Biography
In the film of the American artist NI-Yo (real name Shafer Chimer Smith) - three grammy premiums, which are called the Music analogue of Oscar. In 2009, Billboard magazine took the singer 57 place in the "Artists of the Decade" rating. Ne-yo is successful in other areas: he composes lyrics for other performers, and also famous for producer, actor and philanthropist.Childhood and youth
In the cores of the Shaper Chimer Smith flows African and Chinese blood. Father African American and Mom Afokhtawyanka set the son of love for music and vocals: Parents are professional musicians.
The childhood of the future star R & B, Soul and Hip-hop are happy not to call: the father did not hesitate to raise his hand to his wife in the presence of a little seife. After divorcing the concerns about the Son lay on the shoulders of mom.
In search of a better place under the sun, she transported the boy in Las Vegas. According to the woman, in the world's shining lights, the global center of gambling opportunities for the formation of a chimer Chimer Smith as a musician was incomparably more than in the Arkansa Camden.
Mom calculated correctly: the son in Las Vegas has everything it all happened. Shaper entered the prestigious Academy of Individual and Fine Arts, where his talent received a decent cut.
The novice musician made the first steps on the scene as part of the R & B-group Envy, taking a creative alias of Gogo for performances.
In 2000, the team collapsed. Smith did not immediately go to free swimming: in the early years he wrote songs for other performers.
Soon the song of the authorship of Ne-Yo (he took such a pseudonym, changing the old - Gogo) to them) appeared in Rihanna repertoires, Ji Zi, Faith Evans and Christina Milian.
Music
For the first time, NE-Yo felt like a star when his composition Let Me Love You sang the American R & B-vocalist Mario. The song flew to the top of the "hot hundred" and lasted on the first line for more than two months. Soon the creative biography of Ne-yo went to a new round. Acquaintance with Producer Antonio Reed, the founder of the Def Jam label, was crowned with the signing of the contract.
The beginning of 2006 was marked for the NE-Yo outlet of the debut album. The second collection of the collection called SO SICK has become Star, came out on the first lines of charts and made sales by mega-successful: 301 thousand copies of the album in My Own Words were reigned at the first week of Melomanna.
Soon ne-yo pleased the fans with two star singles: when you're Mad and Sexy Love occupied 15 and 7 lines. The debut album of the vocalist acquired more than a million music lovers, which allowed the Association of RIAA to hand the NI-Yo platinum certificate.
No smaller popularity has gained the second album, which came out in early spring 2007. He got to the top of the Billboard 200 chart, and the title song became a separate single and took the second line "hot hundred". The second album, as the first, became platinum.
In December of the same year, NE-YO participated in the concert in the framework of the Barack Obama election campaign, which was running into presidents. In February 2008, the musician was awarded the first statuette "Grammy" for the second album: the award was obtained for the best modern R & B collection.
At the end of the summer of 2008, Ne-yo pleased the multimillion army of fans with a new disk, as successful as the two previous ones. In the first 7 days, 250 thousand copies of Year of the Gentleman are sold.
At the Grammy ceremony in 2009, Vocalist handed two awards for Hit Miss Independent: the first for the best male vocal, the second - for the best R & B-composition. Album brought an NI-Yo third platinum certificate.
The fourth Album NE-YO, named Libra Scale, was released at the end of 2010. In the first week, it was wished to purchase 112 thousand fans of vocalist. The first song of the BEAUTIFUL MONSTER team headed the British Chart. In America, the album ranked 9th. Fans noted the romantic composition of One in A Million, which included in the album to which a bright clip appeared.
Fifth album - R.E.D. - The singer presented in November 2012. His second track Let Me Love You took the 6th step of the Billboard Hot 100 in America and the 1st in Britain. Single became platinum and brought the performer a new portion of glory.
The release of the 6th Album NE-YO, called Non-Fiction, took place in January 2015. Money Can't Buy Capital Song is recorded with Jeezy. The second composition - She Knows - also acquired in the United States the status of platinum: those who wish to have bought over a million copies.
Ne-yo "lit up" and on the movie screen. For the first time, the audience saw the R & B star in the painting "For me the last dance 2" in 2006th. Next year, he played the role of Rich Brown in the musical drama Silivna White "Brotherhood of Dance". Today, the actor's filmography has 10 work in the cinema.
In 2015, Ne-Yo played Agent Devoro in Anthony's film-catastrophe ferranta "Aculiy Tornado 3". In the soap opera "Empire", which is broadcast on the American TV channel "Fox" in Prime Time, the star plays himself. The main roles in the series went to Terrence Howard and Taraje Henson. In the secondary part there was a place for Courtney Love and Naomi Campbell.
Personal life
At the dark-skinned stars, whose height is 1.73 m, a lot of fans. But the heart of Ne-yo is engaged in a beautiful woman who became the second wife of the singer. The first spouse gave her husband Madlin's daughter and Mason's son. After parting, the children were left with the Father.
In 2016, Ni-Yo led to the crown of a girl named Raine Crystal. The wedding took place at the California Star Ranch. A month later, the wife gave the Son Shaife, who was named after Father - Sheefer Jr.
At the end of 2017, Crystal Smith shared with the subscribers of the page in "Instagram" with joyful news: she expects the second kid, the name of whom the spouses came up in advance. Ne-yo confirmed information in his "Instagram" by writing:
"We did not plan you, but God has our own plans. With great impatience we are waiting for a new addition in the family. "The crystal shared that he broke the vegan diet for the sake of the future kid, which "requires" oysters and steaks.
Ne-yo now
In February 2018, Ni-Yo published a new single, named Good Man. The lyric video on the song came out at the same time. The composition will enter the next NE-YO album at number. 3. Two previously presented tracks from the future album were coolly met by Melomanans.
In March, the R & B-performer presented a Push Back composition, the fourth in the future of the 7th album. Previously, the fans heard the track at the star concerts.
The release of the 7th album is announced for 2018 and will be called Good Man.
Discography (Studio Albums)
- 2006 - In My Own Words
- 2007 - BECAUSE OF YOU
- 2008 - Year of the Gentleman
- 2010 - Libra Scale
- 2012 - R.E.D.
- 2015 - non FICTION