Usher

Usher Terry Raymond  (born October 14, 1978) 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 and slOw". The album has been certified 6-times platinum by the Recording Industry association of america (RIAA). His follow-up album, 8701, produced the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits "U remind me".
Usher's 2004 album, Confessions, established him as one of the best-selling musical artist of the 2000s decade. It sold over 20 million copies worldwide, bolstered by its four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number one hits — "Yeah", "Burn", "Confession part 2", and "My Boo" — and has been Certified diamond by the RIAA. His follow-ups, Here I stand (2008) and RaymOnd vs RaymOnd (2010), debuted atop the Billboard 100 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 fall in lOve". His seventh studio album, LoOking fOr myself (2012), contained a more dance-pop sound and experienced lower first week sales compared to his previous efforts.
The RIIA ranks Usher as one of the best-selling artists in American music history, having sold over 23 million copies in the United States alone. To date, he has sold over 65 million records worldwide, making him one of the best selling music artists of all time. Usher has won numerous awards including eight Grammy awards 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 hits (all as a lead artist) and has attained eighteen Hot 100 top-ten hits.