![]() 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. 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. Usher grew up with his mother, then-step father, and half-brother, James Lackey, born in 1984. Usher spent the majority of his young life in Chattanooga: his father left the family when Usher was one year old. Usher was born in Chanttanooga, Tennessee the son of Jonetta Patton (née O'Neal) and Usher Raymond III.
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