NE-YO is an internationally acclaimed and recognised recording artist, live performer, producer, composer and actor who is hugely in demand. He is a Grammy winner, too, and who has had three number one albums as well as having sold more than 10 million albums across the globe. ON top of his fine solo work he has also collaborated with and written for many other chart toping pop stars fro Usher to Carrie Underwood to Beyonce to Jennifer Hudson to Rhianna and Beyonce. Albums like his 1015 released Non-Fiction was another success, hitting number 5 on the Billboard chart, making him the second male r&b artist to have an incredible six top 10 albums.
Nero’s big break came with platinum single ‘So Sick’, which was a marker laid down and augured hugely well for the rest of his career. Albums like Because of You, Libra Scale, year of the Gentleman and RED all followed and each one hit the charts and spawned many much-loved singles. These include ‘Money Can’t Buy’ with Jeezy and ‘She Knows’ with Juicy J. Neo is also popular on the big screen and has starred in films such as Red Tails, Stomp the Yard, Save the Last dance and Battle: LA. He has also set up his own non-profit organisation, The Compound Foundation, which aims to help children in foster-care learn life skills. Popular US TV series Empire also lists Neo as a writer and featured cast member, and it has proved one of the biggest shows of recent times. Je is also in the cast of The Wiz Live! and is featured on “We Love Disney”with NE-YO with his Oscar and Golden Globe Award-winning song ‘Friend Like Me.’