Oct 18, 1982

Camden, Arkansas, USA

Shaffer Chimere Smith is a Grammy Award nominated, American R&B singer-songwriter. Ne-Yo's debut album, In My Own Words, was released in early 2006, through Def Jam Records, and debuted at number one on Billboard 200, selling over 301,000 copies in the first week. During the same week, Ne-Yo's second single "So Sick" (produced by Stargate) was the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Ne-Yo is as famous for his songwriting as with his singing, writing such songs as Rihanna's Top 10 hit... ... (read more...) , "Unfaithful", Mario's "Let Me Love You", Mario Vazquez's "Gallery", Paula DeAnda's "Walk Away (Remember Me)" and Beyonce's "Irreplaceable". Ne-Yo has announced that his sophomore album will be released sometime in early April.