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| signature = | website = }} Usher Terry Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) known mononymously as Usher, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album ''My Way'', which spawned his first U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one hit, "Nice & Slow". The album has been certified 6-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Recording Industry Association of America )〕 His follow-up album, ''8701'', produced the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one singles "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad".〔 Usher's 2004 album, ''Confessions,'' established him as one of the best-selling musical artists of the 2000s decade. It sold over 20 million copies worldwide, bolstered by its four consecutive ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one songs — "Yeah!", "Burn", "Confessions Part II", and "My Boo" — and has been certified diamond by the RIAA. His follow-ups, ''Here I Stand'' (2008) and ''Raymond v. Raymond'' (2010), debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200 and produced the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles "Love in This Club" and "OMG". A follow-up EP, ''Versus'', was released in July 2010 and produced the successful track "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love". His seventh studio album, ''Looking 4 Myself'' (2012), contained a more dance-pop sound and experienced lower first week sales compared to his previous efforts. The RIAA ranks Usher as one of the best-selling artists in American music history, having sold over 23 million copies in the United States alone.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Top Selling Artists )〕 To date, he has sold over 75 million records worldwide. Usher has won numerous awards including eight Grammy Awards.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Grammy Award Winners )〕 At the end of 2009, Usher was named the number one Hot 100 artist of the 2000s decade.〔()〕 ''Billboard'' named him the second most successful artist of the 2000s decade,〔() 〕 with his 2004 album ''Confessions'' being ranked as the top solo album of the 2000s decade.〔() 〕 ''Billboard'' also placed Usher at number six on their list of Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years. Usher has attained nine Hot 100 number-one singles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Adele Reclaims Hot 100 Throne, B.o.B Blasts Into Top 10 )〕 ==Early life== Usher was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Jonetta Patton (née O'Neal) from Tennessee and Usher Raymond III. Usher spent the majority of his young life in Chattanooga: his father left the family when Usher was a year old. Usher grew up with his mother, then-stepfather, and half-brother, James Lackey (born 1984). Directed by his mother, Usher joined the local church youth choir in Chattanooga, when he was nine years old; there, his grandmother discovered his ability to sing, although it was not until Usher joined a singing group that she considered he could sing professionally. In the belief that a bigger city would provide greater opportunities for showcasing his talent, Usher's family moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where there was a more conducive environment for beginning singers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Driven: Usher )〕 While in Atlanta, Usher attended North Springs High School.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=North Springs High School )〕 Usher's father died of a heart attack on January 21, 2008. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Usher (singer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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