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Shaffer Chimere Smith Biography

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Even though there are many Famous Arkansans, I choose a person that was one of the most successful songwriters and artists of the 2000s. He released three albums, all which went platinum in the United States. He sings R&B. He can sing really good. His name is Shaffer Chimere Smith (“Ne-Yo”). He was born October 18. 1982, in Camden, Arkansas. His parents are Lorraine and Shaffer Smith. Shaffer was an only child. He wrote his first song at age five. His parents split apart, and he relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, with his mother. He went to Rancho High School in North Las Vegas, Nevada. He entered the scene as one part of an R&B group called Envy but the band parted in 2000 (Mihalka). Shaffer recorded a full-length album for Columbia Records under the performing name of Shaffer, but it was never released. The nickname Ne-Yo was given to him by producer Deon Evans. He felt that Smith saw music the same way that the character Neo saw the intricacies …show more content…

He is married to Crystal Renay. He has three kids. Two with his ex-fiancee, Monyetta Shaw. They are Mason Evan, his four-year-old son, and Madilyn Grace, his five-year-old daughter. He is an R&B singer. He is married to Crystal Renay and has a son named Shaffer Chimere Smith Jr., he is just a few months old. He won the Soul Train Music Award for Best New Artist 2007, BET Award for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist in 2007 and again in 2009, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album in 2008, Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Soul Train Music Award for Best Collaboration both in 2009, and Billboard Music Award for Top Radio Song in 2012. Shaffer was also in a few movies. (Mihalka). Shaffer is still alive today. He takes care of his children and his wife. He sings with a lot of singers from this age in time. Shaffer Chimere Smith is an R&B singer from the 2000’s, he has three kids, one wife, and went platinum in the United

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