  Ne-Yo was born Shaffer C. Smith
in Arkansas but raised in Las Vegas. Ne-Yo
found success as a songwriter before
attempting his own solo music career and has
written tracks for such artists as Mary
J. Blige, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Faith Evans,
Fabolous, and B2K, and co-writing (with
Scott Storch and Kam Houf) Mario's #1 hit "Let Me
Love You."
 Ne-Yo hit the Top 40 with "So Sick."
 # 9
Singles Artist of the Year
Ne-Yo hit the Top 10 with "So Sick."
 Ne-Yo released
his debut LP In
My Own Words.
Ne-Yo topped the Billboard
Rhythmic Airplay chart with "So Sick."
Ne-Yo hit the #1 with "So Sick."
Ne-Yo topped the Billboard Hot
100 chart, Pop 100 chart, Pop 100 Airplay
chart, and Hot Digital Songs chart with
"So Sick."
Ne-Yo topped
the Billboard 200 LP chart and Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with In
My Own Words selling over 301,000 copies its
first week of release in the U.S.
 Ne-Yo hit the Top 40 with "When You're Mad."
Ne-Yo topped the UK singles
chart with "So Sick."
In
My Own Words was certified platinum.
Ne-Yo hit the Top 10 with "When You're Mad."
 Ne-Yo hit the Top 40 with "Sexy Love."
Ne-Yo topped the Billboard Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart with "Sexy Love."
Ne-Yo hit the Top 10 with "Sexy Love."
Ne-Yo could be heard on Jay-Z's LP Kingdom
Come on the
track "Minority Report."
Ne-Yo was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male
Artist.
Ne-Yo topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top New
R&B/Hip-Hop Artist and Top Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist - Male.
 # 20
Singles Artist of the Year
Ne-Yo could be seen in the film Stomp
The Yard.
 Ne-Yo was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance -
Male
("So Sick") and Best Contemporary R&B Album (In
My Own Words).
Ne-Yo won a Soul Train Music
Award for Best New Artist.
Ne-Yo hit the Top 40 with "Because Of You."
 Ne-Yo released his next LP Because
Of You.
Ne-Yo topped the Billboard 200
LP chart and R&B/Hip-Hop LP chart with Because
Of You. The LP sold over 251,000
copies its first week of release in the US.
Ne-Yo could be heard on Rihanna's LP Good
Girl Gone Bad with the track "Hate That
I Love You."
Ne-Yo could be heard on Fabolous' LP From
Nothin' To Somethin' on the track
"Make Me Better."
Ne-Yo took home a BET Award for
Best Male R&B Artist.
 Ne-Yo hit the Top 40 helping out
Fabolous with
"Make Me Better" from the Fabolous LP From
Nothin' To Somethin'.
The single "So Sick" was certified
platinum.
Ne-Yo topped the Billboard Hot
Rap Tracks chart helping out Fabolous with
"Make Me Better."
The single "Sexy Love" was certified
platinum.
 Ne-Yo topped the Billboard
Rhythmic Airplay chart helping out Fabolous with
"Make Me Better."
Ne-Yo hit the Top 40 helping Rihanna with
"Hate That I Love You."
Ne-Yo hit the Top 10 helping Rihanna with
"Hate That I Love You."
Ne-Yo was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male
Artist.
Ne-Yo also performed at the ceremony.
Because
Of You was certified platinum.
 # 7
Singles Artist of the Year
Ne-Yo won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album (Because
Of You), and was nominated for Best R&B Vocal Performance -
Male
("Because Of You"), Best R&B Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group ("Hate That I Love You" with Rihanna).
Ne-Yo hit the Top 40 helping out
Plies with "Bust It Baby, Pt. 2."
 Ne-Yo hit the Top 40 with "Closer."
Ne-Yo topped the UK singles
chart with "Closer."
Ne-Yo hit the Top 10 with "Closer."
Ne-Yo topped the Billboard Hot
Dance Airplay chart with "Closer."
Ne-Yo could be heard on The
Game LP LAX on the track
"Gentleman's Affair."
 Ne-Yo topped the Billboard Hot
Club Play chart and Hot 100 Airplay chart
with "Closer."
The video for "Closer" was nominated
for 2 MTV Video Music
Awards for Best Dancing In A Video and Best Editing (Clark Eddy).
Ne-Yo released his next LP Year
Of The Gentleman.
Ne-Yo topped the Billboard Pop
100 Airplay chart with "Closer."
Ne-Yo topped the Billboard Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with Year
Of The Gentleman.
 Ne-Yo hit the Top 40 with "Miss Independent."
Ne-Yo hit the Top 40 helping out
New Kids On The
Block with "Single."
Ne-Yo topped the Billboard Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart with "Miss Independent."
Ne-Yo hit the Top 10 with "Miss Independent."
 # 18
Singles Artist of the Year
 Ne-Yo hit the Top 40 with "Mad."
Ne-Yo won 2 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance -
Male
and Best R&B Song
(awarded to the songwriter) ("Miss Independent" with Mikkel S.
Erikson and Tor Erik Hermansen), and was
nominated for Album of the Year and Best Contemporary R&B Album ("Year
Of The Gentleman"), Best Pop Vocal Performance -
Male
("Closer"), and Best R&B Song
(awarded to the songwriter) ("Spotlight"
(performed by Jennifer Hudson) with Mikkel S.
Erikson and Tor Erik Hermansen). Ne-Yo
performed at the ceremony.
Year
Of The Gentleman was certified
platinum.
Ne-Yo hit the Top 10 with "Mad."
Ne-Yo could be heard on the Flo Rida LP R.o.o.t.s.
(Route Of Overcoming The Struggle) on the track "Be
On You."
 Ne-Yo hit the Top 40 helping out
Keri Hilson and Kanye West with
"Knock You Down."
Ne-Yo topped the Billboard Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart helping out Keri Hilson and Kanye West with
"Knock You Down."
Ne-Yo hit the Top 10 helping out Keri Hilson and Kanye West with
"Knock You Down."
Ne-Yo could be heard on the Fabolous LP Loso's
Way on the track "Makin
Love."
 Ne-Yo hit the Top 40 helping out
Flo Rida with
"Be On You."
Ne-Yo could be heard on the David Guetta LP One
Love on the track
"Choose."
The video for "Miss Independent" was nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Male Video.
Ne-Yo could be heard on the 50 Cent LP Before
I Self Destruct on the track
"Baby By Me."
Ne-Yo topped the Billboard 2009
Year-End Chart Toppers as the Top Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist - Male.
 # 83
Singles Artist of the Year
 Ne-Yo was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Knock You Down" with Keri Hilson and Kanye West).
Ne-Yo hit the Top 40 with "Beautiful Monster."
 Ne-Yo topped the UK singles
chart with "Beautiful Monster."
Ne-Yo topped the Billboard Dance
Clup Play Songs chart with "Beautiful Monster."
Ne-Yo released Libra
Scale.
 Ne-Yo hit the Top 40 helping out
Pitbull, Afrojack
and Nayer with "Give Me Everything."
Ne-Yo hit the Top 10 helping out Pitbull, Afrojack
and Nayer with "Give Me Everything."
Ne-Yo topped the UK singles
chart helping out Pitbull, Afrojack
and Nayer with "Give Me Everything."
Ne-Yo topped the Billboard Hot
100 chart, Radio Songs chart, and Pop Songs
chart helping out Pitbull, Afrojack
and Nayer with "Give Me Everything."
Ne-Yo hit #1 helping out Pitbull, Afrojack
and Nayer with "Give Me Everything."
The video for "Give Me Everything" was nominated
for 2 MTV Video Music
Awards including Best Pop Video and Best
Collaboration.
 Ne-Yo could be heard on the T-Pain LP RevolveR on the track
"Turn All The Lights On."
Ne-Yo hit the Top 40 helping out
Calvin Harris with "Let's Go."
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