Ne-Yo

Shaffer Chimere Smith was born on October 18, 1982 in Camden, Arkansas but raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born into a family of musicians from Arkansas, Shaffer C. Smith a.k.a. Ne-Yo was raised in a single parent home by his mother. In hopes of a better opportunity, Ne-Yo's mother relocated the family to Las Vegas Nevada where Ne-Yo would discover his passion.

Before Ne-Yo became a songwriter for other artists, he was a member of the group Envy which was based in Las Vegas. The band split up in the year 2000, but Ne-yo was able to get a solo deal with Columbia Records. After his recording of his supposed to be debut album, the label let go of Ne-yo.

Ne yo is an American pop and R&B singer song writer who is currently signed to Def Jam records. He was previously best known for co-writing Mario's 2004 number one hit, "Let Me Love You", before he began a recording career of his own in 2005.
Ne-Yo's third album, year of the gentleman was released August 5th 2008. the album sold 250, 000 copies in the first week of the states. Ne-Yo's songs appeals to fans of all ages. The album sold 250,000 copies in its first week in the United States, debuting on the Billboard 200 at number two.



He has wrote songs for number of artists like Rihanna, Mario, Mary J Blige, Jamie Foxx, Beyonce and much more.

Has worked with actor Columbus Short twice in two Films Save the Last Dance 2 and Stomp The Yard.
His stage name is taken from Keanu Reeves' character in The Matrix.
Ne-Yo opened a recording studio called Carrington House and started his own label, Compound Entertainment, in 2007.

'Bossy' is a song written by Ne-Yo for American Pop singer Lindsay Lohan. The song became Lindsay's first number one hit on the Hot Dance club play chart.