Usher Biography Usher Raymond IV was born on October 14, 1978, who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American recording artist and actor. He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second record album My Way, which spawned his 1st Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, "Nice and Slow". His followup album 8701in 2001 made the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits "U Remind Me" and "U... more.