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* SpellingSong: Spells out U-S-H-E-R R-A-Y-M-O-N-D in "Nice and Slow".
* StageNames: Subverted in that Usher is his real name too, so he just left out the Raymond IV part.

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* SpellingSong: {{Sampling}}: "A-Town Girl" samples and interpolates "[[Music/AnInnocentMan Uptown Girl]]" by Music/BillyJoel.
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Spells out U-S-H-E-R R-A-Y-M-O-N-D in "Nice and Slow".
** Spells out [[UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}} A-T-L-A-N-T-A]] in "A-Town Girl".
* StageNames: {{Stage Name|s}}: Subverted in that Usher is his real name too, so he just left out the Raymond IV part.
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To date, he has shipped 22.5 million albums in the US, and a combined 65 million records worldwide. He has attained nine Hot 100 number-one hits (all as a lead artist) and sixteen Hot 100 top-ten hits on the Billboard Music charts. In addition to his work as a recording artist, Usher has acted in several films, is part-owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team, owns several restaurants, has his own cologne, and has served as a contestant mentor on ''Series/AmericanIdol''. He was also a panelist on seasons 4 and 6 of ''Series/TheVoice'' and was the victorious coach of the latter season.

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To date, he has shipped 22.5 million albums in the US, and a combined 65 million records worldwide. He has attained nine Hot 100 number-one hits (all as a lead artist) and sixteen Hot 100 top-ten hits on the Billboard Music charts. In addition to his work as a recording artist, Usher has acted in several films, is part-owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team, owns several restaurants, has his own cologne, and has served as a contestant mentor on ''Series/AmericanIdol''. He was also a panelist on seasons 4 and 6 of ''Series/TheVoice'' and was the victorious coach of the latter season.
season. He was also the headliner of the UsefulNotes/SuperBowl LVIII halftime show in 2024.
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* ''Geppetto'' (2000)

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* ''Geppetto'' ''Film/{{Geppetto}}'' (2000)
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* ''Film/SoulFood: The Series'' (2003) - Cameron Marks, recurring role

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* ''Film/SoulFood: The Series'' ''Series/SoulFood'' (2003) - Cameron Marks, recurring role

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* ''Coming Home'' (2024)


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* ''Film/SoulFood: The Series'' (2003) - Cameron Marks, recurring role
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* IntercourseWithYou: "Love In This Club", "Nice and Slow", "Trading Places", and "Scream".

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* IntercourseWithYou: "Love In This Club", "Yeah", "Nice and Slow", "Trading Places", and "Scream".
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Usher Terry Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978), who performs under the [[FirstNameBasis mononym]] Usher, is an American R&B/Pop singer, dancer, and occasional actor. His overall discography consists of eight studio albums, one live album, eight compilations, one extended play, and 52 singles.

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Usher Terry Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978), who performs under the [[FirstNameBasis mononym]] Usher, is an American R&B/Pop singer, singer-songwriter, dancer, and occasional actor. His overall discography consists of eight studio albums, one live album, eight compilations, one extended play, and 52 singles.



* ''In The Mix'' (2005) as "Darrell"
* ''Film/{{Killers}}'' (2010) as "Kevin"

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* ''In The Mix'' (2005) as "Darrell"
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* ''Film/{{Killers}}'' (2010) as "Kevin"(2010)
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* DarkerAndEdgier: "Chains" music video and [[https://chains.tidal.com/ interactive website]] is easily the darkest song he has ever done.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: The "Chains" music video and [[https://chains.tidal.com/ interactive website]] is easily the darkest song he has ever done.
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* ''Film/{{Hustlers}}'' (2019) [cameo]

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+ Music/MichaelJackson, Music/{{Prince}}, Music/StevieWonder, Music/MarvinGaye, Music/AlGreen, Music/BoyzIIMen, Music/JanetJackson, Music/BobbyBrown, Music/DonnieHathaway, Music/LutherVandross]

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+ Music/MichaelJackson, Music/{{Prince}}, Music/StevieWonder, Music/MarvinGaye, Music/AlGreen, Music/BoyzIIMen, Music/JanetJackson, Music/BobbyBrown, Music/DonnieHathaway, Music/LutherVandross]
Music/DonnyHathaway, Music/LutherVandross, Music/JamesBrown, Music/{{Maxwell}}, Music/{{Jodeci}}, Music/KeithSweat]
[floatboxright: Influenced:
+ Music/ChrisBrown, Music/NeYo, Music/{{Miguel}}, Music/{{Drake}}, Music/JasonDerulo, Music/JustinBieber, Music/TreySongz, Music/{{ZAYN}}]
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[floatboxright: Influences:
+ Music/MichaelJackson, Music/{{Prince}}, Music/StevieWonder, Music/MarvinGaye, Music/AlGreen, Music/BoyzIIMen, Music/JanetJackson, Music/BobbyBrown, Music/DonnieHathaway, Music/LutherVandross]
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* ''“A”'' (2018)

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* ''“A”'' (2018)
(2018) (collaboration with producer Zaytoven)
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* ''Confessions '' (2004)

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* ''Confessions '' ''Music/{{Confessions|2004}}'' (2004)
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Usher Terry Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978 in Dallas, Texas), who performs under the [[FirstNameBasis mononym]] Usher, is an American R&B/Pop singer, dancer, and occasional actor. His overall discography consists of eight studio albums, one live album, eight compilations, one extended play, and 52 singles.

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Usher Terry Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978 in Dallas, Texas), 1978), who performs under the [[FirstNameBasis mononym]] Usher, is an American R&B/Pop singer, dancer, and occasional actor. His overall discography consists of eight studio albums, one live album, eight compilations, one extended play, and 52 singles.
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Usher Terry Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978), who performs under the [[FirstNameBasis mononym]] Usher, is an American R&B/Pop singer, dancer, and occasional actor. His overall discography consists of eight studio albums, one live album, eight compilations, one extended play, and 52 singles.

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Usher Terry Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978), 1978 in Dallas, Texas), who performs under the [[FirstNameBasis mononym]] Usher, is an American R&B/Pop singer, dancer, and occasional actor. His overall discography consists of eight studio albums, one live album, eight compilations, one extended play, and 52 singles.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles2'' (2018) [cameo]

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles2'' ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' (2018) [cameo]
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* DarkerAndEdgier: "Chains" music video and interactive website is easily the darkrst song he has ever done.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: "Chains" music video and [[https://chains.tidal.com/ interactive website website]] is easily the darkrst darkest song he has ever done.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: "Chains" music video and interactive website is easily the darkrst song he has ever done.
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* OnlyOneName: Has gone by Usher for his entire career. Occasionally, his last name is mentioned, but in rare instances.
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* WalkingShirtlessScene: During his earlier career, videos or TV appearances where he was wearing anything on his torso were few and far between.
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Usher Terry Raymond IV, born October 14, 1978, who performs under the [[FirstNameBasis mononym]] Usher, is an American R&B/Pop singer, dancer, and occasional actor. His overall discography consists of eight studio albums, one live album, eight compilations, one extended play, and 52 singles.

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Usher Terry Raymond IV, born IV (born October 14, 1978, 1978), who performs under the [[FirstNameBasis mononym]] Usher, is an American R&B/Pop singer, dancer, and occasional actor. His overall discography consists of eight studio albums, one live album, eight compilations, one extended play, and 52 singles.



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* ''“A”'' (2018)
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* GoshDangItToHeck: OMG. The G stands for "Gosh".

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* GoshDangItToHeck: OMG.“OMG”. The G stands for "Gosh".
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* SuperBowl: Made a surprise appearance at Super Bowl XLV to sing his song, ''OMG'' with the Music/BlackEyedPeas' musician will.i.am.

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