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10 Things you don’t know about Neyo

- His full name is Shaffer Chimere Smith
- He began his career as a songwriter
- Neyo has written songs for Mary J. Blige, JB, Beyoncé Knowles, Monica, Alexandra Burke, Cheryl and Willow Smith
- Ne-Yo wrote Mario’s “Let Me Love You
- In 2009 he was ranked Billboard ‘s 57th Artist of the 2000s decade
- His mother is of African American and Chinese descent
- Both of his parents were musicians.
- His first stage name was “GoGo”
- He is a 3 time Grammy Winner
- In 2005, Jessica White, Ne-Yo’s girlfriend at the time gave birth to a boy, naming him Chimere after Ne-Yo’s middle name. Though Ne-Yo believed he was the father, he later discovered the child was not his.