Usher

Usher is my number four pick. I chose him as number four because I love the sound of his voice. I also find that I like and can relate to almost all of his songs. His songs are about real topics and situations that everyone can relate to. He just doesn't sing to female audiences he sings to everyone, everyone can say that they can relate to at least one of his songs and know what he is talking about.

After being spotted by a La Face record executive at a talent show in his hometown it took no time for Usher Raymond's career to take off. He auditioned for La Face co-founder L.A. Reid, who signed him to a recording contract. Raymond was introduced to the world simply as "Usher," and released his debut album of the same name in 1994, which featured co-executive producer Sean "P Diddy" Combs. The first single, "Think of You," gained Usher notoriety and reached gold status. After graduating from high school, Usher released his sophomore album "My Way" in 1997. The album's first single, "You Make Me Wanna," re-established Usher as one of R&B's hottest artists, it topped the R&B charts for 11 weeks, hit number two pop, and eventually went double platinum. Both of the follow-up singles, "Nice & Slow" and "My Way," also went platinum; the former stayed at number one on the R&B charts for eight weeks and became his first number one pop single. In the meantime, Usher launched an acting career, appearing in the 1998 horror spoof The Faculty and the 1999 urban high-school drama Light It Up. Usher returned with his third album "All About U" toward the end of 2000. His forth album, "8701" was released in 2001. In early 2004, Arista released the single "Yeah!" Produced by Lil Jon and featuring Ludacris, it became a club and radio favorite. By the time Usher 's Confessions dropped later that March, "Yeah!" had hit the top of the Billboard charts.