Usher Raymond IV, is Usher's real name. Usher was found out via a La Face executive after becoming a member of a ability show in Atlanta.

A choir boy at 14, Usher was requested to audition for L.A. Reid, La Face's co-founder. He appreciated what he heard so he signed Usher below his label.

Usher made his debut in 1994 with a self titled album: "Usher". Usher's album additionally featured "Puff Daddy", who was once his co-executive producer. "Think of You" was the primary single in the album, chargeable for making Usher's title known. The stated music single additionally went gold, thus, Usher discovered himself being presented projects from left to right.

A year after his debut, Usher was paid to record Coca Cola's holiday jingle. He also partnered with youngster sensation Monica for the remake of "Let's Straighten It Out", firstly carried out via Latimore. In 1997, just after Usher graduated from high school, "My Way", his sophomore album was introduced with the purpose to allow people know of his songwriting skill and his maturity. Usher was co-writer of many of the songs within the album, and requested for the assistance of Baby Face, Jermaine Dupri, and Puff Daddy (again).

"You Make Me Wanna" was the first music single in "My Way", which created extra Usher buzz, re-establishing him into R&B stardom. "You Make Me Wanna" stayed on Number 1 on the R&B charts for greater than ten weeks, gained the second one spot at the pop charts, and changed into double platinum. Other singles within the album like: "My Way" and "Nice and Slow" additionally became platinum.

Usher also acted in a couple of movies. Usher appeared in "The Faculty", a horror spoof shown in 1998, and 1999's "Light It Up", which was once below the drama genre about life in high school. It was also in 1999 when Usher introduced "Live in 1999", a live performance recording. His third album was once released in the latter a part of the year 2000, and was named: "All About U".

In 2001, his fourth album: "8701" removed him from the listing of teenage pop stars, but instead, took him to a brand new level as a seductive R&B artist. 2004 gave Usher chart topping hits like "Yeah!" which gained "Best Rapped" award, and a Grammy offered album entitled "Confessions" which won "Best Contemporary R&B Album". Usher starred in 2005's "In the Mix" which grew to become out to be a flop, and introduced "Here I Stand" in 2008.

Fresh off a performance with the Black Eyed Peas at Sunday's Super Bowl in Dallas, Texas, Grammy Award winner Usher has tapped Akon for what is going to be a 2nd U.S. and Canada leg of his celebrated OMG tour! Usher concert tickets are actually for sale for such cities as Cleveland, Toronto, Vancouver, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Fort Lauderdale, Detroit, Portland, Oregon and San Jose, Los Angeles.

News of Usher's return to the states, follows his fall 2010 trek with fellow R&B singer Trey Songz. The "Raymond V. Raymond" superstar will also grace the stage with Justin Bieber at Sunday's 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Tour dates for the second one leg of the "OMG Tour," named after his hit single with 'The Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am, can be announced at a later date.

In similar news, Akon will perform with Usher in give a boost to of his next album, "Stadium," slated for release in the Summer 2011. That effort is led by means of the single "Angel". Usher concert tour tickets for the second one leg of the 2011 OMG tour are now on sale.