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© Miroslav Jurčeka (1989-2022)

USHER
(voc)

Personal Data:

Born:

14.10.1978

(as Usher Raymond IV)

Appearances:

ex	NuBeginning

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Usher	9/1994	LaFace			167
2.	My Way	06.10.1997	LaFace/Arista		49	4
3.	Live	23.03.1999	LaFace			73
4.	In The Beginning	19.10.1999	Fuel 2000
5.	All About U	1/2001	La Face/Arista
6.	8701	7/2001	Arista		1	4
7.	Confessions	22.03.2004	La Face/BMG		1	1
8.	Usher & Friends	02.08.2004	K-Town
9.	Maximum Usher: The Unauthorized Biography Of Usher	14.12.2004	Orchard
10.	Here I Stand	27.05.2008	LaFace/Zomba		1	1
11.	Raymond V. Raymond	30.03.2010	La Face		2	1
12.	Essential Mixes	28.09.2010	Sony
13.	Looking For Myself	12.06.2012	RCA		3	1
14.	Usher vs. Miguel & Miguel	04.11.2014	Azure
15.	Hard II Love	16.09.2016	RCA		7	5
16.	A & Zaytoven	12.10.2018				31
17.	Coming Home	09.02.2024	Mega Gamma		24	2

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Can U Get Wit It	8/1994			59
2.	I Think Of You	2/1995		70	60
3.	You Make Me Wanna	8/1997	LaFace		2
4.	Nice & Slow	1/1998	La Face/Arista	24	1
	Nice & Slow: The Remixes (B-Rock, Suli & Stef mixes)	27.04.1998	La Face
5.	My Way	29.06.1998	LaFace/Arista		2
6.	You Make Me Wanna & Unknown	27.07.1998	white label
7.	Pop Ya Collar	9/2000	LaFace/Arista	2	60
	Pop Ya Colla (G4orce remixes)	04.12.2000
	Pop Ya Collar / My Way (remix)	22.01.2001	Arista
8.	Dub Syndicate vs Usher & Dub Syndicate	12.03.2001
9.	U Remind Me	6/2001	Arista	3	1
10.	U Got It Bad	8/2001	Arista	5	1
11.	U Remind Me: The UK Remixes	08.10.2001
12.	U Turn (G4orce mixes)	25.02.2002	Arista	16
13.	You Got It Bad (The Heavyweight remixes)	11.03.2002	Masked Up
14.	More Fire vs Usher & More Fire	18.03.2002	white label
15.	I Need A Girl (Part One) & P. Diddy & Loon	3/2002	Bad Boy	4	2
16.	U Don't Have To Call (Ernie Lake "Lake Night" extended vox mix, Pete Avila's "Organic" club mix, Pound Boys "Boogie" vocal & dub)	15.04.2002	Arista
17.	Beat Byterz Vol 3 (Da Wash ("X Rated" mix, clean mix) / We Thuggin' ("X Rated" mix, clean mix) / Da Hot Sh** (clean mix) / U Remind Me) & Fat Joe & BBD & Dr Dre	03.06.2002
18.	Think Of You	17.06.2002
19.	U Don't Have To Call EP (Make You Feel That Way / It's Going Down / Paragraph President / Blazing Arrow)	01.07.2002	Arista		3
20.	I Need A Girl / I Need A Girl (Part Two) / U Don't Have To Call (remix) & P. Diddy	29.07.2002	Arista	80
21.	U Don't Have To Call / Call Me ("2 In 1" mix) & TMS & Dred Controllers & Tweet	14.10.2002	Most Valuable
	U Don't Have To Call (Savile Row remix)	14.10.2002
22.	Yeah & Ludacris, prod. Lil Jon (feat. Lil Jon)	15.03.2004	BMG	1	1
23.	Burn	26.04.2004	Arista	1	1
24.	My Boo / Confessions & Alicia Keys	8/2004	LaFace		1
25.	Confessions Part II (remix)	06.09.2004	LaFace		1
26.	Club Cuts 261 (Yeah (MASH DMC remix) / Lovely Day (Two-Tracker) (Rob B mix) / Ride Like The Wind (DMC remix)) & Twista vs Bill Withers & Christopher Cross & DJ Casper vs Chic	04.10.2004	DMC
27.	Confessions Part II / My Boo / Confessions (Part 2 remix)	01.11.2004	La Face/Arista	5
28.	Caught Up	29.11.2004	La Face	9	8
29.	Special Girl / Put It On Something & Mista Mall, produced by: The Neptunes	07.02.2005	AV8
30.	Club Cuts 267 (Proud (remix) / Out Of Touch / Don't Call Me Baby (Rod Layman mix) / Yeah! / Lose My Breath / Crazy Tekno Frog) & Heather Small & Hall & Oates & Madison Avenue & Destiny's Child & Dunn & Dusted	08.08.2005	DMC
31.	Yeah (Remix 2) & Babycham	12.06.2006	Sniper
32.	Same Girl & R. Kelly	5/2007	Jive/Zomba	26	20
33.	Love In This Club featuring Young Jeezy	2/2008	LaFace	4	1
34.	Love In This Club, Part II & Lil' Wayne (featuring Beyonce)	4/2008	LaFace		18
35.	Moving Mountains (v GB 21.7.08)	5/2008	LaFace	25	67
36.	What's Your Name? feat. Will.I.Am	17.11.2008
37.	Trading Places	01.12.2008	LaFace/Zomba		45
38.	Yeah / Brandy Tune (Harlan Pepper remix) & Ludacris & Harlan Pepper & Brandy & Aldat	19.05.2009	89Nine
39.	Papers	10/2009	Jive		31
40.	Spotlight & Gucci Mane	10/2009		46	42
41.	First Dance & Justin Bieber	11/2009			99
42.	Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home) featuring Plies	12/2009			24
43.	There Goes My Baby	2/2010			25
44.	Lil Freak featuring Nicki Minaj	3/2010			40
45.	More	3/2010	LaFace	23	15
46.	OMG feat. Will.i.am	3/2010	LaFace	1	1
47.	DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love featuring Pitbull	7/2010	LaFace	7	4
48.	Hot Tottie featuring Jay-Z	8/2010			21
49.	Versus EP	24.08.2010	LaFace		4
50.	Double Pak Vol 55: Bolshevik EP (Burn (vocal remix) / Burn (instrumental remix) / VG (remix) / Easy Livin' / Set U Free) & Osunlade & Peven Everett & Kem	11.01.2011	Double Pak
51.	Dirty Dancer & Enrique Iglesias & Lil Wayne	4/2011	Polydor	21	18
52.	Without You & David Guetta	8/2011	Positiva/Virgin	6	4
53.	Promise & Romeo Santos	10/2011			83
54.	The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting) & Justin Bieber	10/2011	Def Jam	91	58
55.	Without You (extended version, Nicky Romero remix, R3hab XS remix, Armin Van Buuren remix, radio edit) & David Guetta	10.11.2011	EMI
56.	Climax	2/2012	RCA	4	17
57.	Scream	4/2012	RCA	5	9
58.	Lemme See featuring Rick Ross	5/2012	RCA	90	46
59.	Scream / Climax (Mike D remix)	16.07.2012	RCA
60.	Numb	9/2012	Sony		69
61.	Rest Of My Life & David Guetta & Ludacris	05.11.2012	Def Jam	41	72
62.	One & Michelle Chamuel	6/2013			98
63.	Good Kisser	5/2014	RCA	10	65
64.	New Flame & Chris Brown & Rick Ross	7/2014	RCA	10	27
65.	She Came To Give It To You feat. Nicki Minaj	7/2014	RCA	16	89
66.	Body Language & Kid Ink & Tinashe	9/2014	RCA	46	72
67.	I Don't Mind featuring Juicy J	11/2014	RCA	8	11
68.	Don't Look Down & Martin Garrix	3/2015	RCA	9
69.	The Matrimony & Wale	4/2015			70
70.	Crash	6/2016	RCA	63
71.	No Limit featuring Young Thug	6/2016			32
72.	Wait for It	18.11.2016	Atlantic
73.	Party & Gucci Mane & Chris Brown	12/2016	RCA	68	40
74.	Gift Shop & Zaytoven & Gunna	10/2018	RCA
75.	Lalala & Black Coffee	9/2019	Ultra
76.	Come Thru & Summer Walker	10/2019	Interscope	42	42
77.	Bad Habits	11.09.2020
78.	Too Much & Marshmello & Imanbek	10/2020	RCA
79.	Good Love & City Girls	7/2022			70
80.	GLU	17.03.2023
81.	Good Good & Summer Walker & 21 Savage	8/2023			25

Videos:

1. My World My Way - 23.03.1999
2. Usher: Evolution 8701 -- Live In Concert - 12.11.2002, Eagle Rock Entertainment, live
3. Behind The Truth: Truth Tour - Live - 08.11.2005, Best Buy, live

Awards:

2001 MOBO Awards

- Best R&B act in association with Choice FM
- MasterCard Best Album ("8701")

2001 Grammy Awards - Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (track "U Remind Me'")
2002 Soul Train Music Awards - R&B/soul album, male ("8701")
2002 Kids' Choice Awards - Favorite Male Singer
2002 BET Awards - Best Male R&B Artist
2002 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards

- Top R&B/hip-hop artist, male
- Top R&B/hip-hop artist
- Top R&B/hip-hop singles artist

2002 Grammy Awards - Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ("U Don't Have To Call")
2004 BET Awards

- Best Male R&B Artist
- Viewer's choice ("Yeah!", featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon)

2004 Teen Choice Awards

- Best album ("Confessions")
- Best R&B Artist
- Best R&B track ("Yeah", feat. Ludacris & Lil Jon)
- Best Hook-Up ("Yeah", feat. Ludacris & Lil Jon)

2004 MTV Video Music Awards

- Best Male Video ("Yeah!", feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris)
- Best R&B Video ("Burn")
- Best Dance Video ("Yeah!", feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris)
- Best Choreography In A Video ("Yeah!", feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris)

2004 MOBO Awards - Best R&B act
2004 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards

- R&B/Rap collaboration of the year ("Yeah!", feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris)
- R&B artist of the year - male

2004 MTV Europe Music Awards

- Best Male
- Best Album ("Confessions")

2004 Billboard Music Awards

- Artist of the year
- Billboard 200 artist of the year
- Billboard 200 album of the year ("Confessions")
- Hot 100 artist of the year
- Hot 100 single of the year ("Yeah!", featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris)
- Hot 100 airplay single of the year ("Yeah!", featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris)
- Mainstream Top 40 artist of the year
- Mainstream Top 40 single of the year ("Yeah!", featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris)
- R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the year
- R&B/Hip-Hop album of the year ("Confessions")
- R&B/Hip-Hop albums artist of the year

2005 People's Choice Awards - favorite male singer
2004 Grammy Awards

- Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals (track "My Boo", & Alicia Keys)
- Best Contemporary R&B Album ("Confessions")
- Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (track "Yeah!", feat Lil Jon & Ludacris)

2005 Soul Train Music Awards

- R&B/soul single, male ("Confessions Part II")
- R&B/soul single, group, band or duo ("My Boo", & Alicia Keys)
- R&B/soul album, male ("Confessions")
- R&B/soul or rap dance cut ("Yeah!", featuring Ludacris & Lil Jon)

2004 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

- Favorite male singer
- Favorite song ("Burn")

2005 BET Awards - Best Male R&B Artist
2005 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards

- Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist
- Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist - Male
- Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles Artist

2005 Billboard Music Awards - Rap Song of the Year ("Lovers & Friends", & Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz & Ludacris)
2010 American Music Awards

- Soul/Rhythm & Blues Music - Favorite Male Artist
- Soul/Rhythm & Blues Music - Favorite Album ("Raymond v. Raymond")

2011 People's Choice Awards - Favorite R&B Artist
2010 Grammy Awards

- Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (track "There Goes My Baby")
- Best Contemporary R&B Album ("Raymond V Raymond")

2011 Billboard Music Awards - Top R&B Artist
- Top R&B Song ("OMG", featuring will.i.am)
- Top R&B Album ("Raymond v. Raymond")

2011 American Music Awards - Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
2012 American Music Awards - Male Artist - Soul/R&B
2012 Grammy Awards - Best R&B Performance (track "Climax")
2023 Soul Train Awards

- Best R&B/soul male artist
- Best collaboration ("Good Good", & Summer Walker & 21 Savage)
- Certified soul award

WWW Links:

http://www.usherworld.com

Various:

Compilation Appearances:

"You'll Be In My Heart" on compilation "Disneymania" (17.9.02, Walt Disney)
"U Don't Have To Call" on compilation "Totally Hits 2002: More Platinum Hits" (29.10.02, Warner Music)
"Burn" on compilation "2005 Grammy Nominees CD" (1.2.05, Capitol)

appeared on the LP:

Quincy Jones: Q: Soul Bossa Nostra (11/10)
David Guetta: Nothing But The Beat (29.8.11)
Justin Bieber: Under The Mistletoe (1.11.11)
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis: Jam & Lewis Vol. 1 (9.7.21)

Press References:

Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2001	10		110	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2008	7		69	Record	album review