Full Name | Usher Raymond IV |
Date of Birth | October 14, 1978 |
Age | 45 |
Place of Birth | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Education | North Springs Charter School |
Occupations | Singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, businessman |
Years Active | 1993–present |
Organization | Usher’s New Look |
Spouses | Tameka Foster (m. 2007; div. 2009), Grace Miguel (m. 2015; div. 2018), Jennifer Goicoechea (m. 2024) |
Partner | Rozonda Thomas (2001–2004) |
Children | 4 |
Net Worth | $180 million |
Parent | Jonnetta Patton (mother) |
Genres | R&B, pop |
Labels | LaFace, Arista, Jive, RCA, Legacy, RBMG, Mega, Gamma |
Notable Albums | Usher (1994), My Way (1997), 8701 (2001), Confessions (2004), Here I Stand (2008), Raymond v. Raymond (2010), Looking 4 Myself (2012), Hard II Love (2016), Coming Home (2024) |
Notable Singles | “Nice & Slow”, “You Make Me Wanna…”, “U Remind Me”, “U Got It Bad”, “Yeah!”, “Burn”, “Confessions Part II”, “My Boo”, “Love in This Club”, “OMG”, “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love”, “Scream”, “Climax”, “I Don’t Mind”, “Good Good” |
Awards | 8 Grammy Awards, 12 Soul Train Music Awards, 8 American Music Awards, 3 Guinness World Records |
Records | Sold over 100 million records worldwide, ranked second most successful artist of the 2000s by Billboard, named 97th greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone, inducted into various halls of fame, co-founded Raymond-Braun Media Group |
Humanitarian Work | Founded Usher’s New Look in 1999 |