What to know about Usher and his kids ahead of the Super Bowl
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With Usher just three days away from headlining the Super Bowl halftime show, the spotlight is stronger than ever on the R&B legend and his family.
Usher, 45, is a father of four and most recently featured his daughter Sovereign near the end of the music video for his new single “Ruin” with the singer-songwriter and producer Pheelz.
Jennifer Goicoechea and Usher attend the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Get to know the “Coming Home” singer and his family ahead of his big performance Sunday.
Usher Raymond (C)and his sons Usher “Cinco” Raymond V (L) and Naviyd Raymond (R) attend the Healthy Thanksgiving meals giveaway event hosted / sponsored by HUNGRY, Sunfare and Usher Raymond at Mary Hall Freedom Village on Nov. 23, 2022 in Sandy Springs, Ga.
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Usher “Cinco” Raymond V
Usher shares his eldest child Usher Raymond V, also known as Cinco, with ex-wife Tameka Foster, to whom he was married from 2007 to 2009.
Usher V is now 16, and last November, his proud father dedicated his live performance in Las Vegas to his firstborn son.
“Happy super sixteen to my firstborn @cincoye we celebrating U in ATL & Vegas,” the singer wrote alongside an Instagram video post marking the teen’s milestone birthday.
Naviyd Ely Raymond
Naviyd, Usher’s second child with Foster, is now 15.
When Naviyd turned 13, Usher shared a tribute to him in an Instagram post and called him his creative partner.
“NAVIYD!!! Turnin the Big 13!!! My Silent Partner, Creative Director, Always Full of Ideas… You’re ‘The Good News’ Wishing you the Happiest Birthday son!! Love DAD You are my favorite 13 year old,” he wrote at the time.
Sovereign Nancy Bo Raymond
Sovereign is Usher’s third child, and the first for him and his partner, girlfriend Jennifer Goicoechea.
The couple welcomed their daughter amid the coronavirus pandemic. Usher announced Sovereign’s arrival in a celebratory Instagram photo post on Sept. 30, 2020.
“We are feeling blessed and full of love with the arrival of our beautiful baby girl, Sovereign Bo Raymond. ‘Isn’t She lovely’ by Stevie Wonder on repeat ❤️ ❤️ ❤️,” he wrote at the time.
Usher posted this photo on Instagram on March 29, 2023.
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Sire Castrello Raymond
Usher announced the birth of his youngest child, a son named Sire Castrello, in an October 2021 Instagram post.
“Hi my name is Sire Castrello Raymond … I am the newest addition to the Raymond crew,” the “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)” singer wrote in the accompanying caption. “I was born Sept 29 2021 at 6:42pm weighing 7lbs 13oz. Hear me roar … A.K.A Ra Ra .👶🏽 ♎️Gang #demraymondboys.”