U-Usher Raymond, odume ngelika-Usher, ungumqambi, umculi, umdansi kanye nomlingisi waseMelika. U-Usher waduma ngasekupheleni kwawo-1990 ngemuva kokukhipha i-albhamu yakhe yesibili, i-My Way.
I-albhamu idayiswe kahle kakhulu ngamakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-6. Kwakuyi-albhamu yakhe yokuqala ukuqinisekiswa kwe-platinum izikhathi eziyisithupha yi-RIAA.
I-albhamu yesithathu "8701" nayo iphumelele. Lokhu kuhlanganiswa kuphinde kwafinyelela ku-Billboard Hot 100, ikakhulukazi izingoma ezishisa izikhotha ethi You Has It Bad nethi Remind Me.
I-albhamu ithole isimo "seplatinamu" (izikhathi ezi-4). I-albhamu yesine, eyakhululwa ngo-2004, nayo yathengiswa kakhulu. Kwasakazwa amakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-10. Uthole isimo "sedayimane". Ukhiqize amahithi okukhangisa afana ne-My Boo, Burn nethi Yeah.
Icwecwe lesihlanu, elaphuma ngo-2008, selidayise ngempumelelo ama-albhamu angaphezu kwezigidi ezi-5 emhlabeni jikelele. I-albhamu yakamuva, uRaymond vs. URaymond (2012) wagunyazwa iplatinamu cishe ngokushesha.
U-Usher ukhiphe i-albhamu entsha ethi Looking 4 Myself ngo-2012. Ithole ukubuyekezwa okuhle okuvela kubagxeki bomculo besimanje. Ngonyaka olandelayo, wakhipha i-albhamu elandelayo, ekuqaleni eyayibizwa ngokuthi i-UR. Waze waqala uhambo lokuyisekela, kodwa i-albhamu ayizange ikhishwe.
Enye yama-albhamu okugcina kwakuyi-Hard II Love. Akukho Umkhawulo ofike ngoJuni njengokubuka kuqala. Ingoma ifike kunombolo-33 ku-Billboard Hot 100.
Ukufingqa umsebenzi ka-Usher njengomculi nomculi, usedayise ama-albhamu angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-60 emhlabeni jikelele, ingxenye yesithathu yawo (cishe izigidi ezingu-20) idayiswe eMelika. Lokhu kwamenza waba ngomunye wabaculi abaphumelele kakhulu. Umculi wathola imiklomelo eminingi, okungukuthi, 8 imiklomelo Grammy kanye nokuqokwa.
Impilo ka-Asher esemncane
U-Asher Raymond wazalwa ngo-1978 eDallas, eTexas. Ubaba wakhe washiya umndeni phakathi kuka-1979 no-1980 lapho u-Asher eneminyaka engu-1 kuphela ubudala. Waphoqa umkakhe (uJonetta Patton) ukuthi azikhulisele yena indodana yakhe. Umculi uchithe isikhathi esiningi sempilo yakhe esemncane eChattanooga. Wakhula nonina, usingababa kanye noJames Lackey (umfowabo oyingxenye).
Umsebenzi ka-Usher womculo waqala esontweni lapho ejoyina ikhwaya yesonto lendawo e-Chattanooga, eholwa ngumama wakhe. Lapho eneminyaka engaba ngu-9, ugogo wakhe walibona ithalenta lakhe lokucula. Nokho kwaze kwaba yilapho ejoyina iqembu eliculayo lapho eqala khona ukuzilolonga ngokuzimisela.
Lapho esemusha, umndeni ka-Usher wanquma ukuthuthela edolobheni lase-Atlanta ukuze abonise ithalenta lakhe. I-Atlanta yayiyindawo engcono kakhulu yabaculi.
Ufunde esikoleni esiphakeme e-Atlanta. Futhi wajoyina iqembu le-R&B i-NuBeginnings, elaqala umsebenzi wakhe womculo. Ngesikhathi eseqenjini, u-Usher ukwazile ukuqopha izingoma ezingaphezu kweziyi-10.
Umculi wathola inkontileka yakhe yokuqala yokuqopha esemncane. Yasayinwa ngu-LA Reid. Lapho eneminyaka engu-16, wakhipha i-albhamu yakhe yokuqala. Iqoqo selithengise amakhophi angaphezu kwesigamu sesigidi.
Usher kumamuvi
U-Usher waduma ngesikhathi ekhipha icwecwe lakhe lesibili nelesithathu (My Way no-8701). Ngenxa yokuthandwa kwakhe, waqhubeka nomsebenzi wakhe wokuba ngumdlali. Wabonakala okokuqala kumabonakude ochungechungeni iMoesha.
Lolu chungechunge luvule indlela yezinye izindima zokulingisa. Ngokwesibonelo, wathola indima yakhe yokuqala ifilimu - The Faculty. Lokhu kwaphawula ukuqala komsebenzi ophumelelayo ngaphandle komculo. Kusukela lapho, ulingise kwamanye amafilimu amaningi, okungukuthi, yonke into, Light It, In the Mix, Geppetto. Lo mculi unenkanyezi kumafilimu amaningi nochungechunge lwethelevishini, ithalente lakhe labonwa, futhi waqala ukukhuphukela udumo.
Izinzuzo zeciko lika-Usher
Ingqikithi yenani lika-Usher lalingu-$2015 wezigidi, ngokwezibalo zakamuva zango-140 ezivela emithonjeni efana neForbes neRich List. Lo mculi ungomunye wabaculi abacebe kakhulu emhlabeni ngenxa yobumnandi kanye nezamabhizinisi. Njengoba kushiwo ngenhla, ungumbhali wengoma, umculi, umlingisi nomdansi.
Uphinde abe ngumdidiyeli, umklami nosomabhizinisi, yingakho ehola imali eningi namuhla. Umsebenzi wakhe womculo waba umfutho wakhe wokuqala ingcebo. Wayenama-albhamu aphumelele kakhulu ekuqaleni komsebenzi wakhe njengomculi. Ngenxa yalokhu, wazuza udumo nengcebo futhi wangena ekulingiseni nasebhizinisini.
Ngokwedatha yakamuva ka-2016-2018, u-Usher uzuza ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-40 ngonyaka. Okuningi kwalokhu ukuzuza ngaphandle komsebenzi wakhe womculo, okungukuthi, njengomdidiyeli nosomabhizinisi. Ungomunye wabanikazi beqembu le-NBA, iCleveland Cavaliers. Futhi umnikazi welebula yokuqopha i-US Records, eyakhiwe ngo-2002. Le lebula ithokozele ukuduma okukhulu eminyakeni edlule, yamtholela izigidi.
Ilebula ikhiphe inqwaba yabaculi abaphumelele njengoJustin Bieber. Wenza izigidi zika-Usher minyaka yonke. UJustin usayine noRaymond Braun Media, okuyibhizinisi elihlanganyelwe phakathi kwemenenja kaBieber (Scooter Braun) kanye no-Usher. Umdwebi ubuye abe umklami. Njengamanje uhola ingxenye enkulu yomholo wakhe ngokubhala izingoma, ubunjiniyela, ukukhiqiza, imisebenzi yomculo kanye nebhizinisi. Iciko alidingi ukuthi licule ukuze liqhubeke nokwenza izigidi minyaka yonke.
Izindlu, izimoto, izithuthuthu
U-Usher uhlala esithabathabeni somuzi asithenga ngo-2007 eRoswell, eGeorgia. Leli khaya phambilini belinenani elilinganiselwa ku-$3 million. Lesi sithabathaba njengamanje sibiza imali engaphezu kwezigidi eziyishumi zamaRandi, okuyisilinganiso esivamile. Lesi sithabathaba sinamagumbi okulala angu-10, izindlu zokugezela ezingu-6, igumbi lokuphumula elikhulu nekhishi, indawo yokubhukuda ne-jacuzzi. Indlu ithatha amahektha angu-7.
U-Usher uyazithanda nezimoto nezithuthuthu. Unemoto iFerrari 458 ajwayele ukuyisebenzisela ukuzijabulisa. Unenqwaba yezimoto ezibizayo, iMaybach, Mercedes, Escalade egaraji lakhe. Umculi unezithuthuthu eziningi ezinkulu - I-Ducati 848 EVO kanye Brawler GTC.
Usher: impilo yomuntu siqu
Njengamanje u-Usher usehlukene kodwa unezingelosi ezimbili ezinhle. Yena nowayengunkosikazi wakhe uTameka Foster banezingane ezimbili, okungu-Asher Raymond V noNavid Eli Raymond. U-Asher unezingane ezimbili ngemuva kokuthi unkosikazi wakhe elahlekelwe yilungelo lokuhlala naye ecaleni lika-2012.
Yini embekele yona esikhathini esizayo?
Ikusasa lika-Usher liqhakazile, manje usengakwazi ukuzibeka kalula njengosomabhizinisi, umdidiyeli, umculi, umbhali wamaculo, umklami nomlingisi. Umdwebi uzoqhubeka nokuhola izigidi minyaka yonke enza into ayithandayo.
Akudingekile ukuba asebenze kanzima njengoba enza ngesikhathi eqala ukulondoloza indlela yakhe yokuphila. Udinga nje ukuphatha kahle amabhizinisi akhe ukuze aqinisekise iholo eliqinile.
Mayelana nokuphila komndeni, akucaci ukuthi isinyathelo sakhe esilandelayo sizoba yini - ukushada kabusha noma ukugxila ekukhuliseni izingane.
