American singer and Songwriter known to the public most commonly by his first name. He has won Grammy and BET Awards.
He wanted to be a Dancer at the age of five, but by fourteen he was recording his own songs onto a four-track recorder.
He's cited Phil Collins as one of his biggest influences.
His parents exposed him to a wide variety of music at an early age, including R&B, funk, hip hop, jazz, and classic rock. He became engaged to model Nazanin Mandi in 2016, whom he began a relationship with in 2005.
He performed on Usher's albums Here I Stand and Raymond v. Raymond.
