the MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony. And a year later on the carpet tracks, Ashcher appeared with the beauty of Eyashe Brightwell.
In November 2005, the artist had a relationship with his stylist Teka Foster, in February 2007, a couple reported on the engagement. The world show business was preparing for a magnificent wedding, which was supposed to take place in July in Hampton, but suddenly newlyweds decided to spend a modest ceremony. Tamka became the wife of Asher on August 3, 2007. They were marked by the judge Atlanta. A month later, on September 1, a solemn reception was held.
Pairs five children. Troy Sons - Darren (1991), Ryan Glover Jr. (1999) and Kayl Glover (2001-2012) - Tamka gave birth in previous marriages. In the Union with Asher, two more boys appeared - on November 26, 2007, Ashecher Raymond V, December 10, 2008 - Navida Eli Raymond.
In June 2009, Asher filed for divorce from Foster, on August 24, 2012, the court consolidated the right to upbringing two sons, Asher V and Navida Eli, behind a musician. A year later, Tamka tried to challenge this decision in court, because the eldest son Asher V came to the separation of intensive therapy after stuck in the drain hole of the pool. The woman appealed to the fact that the musician does not pay due attention to children. As a result of the hearing, the right to raise boys remained behind Asher.
In September 2015, the news of the wedding of the singer and his manager Grace Miguel appeared. The first rumors arose because of the photo of the Golden Ring in the "Instagram" of the Girls, later Asher confirmed rumors in an interview with Ellen Degensheres. Marriage broke up in January 2018.
In July 2017, the musician was in the center of the sex scandal: four girls and one guy accused Ashera in the fact that he infected them with a venereal disease. In January 2018, the court removed all the accusations from the Americans.
Asher observes the vegan diet since 2008.
Asher now
On October 12, 2018, Asher announced the yield of the ninth studio album called "A".
Zaytoven will be produced by the producer with whom the collection "Raymond V. Raymond. While in the track-sheet eight compositions, including duets with Future and Gunna, American rappers.
Discography
- 1994 - "usher"
- 1997 - "My Way"
- 2001 - "8701"
- 2004 - "Confessions"
- 2008 - "HERE I STAND"
- 2010 - "Raymond V. Raymond »
- 2012 - "Looking 4 MYSELF"
- 2016 - "Hard II Love"
Filmography
- 1997-1999 - "Moisha"
- 1998 - "Cut and beautiful"
- 1998 - "Faculty"
- 1999 - "It's all she"
- 1999 - "Light, guys"
- 2001 - Texas Rangers
- 2005 - "Mix"
- 2010 - "Killers"
- 2013 - "Very scary movie 5"
- 2016 - "Stone fists"