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 Usher's
rise to the top of the charts with
three consecutive No. 1 singles
("You Make Me Wanna," "Nice & Slow,"
"My Way") might make him appear to
be an overnight sensation. But the
Chattanooga, Tennessee native, who
moved to Atlanta when he was 12,
grew up singing in church--his
mother was the choir director. Usher
received his big break when LaFace
Records co-founder L.A. Reid saw the
singer performing in a local talent
show in 1993, the same year that he
made his recording debut on the
Poetic Justice
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His
single "Call Me A Mack," performed
under the name Usher Raymond,
featured the then 14-year-old
establishing the sound that would
eventually make him one of the
hottest R&B male teen idols of the
'90s. "Call Me A Mack" did gain him
some attention, but his 1994
self-titled album debut had a
relatively short life span.
Usher
featured executive production from
Sean "Puffy" Combs
and the noteworthy dance release
"Think Of You."
Fortunately, executives at LaFace
Records, owned by
Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds
and Reid, believed in Usher's talent
and appeal. Three years after his
debut, the singer returned with his
sophomore release, My Way,
sporting a new image, polished dance
moves and excellent production from
Jermaine Dupri.
To date, the album is certified
quadruple-platinum, which helped
land him on
Janet Jackson's
The
Velvet Rope
Tour.
The young singer has appeared on
numerous other projects as well:
LaFace Family Christmas;
"You Will Know," an all-star
collaboration of male R&B singers;
Monica's platinum debut
Miss Thang;
the soundtrack for the Shaquille
O'Neal movie
Kazaam;
and the
Soul
Food
soundtrack, among others. His
notoriety has even landed him acting
roles on Brandy's
sitcom Moesha, the daytime
soap opera The Bold And The
Beautiful, and the teen horror
flick
The Faculty.
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