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USHER
Learning to sing in his local church's gospel choir, 14-year-old Usher (born 14
October 1978 in Dallas, Texas) was spotted at a talent contest and signed to LA
Reid's label LaFace Records. As a smooth singing teen starlet, he released his
first singles while still at school, before making a huge splash with second
album My Way (1997). "You Make Me Wanna" hit number 2 in the US singles chart
(number 1 in the UK), while "Nice & Slow" went one step further, topping the US
charts and establishing a new R&B superstar. Huge, multi-platinum albums 8701
(2001), Confessions (2004), Here I...
