# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/usher
# Generated: 2026-08-12T20:53:13.141Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/usher"
name: "Usher"
slug: "usher"
description: "Usher Raymond IV is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. An influential figure in contemporary R&B and pop music, he was ranked among the greatest singers of all time by Rolling Stone and the greatest pop stars of the 21st century by Billboard. Usher released his self-titled debut album in 1994, at 15. He rose to fame with the release of his second album, My Way (1997), which spawned his first US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single \"Nice & Slow\"."
tagline: "American R&B singer (born 1978)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Usher_Milan_2026.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1978-10-14"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           79.42
  momentum:             0
  historical:           27.903156
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     100
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  250
  category: 250
totalFollowers: 9010000
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/Usher"
    handle:    "Usher"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/usher/"
    handle:    "usher"
  - platform:  "TIKTOK"
    url:       "https://www.tiktok.com/@usher"
    handle:    "usher"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/usher"
    handle:    "usher"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0713378/"
    handle:    "nm0713378"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/23zg3TcAtWQy7J6upgbUnj"
    handle:    "23zg3TcAtWQy7J6upgbUnj"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://www.usherworld.com/"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaNrhBiXsXIM2epDl_kEzgQ"
    handle:    "@usher"
    followers: 9010000
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/97139"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher_(musikant)"
    title: "Usher (musikant)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8A%A7%E1%88%B8%E1%88%AD"
    title: "ኧሸር"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%B4%D8%B1"
    title: "أشر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1"
    title: "اشر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher"
    title: "Usher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%B4%D8%B1"
    title: "آشر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%9Fer"
    title: "Aşer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%88%D1%8D%D1%80_(%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BA)"
    title: "Ашэр (спявак)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AA%D1%88%D1%8A%D1%80"
    title: "Ъшър"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher_(kaner)"
    title: "Usher (kaner)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher"
    title: "Usher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher_(mag-aawit)"
    title: "Usher (mag-aawit)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher"
    title: "Usher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher"
    title: "Usher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher"
    title: "Usher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher"
    title: "Usher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://dty.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0(%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95)"
    title: "अस्सर(गायक)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher"
    title: "Usher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher_(musician)"
    title: "Usher (musician)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher_Raymond"
    title: "Usher Raymond"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher"
    title: "Usher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher"
    title: "Usher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%B4%D8%B1"
    title: "آشر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher"
    title: "Usher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher"
    title: "Usher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Usher_(musician)"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://sr.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%88%D0%B5%D1%80"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3414d446-735a-443c-931f-10634f57e5b9"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165911"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump