Entertainment : 5 things you didn't know about Ne-Yo

1. His real name is Shaffer Chimere Smith.
2. He was in an R&B boy band called Envy back in high school in Las Vegas.
3. Ne-Yo was arrested for reckless driving in 2008.
4. His big break came when he co-penned forgotten R&B upstart Mario's 2004 hit, "Let Me Love You" (off Turning Point) with producer Scott Storch.
5. He performed at a fund raiser for Obama in 2007.