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Usher Terry Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978), who performs under the mononymous person|mononym Usher , is an American singer , songwriter , dancer , and actor . Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way (Usher album)|My Way , which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, " Nice & Slow ". The album has been certified 6-times platinum by the RIAA . His follow-up album, 8701 (album)|8701 , produced the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits " U Remind Me " and " U Got It Bad ". The album has been certified 4-times platinum by the RIAA .

Usher's 2004 album Confessions (Usher album)|Confessions sold over 10 million copies in the United States, and been RIAA certification|certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA . Confessions has the highest first week sales for an R& B artist in history. It spawned four consecutive Billboard number-one hits—" Yeah& #33; (Usher song)|Yeah! ", " Burn (Usher song)|Burn ", " Confessions Part II ", and " My Boo (Usher and Alicia Keys song)|My Boo ". Usher's 2008 album Here I Stand (Usher album)|Here I Stand sold over 5 million copies worldwide, and its lead single " Love In This Club " peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100.

On March 30, 2010, Usher released his sixth studio album Raymond v. Raymond , which became his third consecutive album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA , and spawned another Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit " OMG (song)|OMG ". The song became his ninth number one in the United States, making him the first 2010s artist to collect number one singles in three consecutive decades. He later released an extended play and deluxe edition of "Raymond v. Raymond", entitled Versus (Usher EP)|Versus , which debuted at number four on the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 chart. Its lead single " DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love " reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100.

The Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA ranks Usher as one of the best-selling artists in American music history, having sold over 23 million copies in the United States alone. To date, he has sold over 65 million records worldwide, making him one of the Best selling music artists of all time. Usher, has won numerous awards including seven Grammy Award s. At the end of 2009, Usher was named the number one Hot 100 artist of the 2000s decade. Billboard (magazine)|Billboard named him the second most successful artist of the 2000s decade, http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-decade-end/artists-of-the-decade? year=2009 with his 2004 album Confessions (Usher album)|Confessions being ranked as the top solo album of the 2000s decade. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-decade-end/billboard-200-albums? year=2009 Usher has attained nine Hot 100 number-one hits (all as a lead artist) and has attained seventeen Hot 100 top-ten hits. Aside from his musical career, Usher is regarded as a sex symbol.

Early life

Usher was born in Dallas , Texas ,According to the State of Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1926–1995 . Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/txbirths the son of Jonetta Patton (née O'Neal) and Usher Raymond III. Usher spent the majority of his young life in Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga : his father left the family when Usher was a year old. Usher grew up with his mother, then-stepfather, and half-brother, James Lackey, born in 1984. Directed by his mother, Usher joined the local church youth choir in Chattanooga, when he was nine years old; there, his grandmother discovered his ability to sing, although it was not until Usher joined a singing group that she considered he could sing professionally. In the belief that a bigger city would provide greater opportunities for showcasing his talent, Usher's family moved to Atlanta, Georgia , where there was a more conducive environment for beginning singers. While in Atlanta, Usher attended North Springs High School . Usher's father died of a heart attack on January 21, 2008.

Career

1987–96: Musical beginnings and Usher

At age 11, Usher joined an R& B local quintet called the NuBeginnings, which was organized by local music svengali, Darryl Wheeler. Usher recorded 10 songs with the group in 1991, and the ensuing album, Nubeginning Featuring Usher Raymond IV , was only made available regionally and by mail order . However, Patton took him out because, according to her, it was a "bad experience". The album was re-released nationally in April 2002 by Hip-O Records.

At age 13, Usher competed on Star Search , where he was spotted by an A& R representative from LaFace Records , who arranged an audition for Usher with L.A. Reid , the co-founder of LaFace; Reid signed Usher to a contract with the record company. Usher's mother left her job as a medical technician to manage his career, but later broke-up their relationship as manager-client in May 2007. Usher was introduced on " Call Me a Mack ", a song he recorded for the soundtrack album to the 1993 drama film|drama - romance film Poetic Justice (1993 film)|Poetic Justice .

On August 30, 1994, LaFace released Usher's Usher (album)|self-titled debut album . Sean Combs|Sean "P Diddy" Combs produced several of the tracks and co-executive produced the album. Usher peaked at number twenty-five on the Billboard Top R& B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was accompanied by three singles: " Can U Get Wit It ", " Think Of You (Usher)|Think Of You ", and " The Many Ways (Usher)|The Many Ways ". The album has sold over 500,000 copies, to date.

After graduating from high school, Usher continued to develop his skills as a stage performer and laid the groundwork for his second album. He also appeared on their version of "Let's Straighten It Out", a 1995 duet with fellow Atlanta teen recording artist Monica (singer)|Monica ; and on "Dreamin'", from LaFace's 1996 Olympic Games benefit album Rhythm of the Games . He was also featured on "I Swear I'm In Love" off the 1996 Kazaam (soundtrack)|Kazaam soundtrack.

1997–2003: My Way and 8701

Usher developed a friendship with American record producer, Jermaine Dupri , with whom he co-wrote and produced several tracks for his second album, My Way (Usher album)|My Way , released on September 16, 1997. The album's lead single, " You Make Me Wanna ", reached number one in the United Kingdom, becoming Usher's first record to be top single; the record led to his popularity reaching in the country. It also became Usher's first RIAA certification|gold- and platinum-certified single in the United States. The album's second single, " Nice & Slow ", peaked in January 1998 at number one on the Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 , giving Usher his first US number-one single. Later in February of the same year, the single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ; My Way has been certified six-time platinum in the United States.

"You Make Me Wanna" won the Best Male R& B/Soul Single at the 1999 Soul Train Music Awards . In the closing months of 1997, Usher embarked on a series of tour engagements including a spot on Puffy's No Way Out tour, dates with Mary J. Blige , and the opening spot on Janet Jackson|Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope Tour . Usher's first concert album, Live (Usher album)|Live , was released in 1999, which featured appearances by Lil' Kim , Jagged Edge (band)|Jagged Edge , Trey Lorenz , Shanice , Twista and Manuel Seal ; the album has been certified gold in the United States.

Usher made his acting debut on the UPN television series Moesha , which resulted in a recurring role on the series and subsequently his first film role in 1998's The Faculty . Usher's extracurricular activities outside of the recording industry gathered momentum over the following year as he was cast in the soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful . He completed two more films, '' She's All That , and his first starring role in Light It Up (film)|Light It Up ''. He also appeared in the The Walt Disney Company|Disney TV movie "Geppetto".

Usher's third studio album, originally titled All About U , was slated to be released in early 2001. The first single, " Pop Ya Collar ", was released in late 2000 and became a number two hit in the UK but underperformed in the United States. The album was subsequently pushed back and retooled after select tracks were later leaked to the radio and Internet. After having revised and renamed to 8701 , the album was released August 7, 2001 (8.7.01). The first two singles " U Remind Me " and " U Got It Bad " each topped the Billboard Hot& nbsp;100 for four and six weeks, respectively. 8701 has been certified four-time platinum in the United States.

Usher appeared in the 2001 film Texas Rangers (film)|Texas Rangers . In February 2002, Usher won a Grammy for 'Best Male R& B Vocal Performance' for "U Remind Me". The next year, he won the same award for "U Don't Have to Call", making Usher the only artist aside from Luther Vandross and Stevie Wonder to win this award consecutively. In summer 2002, Usher contributed vocals to P. Diddy's "I Need a Girl, Part I". The year closed out with a trio of TV series appearances, all in November, on The Twilight Zone , 7th Heaven , Moesha , and American Dreams , the latter in which Usher portrayed Marvin Gaye .

2004–09: Confessions and Here I Stand

Usher's fourth studio album, Confessions (Usher album)|Confessions , was released on March 23, 2004—just as its first single, " Yeah& #33; (Usher song)|Yeah! ", was in its sixth week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 and fifth week on top of the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Singles Chart. The album's nearly 1.1& nbsp;million unit debut sales was the highest first-week numbers ever scanned by a male R& B artist and the seventh best of the Nielsen SoundScan history. To date, the album has accumulated sales of over 20 million copies worldwide, over 10& nbsp;million of which were sold in the United States, earning the album a Diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America .

The album's second and third singles, " Burn (Usher song)|Burn " and " Confessions Part II ", also topped the Billboard Hot& nbsp;100, the former for eight weeks. Usher became the first artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay with four consecutive number-one singles, In September 2004, "My Boo", a duet with American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys , also peaked at number one at the Billboard Hot& nbsp;100, becoming the album's fourth number-one single. In December, the album's final single " Caught Up (Usher song)|Caught Up " peaked at number eight on the Hot 100.

Confessions earned Usher numerous awards, including four American Music Awards , two MTV Europe Music Awards , two 2004 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards , and three World Music Awards. At the 47th annual Grammy Awards ceremony in 2005, Usher won three awards, including: R& B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals for "My Boo", which he shared with Keys; Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Yeah!"; and Contemporary R& B Album for Confessions . At the 2004 Billboard Music Awards| Billboard Music Awards , Usher was recognized Artist of the Year, in addition to receiving 10 other accolades.

In spring of 2005, Usher scored a number three Hot& nbsp; 100 hit as a featured vocalist on Lil Jon|Lil' Jon's " Lovers & Friends ". In 2007, Usher also collaborated with R. Kelly on the track " Same Girl ", for Kelly's album, Double Up (R. Kelly album)|Double Up . He was also featured in a remix version of Omarion 's " Ice Box (song)|Ice Box ". Usher also appeared on the track "Shake Down" on American singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige 's 2007 album Growing Pains . In November 2005, Usher starred as a disc jockey named Darrell in the Lions Gate Entertainment|Lions Gate film, In the Mix (film)|In the Mix . On August 22, 2006, Usher took over the role of Billy Flynn in the long-running Broadway musical Chicago (musical)|Chicago .

Here I Stand (Usher album)|Here I Stand was released on May 26 in the United Kingdom and May 27, 2008 in the United States. The album debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 Chart with first-week sales of over 433,000 copies. It has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA . To date Here I Stand has now sold over 1.5& nbsp;million copies in the United States, been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA , and has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. But from the success it was a bad commercial success and received positive reviews from most music critics. Who praised the maturity in the album's lyrics. To promote Usher's fifth studio album, the single " Love In This Club " was sent to radio in February 2008 and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 . It went on to spend three consecutive weeks at the top—becoming Usher's eighth number-one single and the fastest-rising song of his career. It also reached No.1 on the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The single was another huge international success for Usher. It reached No.1 on the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Singles Chart , No.3 on the Irish Singles Chart , No.3 on the Eurochart Hot 100 , No.4 on the UK Singles Chart , No.5 on the Japan Hot 100 , No.5 on the German Singles Chart , No.5 on the Ultratop 50|Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders), No.6 on the Canadian Hot 100 , No.8 on the Sverigetopplistan|Swedish Singles Chart , No.8 on the ARIA Charts|Australian Singles Chart , No.9 on the French Singles Chart , No.9 on the Swiss Singles Chart , No.10 on the Norwegian Singles Chart , No.12 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40|Austrian Singles Chart , No.13 on the Ultratop 40|Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia), and No.18 on the YLE|Finnish Singles Chart . The follow-up single " Love in This Club, Part II ", which features American singer Beyoncé Knowles and rapper, Lil Wayne , peaked at No.18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No.7 on the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Its third single " Moving Mountains (song)|Moving Mountains " peaked at No.18 on the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and reached No.6 on the New Zealand Singles Chart . The albums fourth single Trading Places (song)|Trading Places " peaked at No.4 on the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In September 2008, Usher announced he would embark on the 15-date tour One Night Stand , in which the audience is only females. On January 18, 2009, Usher performed with Stevie Wonder and Shakira at the We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial . He also sang " Gone Too Soon " at the Michael Jackson memorial service|memorial of Michael Jackson on July 7, 2009.

2010–present: Raymond v. Raymond and Versus

Raymond v. Raymond , was released on March 26, 2010 in Germany, on March 30, 2010 in the US, and was released April 26, 2010 in the UK. The album was expected to follow in Usher's Confessions (Usher album)|Confessions album's footsteps. Raymond v. Raymond was released only months after Usher's divorce from Tameka Foster. " Papers (song)|Papers " was released as the first single for the album in October 2009 on iTunes . It topped the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for two consecutive weeks, becoming his tenth number one single on that chart. It also peaked at number 31 on the Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. The song itself appears to be loosely based on his failed relationship with his ex wife Tameka. Critics praised the song for its emotion. " Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home) ", was released as the second single on December 8, 2009. The single peaked at number 24 http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100? begin=21& order=position on the Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 2 on the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song was released as the second international single in July 2010. " Lil Freak " was announced as the album's official second single in the United States. Usher and Nicki Minaj shot the music video for the song on March 9, 2010 in Los Angeles with director TAJ Stansberry|TAJ . It reached number 8 on the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs chart http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs? tag=chdrawer and number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. It became Usher's fourth Top 40 hit single from Raymond v. Raymond , when including the buzz single "Papers".

" OMG (song)|OMG ", which features will.i.am , is the third official US single and the first international single. The song received mixed reviews, complimenting the song's dance and club vibe but criticizing the Auto-Tune effect. It reached number-one in Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States. The song became his ninth number one in the United States, making him the first 2010s artist to collect number one singles in three consecutive decades, and only the fourth artist of all-time to achieve the feat. Usher also became the third artist to have at least one number one song from five consecutive studio albums. The song's choreography and dance-heavy accompanying music video has been compared to that of " Yeah& #33; (Usher song)|Yeah! ". *" There Goes My Baby (Usher song)|There Goes My Baby " was released to airplay as the album's fourth single in the United States on June 15, 2010. The song reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 , and number-one on the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming Usher's eleventh number-one hit on that chart. All of the albums singles received incredible air play. On April 7, 2010 Raymond v. Raymond debuted at number No.1 on the on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming his third consecutive No.1 album and selling an impressive 329,107 copies in its first week of release, making him the first male artist since Eminem to have three consecutive albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. After one month of release the album was certified Gold by the RIAA . On June 17, 2010 the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA . retrieved: June 25, 2010

Raymond v. Raymond also dominated the International Charts. Debuting inside the top 10 in Canada, the United Kingdom, Holland, Australia, Germany, Spain, and Italy. Due to the huge international success of Ushers newest single " OMG (Usher song)|OMG " and the good first week sales for Raymond v. Raymond Usher is considered to have repaired his mainstream image and to have made a good comeback. The album reached number-two in Australia and the album has been certified gold by the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). The album debuted at number four in Canada retrieved: April 12, 2010. and has been certified Gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA). Raymond v. Raymond debuted at number-two in the United Kingdom.

Usher announced on July 8, 2010,name="independent.co.uk"> a follow-up extended play to his sixth studio album Raymond v. Raymond called Versus (Usher EP)|Versus , and a deluxe edition of Raymond v. Raymond , both to be released on August 24, 2010. Usher described Versus as "the last chapter of Raymond v. Raymond ", and that it would explore the subjects of being newly single and a father. The album included 9 tracks, including 7 new tracks, Raymond v. Raymond single " There Goes My Baby (Usher song)|There Goes My Baby ", and Justin Bieber single " Somebody to Love (Justin Bieber song)|Somebody to Love (Remix) ". The tracks would be included on a deluxe edition of Raymond v. Raymond . The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart and is preceded by the singles "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" featuring Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull , for mainstream audiences, and "Hot Tottie" featuring Jay-Z , for urban circuits.

The first single off the album, " DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love ", was released to iTunes on July 13, 2010 and sent to radio on July 20, 2010. Due to strong digital sales the song debuted at number nineteen on the Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 . The song became the fourth highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 of his career, behind 1997's "Nice & Slow" at number nine, 1998's "My Way" at eight, and 2010's " OMG (song)|OMG " at number fourteen. Since its release, it has gained international success, peaking in the top 5 in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. It reached the top 10 in Canada, and Europe. It reached number-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in its third week of release, and became the first time Usher has had two top-ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time since his album Confessions (Usher album)|Confessions . http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100? tag=chscr1 It also became Ushers sixteenth Billboard Hot 100 top-ten hit of his career. The second single, Hot Tottie has reached number thirteen on the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number twenty-five on the Billboard Hot 100.

Usher appeared at the 2010 MTV VMAs on September 12, 2010. He then performed at the 2010 American Music Awards on November 21, 2010 and also won the awards for Male Soul/R& B artist and Favorite Soul/R& B album for his album, Raymond v. Raymond . According to Rap-Up.com, Usher has started working on his next studio album, and that he is again teaming up with long-time collaborator Rico Love . During an interview with stylelist , Usher explained that he is working on a new genre of music depicted as 'revolutionary pop', to which several different genres are combined to create a new sound, this new music is to be included on his upcoming album.

Usher also made a surprise appearance at Super Bowl XLV to sing his song, " OMG (song)|OMG " with The Black Eyed Peas ' musician will.i.am . He appeared on a rope from above, in a similar style to the Black Eyed Peas.

Other ventures

Aside from recording, Usher is involved in other businesses, including several restaurants. He has acted in feature films, debuting in 1998's The Faculty . He was among the stars in Light It Up (film)|Light It Up and In the Mix (film)|In the Mix . Usher founded his record label US Records, a vanity label , in 2002. The label is a subsidiary of Clive Davis 's J Records , which is distributed by Sony BMG . The first album released by US was the soundtrack to In the Mix in late 2005, which was used to introduce the label's acts, such as rapper Rico Love , Canadian teen R& B artist Justin Bieber , R& B vocal group One Chance , and singer Rayan (singer)|Rayan . Usher served as songwriter-producer in the project.

Usher is a part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers professional basketball team. He is part of a group which bought the team with a reported total purchase price of $375& nbsp;million. He became the third pop artist to own a large stake in an NBA team. The Raymond Braun Media Group, which Justin Bieber is signed up to, is a joint venture between Usher and Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun . Usher served as the contestant mentor for the Top 10 Week of Season 9 of the television show American Idol . He appeared on the ITV1 show '' Britain's Got Talent on June 5, 2010.

On October 7, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding Jive Records along with Arista Records and J Records . With the shutdown, Usher (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) will release his future material on the RCA Records brand.

Personal life

In 2001, Usher began dating former TLC (band)|TLC member Rozonda Thomas|Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas , who had a child with producer Dallas Austin . Their relationship lasted for two years: they broke up in December 2003, followed by a media frenzy surrounding the personal nature of Usher's fourth album, Confessions (Usher album)|Confessions . His fans inferred the reason he and Thomas split is due to infidelity on his part, giving allusions to the lyrics of the songs. In an interview on The Bert Show on the Atlanta radio channel WWWQ|Q100 in February 2004, Thomas claimed that Usher cheated on her: "Usher did the ultimate no-no to me....I will never be with him again, and that is that". Usher defended: "...it just didn't work out. But cheating is not what caused the relationship to collide and crash. That ain't what broke it up". Following their break-up, Usher briefly dated English supermodel Naomi Campbell in September 2004.

In January 2007, he proposed to his girlfriend Tameka Foster , a stylist. She has a son from when she was a teenager, as well as two sons with Atlanta clothier Ryan Glover. In February 2007, Usher announced their engagement. After the sudden cancellation of a planned July wedding due to medical concerns, the two were wed on August 3, 2007 in a private ceremony. Their son Usher Raymond V was born on November 26 of the same year. On December 10, 2008, Tameka gave birth to their second child, Naviyd Ely Raymond.

In February 2009, in São Paulo , Brazil, Tameka Foster suffered a cardiac arrest prior to having cosmetic surgery (reportedly liposuction ) which was not performed. She was induced coma|induced into a coma to aid her recovery and was transferred to a larger hospital. Usher canceled his performance at the Recording Academy and Clive Davis's pre-Grammy Gala. Davis told party-goers the singer had to bow out due to a "serious injury in the family".Chi, Paul. , People , February 8, 2009. After a week of recovery, Tameka Raymond's surgeon issued a statement saying that she "is doing very well". In June 2009, Usher filed for divorce from Foster after claiming they lived separately for nearly a year.Lehner, Maria (June 13, 2009). . People . Retrieved June 16, 2009.

Philanthropy

Usher founded New Look, a non-profit charity organization which aims to "provide young people with a new look on life through education and real-world experience". Its flagship project, camp New Look, ran from July 11 to July 23, 2005 in Clark Atlanta University . In 2006, the charity started an initiative called Our Block, for which it helped rebuild and revitalize city blocks in New Orleans. The project went on one street at a time, and the funding was helped through part of the proceeds of Usher's team-up with Armani Exchange#Armani Exchange|Armani Exchange in creating "Love 4 Life" dog tags, which were made available at the company's stores and Web site.

In 1999, Usher participated in "Challenge for the Children", a benefit basketball game hosted by American boy band 'N Sync . The event, which was held on the campus of Georgia State University , had raised an estimated $50,000 for several local charities. In 2005, Usher is one among the artists who signed on for a Hurricane Katrina relief concert. He has also performed a public service announcement to promote Do Something 's campaign for civic engagement.

Discography

Usher (album)|Usher (1994)

My Way (Usher album)|My Way (1997)

8701 (2001)

Confessions (Usher album)|Confessions (2004)

Here I Stand (Usher album)|Here I Stand (2008)

Raymond v. Raymond (2010)

Filmography

Moesha as Jeremy (1997–1998)

The Bold And The Beautiful as Raymond (1998)

The Faculty (1998)

'' She's All That (1999)

Light It Up (film)|Light It Up (1999)

Geppetto (TV musical)|Geppetto (2000)

Texas Rangers (film)|Texas Rangers (2001)

All That (2002)

In the Mix (film)|In the Mix (2005) as Darrell

Killers (2010 film)|Killers (2010) as Kevin

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) as Himself

For a more complete list see Usher filmography

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