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|Img_capt = Ne-Yo on the cover of his 2006 debut album, ''[[In My Own Words]]''.
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an="2"|'''Title'''

'''Shaffer Chimere Smith ''' (born on [[October 18]], [[1982]] in [[Camden, Arkansas]] but raised in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]) is an [[United States|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 (singer)|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 (production team)|Stargate]]) became the number one song on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart. Ne-Yo also wrote [[Rihanna]]'s Top 10 hit, "[[Unfaithful (song)|Unfaithful]]". Recently he was featured on [[Ghostface]]'s single "Back Like That".

==Biography==
While still in high school, Ne-Yo belonged to a R&B group named [[Envy (group)|Envy]], going by the stage-name GoGo [http://www.askmen.com/men/celeb_profiles_entertainment/31_ne_yo.html]. 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 (singer)|Chris Brown]], [[Nivea Hamilton|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 [[Antonio Reid|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 (The Matrix)|Neo]]" could see the Matrix in [[The Matrix series|''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 [http://media.putfile.com/Ne-Yo-Ripping-off--Human-Nature--with--Sexy-Love-/ re-arranged version] of [[Michael Jackson]]'s "Human Nature") were produced later and have recently became huge hits in the UK. To date, ''[[In My Own Words]]'' has sold one million copies in the US and over three million worldwide.

More recently, Ne-Yo's writing credits can be found on [[Jamie Foxx]]'s latest album, ''[[Unpredictable]]'' 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 (song)|Unfaithful]]" of her album [[A Girl Like Me (Rihanna album)|A Girl Like Me]] and [[Mario Vasquez]]'s single "[[Gallery (song)]]". Ne-Yo is also featured on a remix of [[Busta Rhymes]]' "Touch It". Furthermore he is currently working on tracks with [[Mario (singer)|Mario]], [[Jesse McCartney]], [[Fantasia Barrino|Fantasia]], [[Britney Spears]] and [[Beyoncé]] and on the soundtrack for the upcoming film ''[[Steppin' Up: Save the Last Dance 2]]'', in which he will make an appearance.

==Discography==
===Albums===
{| {{tablabonita}}
! width="23" rowspan="2"| '''Year'''
! width="90" rowspan="2"| '''Cover'''
! width="190" rowspan="2"| '''Album'''
! colspan="2"|'''Chart positions'''
! width="255" rowspan="2"| '''Sales'''
|-
! width="40"| '''[[Billboard 200|US]]'''
! width="40"| '''[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]'''
|----- bgcolor="#ebf5ff"
| [[2006 in music|2006]]
|[[Image:In my own words Ne-Yo.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''[[In My Own Words]]''
*1st studio album
*Released: [[February 28]], [[2006]] <small>(US)
*Formats: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[Digital download]], [[Dual Disc]]
|<center>1
|<center>14
|<sup>[[RIAA]]: Platinum <br> Sales USA: 1.5 Million <br> <br> Sales WW: 3 Million</sup><br /><sup>
|}

===Singles===
{|class="wikitable"
! width="28" rowspan="2"|'''Year'''
! width="230" rowspan="2"|'''Title'''
! colspan="9"| '''Chart Positions'''
! colspan="9"| '''Chart Positions'''
! width="220" rowspan="2"|'''Album'''
! width="220" rowspan="2"|'''Album'''
|-
|-
! width="40"| <small>[[Hot 100]]</small>
! width="40"| <small>[[Hot 100]]</small>
! width="40"| <small>[[R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks chart|US R&B]]</small>
! width="40"| |-
! width="40"| <small>[[Pop 100]]</small>
! widthe"40"| <small>[[Hot Digital Songs|Hot <br>Digital]]</small>
! width="40"| <small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small>
! width="40"| <small>[[ARIA|AUS]]</small>
! width="40"| <small>[[Total Request Live|TRL]]</small>

! width="40"| <small>[[AOL]]</small>
|-
| [[2005]]
| [[2005]]
| [[Category:People from Arkansas]]
| "Stay" <small>(Feat. [[Peedi Crakk]])</small>
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|36
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|
| ''In My Own Words''
|-
| [[2006]]
| "[[So Sick]]"
|align="center"|'''1'''<small>(2)</small>
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|'''1'''
|align="center"|'''1'''
|align="center"|'''1'''
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|'''1'''
|align="center"|'''1'''
|align="center"|'''1'''
| ''In My Own Words''
|-
| [[2006]]
| "[[When You're Mad]]"
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|34
|align="center"|78
|align="center"|
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|'''1'''
|align="center"|7
| ''In My Own Words''
|-
| [[2006]]
| "[[Sexy Love]]"
|align="center"|9 <small>(3)</small>
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|42
|align="center"|40
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|9
| ''In My Own Words''
|-
| [[2006]]
| "Mirror"
|align="center"|
|align="center"|TBR
|align="center"|TBR
|align="center"|
|align="center"|TBR
|align="center"|TBR
|align="center"|TBR
|align="center"|TBR
|align="center"|132
| ''In My Own Words''
|}

==Filmography==
* [[2007]]: ''[[Steppin' Up: Save the Last Dance 2]]'' (currently in post-production)
* [[2007]]: ''[[Stompin']]'' (currently filming)


==Rumors==
*A article that circled the internet, states that Ne-Yo openly speaks about his sexuality. The newly famed singer/songwriter has come out of the closet and announced that he is gay. The multi-platinum recording artist sat down for the October issue of Essence Magazine last week and announced the shocking news stating, "Yes, I am in fact gay, and I have always been." After several internet rumors have been circulating around the internet. He also said, "You know this world we live in is full of judgement, resulting in one of the reasons why it took me so long to come out." Earlier this month, a man by the name of Derrick Johnson claimed that he had an intimate relationship with the singer during there teen years in high school. He also said that for months the singer and Def Jam has been trying to pay him to keep quiet over the ordeal. Ne-yo responds saying, that the relationship did occur and he is no longer ashamed of saying that he was deeply in love. Reciting "That situation was what inspired me to write the song "Unfaithful". But no one knew it was actually about myself, and our relationship." He told Essence that he doesn't care anymore, he was tired of living a lie and is ready to come clean. Quoting, "the music industry can either except me for who I am, or desert me." The full interview with the magazine is expected to hit stands mid-October.


Barbra Stradoff,
Essence Magazine

** “This story is not true. Ne-Yo isn't even in our October issue, and there's no one here by the name of Barbara Stradoff,” a rep for Essence Magazine.












==Trivia==
* Shaffer is of African-American, Puerto Rican and Chinese descent.
* Shaffer has a son named Chimere.
* It is rumored that a member from the girl group [[L'Creme]] is Chimere's mother.
* On August 24th 2006 the celebrity gossip website [[Concrete Loop]] posted pictures reputed to show him with one of his dancers giving him oral sex. The pictures rapidly spread to multiple similar websites.

==Notes==
#{{note|sabotage}} Montgomery, James (Mar. 2, 2006). [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1525227/20060302/hawthorne_heights.jhtml?headlines=true "Hawthorne Heights' Anti-Ne-Yo Campaign 'A Joke,' Label Claims "]. MTVnews.com

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Revision as of 15:47, 1 September 2006

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