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Justin Bieber |
Justin Bieber or
Justin Drew Bieber, born March 1, 1994) is a
Canadian pop/R&B singer,
songwriter and
actor.
Justin Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, 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, and then to a recording contract with Island Records offered by L.A. Reid.
Justin Bieber' 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.
Justin Bieber's 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 and most discussed
YouTube video, and was the most disliked until being overtaken by Rebecca Black's song "
Friday". Justin 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.
Justin Bieber 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.
Justin Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in
London,
Ontario, 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. Bieber's paternal great-grandfather was a German immigrant to Canada. His mother's ancestry is French Canadian.
During his childhood,
Justin Bieber was interested in hockey, soccer, and chess; he often kept his
musical aspirations to himself.As he grew up,
Bieber taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.In early 2007, when he was twelve, Bieber sang
Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition in Stratford and placed second.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 B
ieber's popularity on the site grew. -
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