By: Carl Renzo V. Tapia

USHER

History Real Name:

Usher Raymond the fourth

Birth Place:

Usher was born in Dallas, Texas.

Birthday:

October 14, 1978

Parents:

The son of Jonetta O’Neal and Usher Raymond III

Education:

North Springs High School

Ethnic Background:

African-American

Jobs before he became famous:

At age 11, Usher joined an R&B local quintet called the NuBeginnings,

which was organized by local music svengali, Darryl Wheeler. Usher

recorded 10 songs with the group in 1991, and the ensuing

album, However, Patton took him out because, according to her, it was

a "bad experience". The album was re-released nationally in April 2002

by Hip-O Records.

FIVE QUOTES OF USHER

1. Appearance is something you should definitely

consider when you're going out. Have your girlfriend

clip your nails or something like that.

2. Breaking up is a natural evolution when you try to

figure out what you want in life. If you're with an

individual who isn't moving in the same direction and

at the same rate that you are, it ain't going to work.

3. Down time is not the name of the game.

4. Sleeping is forbidden at the age of 22. It's all work

and no play.

5. Somebody has to look out for and protect our kids,

and I feel blessed to be a blessing to someone else.

Usher began singing when he was six years old, joining the

restricted church choir at the command of his mother,

Jonnetta Patton, who acted as choir director. Patton, a

single mom, raised Usher and his younger brother, James,

in Chattanooga, Tennessee, before moving the family to

Atlanta, Georgia, when Usher was 12 years old. Cited by

the singer as his best friend, Usher's mother continues to

direct the teen star's occupation as his manager, a duty

she assumed following quitting her full-time office job

several years ago. Upon moving to Atlanta, Usher began

participating in a variety of local talent shows. Bryant Reid

arranged for Usher to audition for his brother, and the

popular producer was immediately taken with the youthful

singer's intelligent talent legend has it that Reid present

Usher a convention on the spot. Usher recorded and

released his debut album on LaFace in 1994.

CREDITS

http://www.iamfan.com/~usher/usher-biography.htm

http://www.ushernow.com/pages/bio

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/u/usher_r

aymond.html