Age 17,singer-songwriter and actor, oh! man this is huge for a boy.
Justin Drew Bieber[7] (pronounced
/ˈbiːbər/ BEE-bər, born March 1, 1994)
[1] is a
Canadian pop/
R&B singer-songwriter and actor.
[2][3][4] Bieber was discovered in 2008 by
Scooter Braun,
[8] who happened to come across Bieber's videos on
YouTube and later became his manager. Braun arranged for him to meet with
Usher in
Atlanta, Georgia, and Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher,
[9] and then to a recording contract with
Island Records offered by
L.A. Reid.
[5][10] His debut single, "
One Time", released worldwide in 2009, peaked in the top ten in Canada and charted in the top thirty in several international markets. His debut release,
My World, followed on November 17, 2009, and was eventually certified
platinum in the United States. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on the
Billboard Hot 100.
[11]
His first full studio release,
My World 2.0, was released on March 23, 2010 and has since received similar success; it debuted at number one and within the top ten of several countries, and was certified platinum in the
United States. It was preceded by the worldwide top-ten single, "
Baby," in January 2010. The music video of "Baby" is currently ranked as the most viewed, most discussed, and most disliked
YouTube video.
[12] Bieber followed-up the release of his debut album with his first headlining tour, the
My World Tour, the remix albums
My Worlds Acoustic and
Never Say Never – The Remixes, and the 3D biopic-concert film
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never - which had an opening weekend gross that nearly matched the record for the biggest opening weekend for a concert-film.The singer has been nominated and awarded numerous accolades over the past few years, winning Artist of the Year at the
2010 American Music Awards, and being nominated for
Best New Artist and
Best Pop Vocal Album at the
53rd Grammy Awards, among others. Bieber is considered a
teen idol, and has been subject to acclaim from fans, as well as criticism and controversy from matters concerning his popularity and image.
Early life
Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in
London, Ontario,
[13] and was raised in
Stratford, Ontario. Bieber's mother, Patricia Lynn "Pattie" Mallette, was 18 years old when she became pregnant with her son. Mallette, who worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raised Bieber as a single mother in low-income housing. Bieber has maintained contact with his father, Jeremy Jack Bieber, who married another woman and had two children.
[14][15][16] Bieber's paternal great-grandfather was a
German immigrant to Canada.
[17] His mother's ancestry is
French Canadian.
[18]
During his childhood, Bieber was interested in
hockey,
soccer, and
chess; he often kept his musical aspirations to himself.
[14] As he grew up, Bieber taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.
[19][20] In early 2007, when he was twelve, Bieber sang
Ne-Yo's "
So Sick" for a local singing competition in Stratford and placed second.
[5][20] Mallette posted a video of the performance on
YouTube for their family and friends to see. She continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B songs, and Bieber's popularity on the site grew.
[10]
Career
2008–09: Discovery and My World
2010–present: My World 2.0
Awards and nominations
Filmography
