While in the Las Vegas Academy, Smith adopted the stage name "GoGo" and joined an R&B group called Envy, who appeared during amateur night on Showtime at the Apollo and on the MTV's The Cut (hosted by Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of TLC). In hopes of better opportunity, his mother relocated the family to Las Vegas, Nevada. As a young child, he was raised by his mother after she separated from his father. His mother is of African American and Chinese descent, and his father is African American. The single's successful release in the United States prompted an informal meeting between Ne-Yo and Def Jam's label head, and the signing of a recording contract. Beginning his career as a songwriter, Ne-Yo penned the hit "Let Me Love You" for singer Mario. Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1982), known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor.
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