What is Ne-Yo?
{{Infobox person |name = Ne-Yo | image = P20230704CS-0962 (53235069464) (cropped).jpg | caption = Ne-Yo in 2023 |birth_name = Shaffer Chimere Smith |alias = Ne-Yo |birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=y|1979|10|18}} |birth_place = [[Camden, Arkansas]], United States | occupation = {{flatlist| * Singer * songwriter * record producer * dancer * actor * television judge }} |years_active = 1998–present |children = 5 |partner = Monyetta Shaw (2009–13)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2016/04/07/ne-yo-made-me-get-my-tubes-tied-then-got-another-woman-pregnant/|title=I had my tubes tied for Ne-Yo, then he got another woman pregnant|first=Tashara|last=Jones|date=7 April 2016|publisher=}}</ref> |spouse = {{marriage|Crystal Renay|February 20, 2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/news/celebrities/2016/04/07/ne-yo-ex-new-baby1.html?cid=facebook|title=Ne-Yo's Ex Got Her Tubes Tied for Him and Gives a Warning to His New Wife|website=BET.com}}</ref> |net_worth = [[United States dollar|$]]16 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bornrich.com/ne-yo-2.html|title=Ne-Yo|date=4 March 2014|website=Bornrich|access-date=19 February 2017|archive-date=16 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216231426/http://www.bornrich.com/ne-yo-2.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |misc = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes |background = solo_singer |origin = [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], United States |genre = {{flatlist| * [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] * [[pop music|pop]] * [[hip hop soul]] * [[soul music|soul]] * [[dance music|dance]] }} |instrument = Vocals |label = {{flatlist| * Compound * [[Motown Records|Motown]] * [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]] }} |website = {{url|yearofthegentleman.com}} }} }} '''Shaffer Chimere Smith''' (born on October 18, 1979 in [[Camden, Arkansas]]), better known as '''Ne-Yo''', is a [[Grammy Award]]-winning [[Americans|American]] singer who sings [[R&B]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.c