Ne-Yo Biography

Fast Facts

• Received the 2014 ASCAP Golden Note Award for his accomplishments in songwriting
• Founded the Smith Family Foundation to help support youth in foster care
• Nominated for two Black Reel Awards for best song for the films "I Can Do Bad All by Myself" and "The Princess and the Frog" in 2010
• Started out in the music industry as a member of the R&B group Envy under the stage name GoGo
• Quote: "What I've learned ․․․ is that love is not something that can be defined with a single definition ․․․ but once you get to a place where you understand what it is to love yourself, then it makes loving another person that much easier․"
• Has worked in the artists and repertoire department at Universal Motown Records and recorded his own music on his label Compound University
• Got the nickname Ne-Yo after "The Matrix" character Neo
• His hit song "Let Me Love You" was based on a friend of his who was in a bad relationship
• His 2012 album "R․E․D․" is an acronym for "Realizing Every Dream," a reference to his desire to continue achieving all of his goals