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Trey Songz
Birth name	Tremaine Aldon Neverson
Also known as	Prince of Virginia
Born	November 28, 1984 (1984-11-28) (age 25) Petersburg, Virginia, United States
Genres	R&B, hip hop
Occupations	Singer–songwriter, record producer, actor
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards, sampler
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Atlantic, Songbook
Website	www.treysongz.com

Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984), better known by his stage name Trey Songz, is an American recording artist, producer and actor. He has released three studio albums: I Gotta Make It, Trey Day and Ready.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Music career 2.1 2005–2006: I Gotta Make It 2.2 2007–2008: Trey Day 2.3 2009–present: Ready 3 Discography 4 Filmography 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links

Early life

Songz was born Tremaine Aldon Neverson on November 28, 1984, in Petersburg, Virginia.¹ Raised a military brat, he recognized his vocal abilities at the age of 14.² Reluctant to sing, he began performing with encouragement by friends and family. Record producer Troy Taylor discovered Songz during a talent show, which led him to a record contract with Atlantic Records.² After graduating from high school, Songz moved to New Jersey to begin his music career.¹

Music career

2005–2006: I Gotta Make It

While recording his debut album, Songz released mixtapes under the alias Prince of Virginia.¹ He made an "answer track" to R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet", entitled "Open the Closet".³ His debut album, I Gotta Make It was released in July 2005 by Atlantic Records.⁴⁴ It debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200, domestically selling over 10,000 copies in its first week of sales.^{citation needed} Songz's debut album yielded the singles Gotta Make It, debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 87, and on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts at number 21, becoming his first Top 40 R&B hit. Another single, Gotta Go, peaked at number 67 on the Hot 100 and on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, at number 11.^{citation needed}

2007–2008: Trey Day

Songz released his second studio album, Trey Day, in October 2007. The album again had only featured guest appearances by Bun B, who appeared on the opening track, and Jim Jones. Production on Songz's second album had included, Bryan-Michael Cox, R. Kelly, James Harris, Terry Lewis, Andrew Harr, Bernard Freeman, Floyd Hills, alongside Tamir "Nokio" Ruffin, Justin Haro, and M.S. Eriksen. The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200,⁵ selling more units than his previous album, I Gotta Make It.^{citation needed} The lead single, "Wonder Woman", peaked at number 54 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

The second single, "Can't Help but Wait", peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart; it became Songz's highest charting debut on the Hot 100, and his first-charting R&B single on the R&B charts.^{citation needed} "Can't Help But Wait" charted at number 74 on the Billboard Pop 100 in February 2008. The third single off of "Trey Day", "Last Time", peaked on number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. In 2008, Songz was nominated for a BET Award for Best Male R&B Artist.⁶

2009–present: Ready

In 2009, "Can't Help but Wait" earned Songz a nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 2009 Grammy Awards ceremony.⁷ He announced the upcoming release of his third album, Ready, was released in September 2009. Prior to the release of Ready, Songz released a mixtape titled Anticipation in June 2009 through his blog.⁸ This mixtape is the second mixtape released by Trey Songz in 2009, with the first being titled Genesis. Genesis was a collection of Trey Songz first recordings when he was fifteen years old and was released to show his fans the dedication that he had to making a record when he was young.⁹ Ready is preceded by the first single, "I Need a Girl". The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, selling 131,000 copies in its first week.¹⁰

The lead single from Ready, the Johnta Austin-penned, "I Need a Girl" which was a hit on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaking at number five, and so far peaked at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, "Successful", featuring Canadian entertainer Drake, has peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, and has given Songz his second top 20 hit. The album is in talks for the 52nd Grammy Awards, for Best Contemporary R&B Album, as well as other nominations. It is indeed nominated for Contemporary R&B Album.

Discography

• I Gotta Make It (2005)
• Trey Day (2007)
• Ready (2009)

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Queen of Media	DJ I.V.	film
2009	Lincoln Heights	Trey Songz	Episode: "Relative Unknown"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result
2008	BET Award for Best Male R&B Artist6	Nominated
	Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Can't Help but Wait"7	Nominated
	Ozone Award for Best R&B Artist11	Nominated
2009	Soul Train Awards for Best Collaboration "Successful"	Nominated
2010	Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album for "Ready"	Nominated

References

External links

• Official website
• Trey Songz at the Internet Movie Database

v • d • e Trey Songz Studio albums I Gotta Make It  · Trey Day  · Ready Singles "Gotta Make It"  · "Gotta Go"  · "Wonder Woman"  · "Can't Help but Wait"  · "Last Time"  · "I Need a Girl"  · "Successful"  · "LOL :-)"  · "I Invented Sex"  · "Say Aah" Featured singles "Girl Tonite"  · "1st Time"  · "Cuddy Buddy"  · "Ride" Related articles Discography

Persondata
NAME	Songz, Trey
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Neverson, Tremaine Aldon
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Singer–songwriter, record producer, actor
DATE OF BIRTH	November 28, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH	Petersburg, Virginia, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH