About
Three-time Grammy-winning R&B vocalist and hitmaker behind classics like "So Sick", "Miss Independent", "Closer", and "Time of Our Lives".
Before Fame
Born Shaffer Chimere Smith, he wrote Mario's 2004 smash hit "Let Me Love You" before Def Jam signed him as a solo recording artist.
Trivia
Producer Big D Evans coined the moniker "Ne-Yo" because he claimed Smith saw music the way Neo sees the Matrix.
Family Life
Raised in Las Vegas, Nevada by his mother in a household filled with musicians.
Associated With
Penned chart-topping anthems for Beyoncé ("Irreplaceable") and Rihanna ("Take a Bow").
Ne-Yo's Birthday Aura & Astrology
Zodiac Sign♎ Libra (Sep 23 – Oct 22)
Element & AuraAir • Velvet Harmony
BirthstoneOpal & Pink Tourmaline
