Shafer Chimer Smith

In the piggy bank of the American performer Ni-Yo (real name Shafer Chimer Smith) there are three Grammy awards, which are called the musical analogue of the Oscars. In 2009, Billboard magazine ranked the singer 57th in the "Artists of the Decade" rating. Ne-Yo is successful in other areas as well: he writes lyrics for other artists, and also became famous as a producer, actor and philanthropist.

African and Chinese blood flows in the veins of Schaefer Chimer Smith. An African-American father and an African-Chinese mother instilled in their son a love of music and vocals: his parents are professional musicians.

The childhood of the future star of R&B, soul and hip-hop cannot be called happy: the father did not hesitate to raise his hand to his wife in the presence of little Schafer. After the divorce, the mother took care of her son.

In search of a better place in the sun, she transported the boy to Las Vegas. According to the woman, in the world center of the gambling business, shining with millions of lights, there were incomparably more opportunities for becoming Shafer Chimer Smith as a musician than in Camden, Arkansas.

Mom calculated correctly: in Las Vegas, everything turned out perfectly for her son. Schafer entered the prestigious Academy of Individual and Fine Arts, where his talent received a decent cut.

The aspiring musician took his first steps on stage as part of the R & B group Envy, taking on the creative pseudonym GoGo for his performances.

In 2000, the team broke up. Smith did not immediately go free swimming: in the early years he wrote songs for other performers.

Soon, songs by Ne-Yo (he took such a pseudonym, replacing the old one - GoGo) appeared in the repertoires of Rihanna, Jay-Z, Faith Evans and Christina Milian.

For the first time, Ne-Yo felt like a star when his composition Let Me Love You was sung by American R&B vocalist Mario. The song soared to the top of the Hot 100 and stayed at number one for over two months. Soon, the creative biography of Ne-Yo went on a new round. Acquaintance with producer Antonio Reed, founder of the Def Jam label, culminated in the signing of a contract.

The beginning of 2006 saw the release of Ne-Yo's debut album. The second composition of the collection, entitled So Sick, became stellar, reached the first lines of the charts and made sales mega-successful: in the first week, music lovers bought 301 thousand copies of the album In My Own Words.

Soon, Ne-Yo delighted fans with two stellar singles: When You're Mad and Sexy Love took 15th and 7th lines. The vocalist's debut album was purchased by over a million music lovers, which allowed the RIAA to award Ni-Yo platinum certification.

No less popular was the second album, which was released in early spring 2007. It peaked at the top of the Billboard 200 charts, and the title track became a standalone single and reached number two on the Hot 100. The second album, like the first one, went platinum.

In December of the same year, Ne-Yo participated in a concert as part of the election campaign of Barack Obama, who ran for president. In February 2008, the musician was awarded the first Grammy statuette for the second album: the award was received for the best contemporary R&B collection.

At the end of the summer of 2008, Ne-Yo delighted the millions of fans with a new disc, as successful as the previous two. In the first 7 days, 250 thousand copies of the Year of the Gentleman were sold.

At the 2009 Grammy ceremony, the vocalist was awarded two awards for the hit Miss Independent: the first for the best male vocal, the second for the best R & B composition. The album brought Ni-Yo a third platinum certificate.

Ne-Yo's fourth album, Libra Scale, was released in late 2010. In the first week, 112 thousand fans of the vocalist wanted to buy him. The first song on the collection, Beautiful Monster, topped the UK charts. In America, the album reached 9th place. Fans noted the romantic composition One In A Million, included in the album, for which a bright video appeared.

The fifth album, RED, was presented by the singer in November 2012. His second track Let Me Love You peaked at # 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in America and # 1 in Britain. The single went platinum and brought the performer a new portion of fame.

The release of Ne-Yo's 6th album, titled Non-Fiction, took place in January 2015. The title track Money Can't Buy was recorded with Jeezy. The second composition - She Knows - also gained platinum status in the United States: those who wished bought over a million copies.

Ne-Yo also appeared on the movie screen. For the first time, viewers saw an R&B star in the film "Follow me the last dance 2" in 2006. The following year, he played the role of Rich Brown in Sylvain White's musical drama Brotherhood of Dance. Today the actor's filmography includes 10 works in cinema.

In 2015, Ne-Yo played Agent Devoro in Anthony Ferrante's disaster, Shark Tornado 3. In the prime-time soap opera Empire, which is broadcast on the American Fox television channel, the star plays himself. The main roles in the series went to Terrence Howard and Taraji Henson. In the minor lineup, there was a place for Courtney Love and Naomi Campbell.

The dark-skinned star, whose height is 1.73 m, has a lot of fans. But Ne-Yo's heart is occupied by the beauty who became the singer's second wife. The first wife gave her husband a daughter, Madeline, and a son, Mason. After parting, the children stayed with their father.

In 2016, Ni-Yo took a girl named Crystal Renee down the aisle. The wedding took place at the star's California ranch. A month later, the wife gave Shafer a son, who was named after his father - Shafer Jr.

At the end of 2017, Crystal Smith shared the good news with the subscribers of her Instagram page: she was expecting a second baby, whose name the couple had invented in advance. Ne-Yo confirmed the information on his Instagram, writing:

Krystal shared that she broke the vegan diet for the sake of a future baby who "requires" oysters and steaks.

In February 2018, Ni-Yo released a new single titled Good Man. The lyric video for the song was released simultaneously. The composition will be included in Ne-Yo's next album at number 3. Two previously presented tracks from the forthcoming album were coolly received by music lovers.

In March, the R&B artist presented the song Push Back, the fourth in the forthcoming 7th album. Previously, fans heard the track at the concerts of the star.

The 7th album has been announced for 2018 and will be titled Good Man.

2006 - In My Own Words 2007 - Because of You 2008 - Year of the Gentleman 2010 - Libra Scale 2012 - RED 2015 - Non Fiction

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