Throughout his career, Usher has won numerous awards including eight Grammy Awards, 18 Billboard Music Awards and eight American Music Awards. The album spawned several hit singles including 'Scream' and 'Lemme See' featuring Rick Ross.Awards In 2012, Usher released his seventh studio album 'Looking 4 Myself', which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA. The album spawned several hits singles including 'OMG' featuring will.i.am and 'DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love' featuring Pitbull. In 2010, Usher released his sixth studio album 'Raymond v Raymond', which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six consecutive weeks.Recent Work In 2004, Usher released a collaborative single with Alicia Keys titled 'My Boo'. Usher has collaborated with several artists throughout his career including Lil Jon, Ludacris, Will.I.Am and Rick Ross. The album spawned several hit singles including 'U Remind Me' and 'U Got It Bad'.Collaborations In 2001, Usher released his third album '8701' which debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA. Raymond was introduced to the world simply as 'Usher,' and released his debut album of the same name in 1994, which featured co-executive producer Sean 'Puffy' Combs. The album produced the hit singles 'You Make Me Wanna' and 'Nice & Slow'. In 1998, Usher released his second album 'My Way', which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified 6x Platinum by the RIAA. The album sold over 500,000 copies and produced several hit singles including 'You Make Me Wanna'.Success The song didn’t really do that well at the time and was quickly forgotten. Shortly after signing to Arista Records, Usher released his debut album 'Usher'. Usher Raymond’s (that’s what he was calling himself back then) debut single, Call Me A Mack, was released in 1993 on the soundtrack to the Janet Jackson/Tupac Shakur film Poetic Justice when Usher was a mere 14 years old. At 14 years old, Usher met music producer L.A Reid who signed him to Arista Records. It was there that he began to take interest in music and started singing in local talent shows. At the age of 12, Usher's mother moved him to Atlanta, Georgia. After his parents divorced when he was a year old, he moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee with his mother. Usher was born in Dallas, Texas on October 14, 1978. He has also won numerous awards, including eight Grammy Awards, 18 Billboard Music Awards and eight American Music Awards.Early Life and Career Since his debut in 1994, Usher has released eight albums and sold more than 23 million albums worldwide. His real name is Usher Raymond IV, but he is known simply as Usher. Usher is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and dancer who rose to fame in the late 1990s.
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