Amoeba Music

By David Downs

R&B’s leading man Usher was signed to the influential LaFace Records before he had even hit puberty. He has since matured into a highly emotive bedroom lothario who dominates the R&B charts with pleasure-obsessed songs like the 2008 epic “Love in This Club.” His debut album, Usher (1994 LaFace), showed a silky smooth baby’s voice, while his breakthrough platinum follow up, My Way (1997 La Face), established his seductive skills with singles like “You Make Me Wanna…,” “My Way,” and “Nice & Slow.” His third album, 8701 (2001 Arista), almost hit number one on the Billboard 200, a spot he soon earned for the smash... Read More

City Of Origin:

Dallas, Texas, United States

Genre:

Soul, R&B, Cont/Urban

Birthdate:

10/14/1977