Happy birthday to Ne-Yo, born October 18, 1982.

Las Vegas native Ne-Yo (real name Shaffer Smith) has  carved a name for himself as one of the hot young hitmakers of this decade.  His star rose quickly as his composition "Let Me Love You" became a number one hit for Mario in 2004.  He was soon working on his own debut album, Let Me Love You, which amazingly debuted at #1 in 2006 on the strength of the hit single "So Sick." READ FULL BIOGRAPHY