The most he has is huge video displays, stares, fire, and smoke. His stage setup isn't super distracting either. When he dances like Michael Jackson, you see how talented he really is, he's not jut an incredible voice. He really gives his performances his all, and it's quite obvious because before the first half of the concert is over, he is already sweating. It's like time-travelling back to my college days, watching his videos on MTV or buying his CD's (wow, remember CD players?!). When he sings off of his old albums such as 'Confessions' or 'You Remind Me', you can't help but sing along. His good-looking body, charm, and talent pulls you in and you'll be hypnotized for the whole concert. Take it from me, Usher's live performances are just as amazing as they were years ago. Although his main gig lately has been being a judge on The Voice, don't let that make you think he still doesn't have it. He was hot back then and he still is today. I remember seeing Usher in concert for the first time back in 2002. His constant success is hard earned and long may it continue. Usher has worked with Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Ludacris, Pitbull, will.i.am and Lil Wayne amongst others.Ī keen businessman and philanthropist in addition to his musical career, Usher is clearly a man who likes to work hard and give his all. Taking after his hero, Usher’s style is distinct yet fresh, meaning that he is easily able to collaborate with other artists, and he does so frequently. Usher has toured extensively across the globe to promote his music and bring it live to his fans.Ī huge Michael Jackson fan, Usher cites the King of Pop as his biggest influence, and was given the opportunity to perform at the legend’s funeral service in 2009. Raymond” and “Looking 4 Myself” to the number one spot in the US charts. With these successes and an enormous fan base under his belt, Usher had no problems getting his subsequent three albums, “Here I Stand”, “Raymond Vs. The albums won him five of his eight Grammy Awards, and the 1.1 million initial sales of “Confessions” upon its release were the highest recorded for a male R&B artist. Usher’s following two albums “8701” and “Confessions” surpassed the success of “My Way” with multiple number one singles in the US including “U Remind Me”, “U Got it Bad”, “Yeah!”, “Burn”, Confessions Part II” and “My Boo”. Which ended up being certified six-times platinum in the US. Usher rose to fame in the US after the release of his breakthrough single “Nice & Slow”.

Three years later, Usher released his second studio album “My Way” and secured his first number one hit in the UK with “You Make Me Wanna…”.

Despite many of the tracks being produced by Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs, the album failed to make much of an impact on the American public. At the age of 13, Usher was spotted at a talent contest and Signed to LaFace records, where he released his debut album, “Usher” in 1994.

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