Justin Drew Bieber (pronounced
/ˈbiːbər/,
BEE-bər; born March 1, 1994)
[1][5] is a Canadian
pop/
R&B[2] singer. His performances were seen on
YouTube by Scooter Braun, who later became his manager. Braun flew Bieber to
Atlanta,
Georgia, to consult with
Usher. He soon was signed to a joint venture between Braun and Usher called Raymond-Braun Music Group, and then with
L.A. Reid and
Island Def Jam.
[3]His debut single, "
One Time", was released worldwide during 2009, and charted within the top thirty in over ten countries. It was followed up by his debut release,
My World on November 17, 2009, which was certified
platinum in the United States, which at the time gave Bieber the highest debut by a new artist in the year, and made Bieber the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
[6] His first full studio release,
My World 2.0 was released on March 23, 2010, debuting at number one and within the top ten of several countries. It was preceded by the international hit song, "
Baby".Bieber was born in
Stratford, Ontario, and was raised by his single mother, Pattie Mallette.
[7][8] He was 12 years old when he entered a local singing competition in Stratford, placing second.
[3] He taught himself how to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.
[9] In late 2007, Bieber and his mother began posting videos on
YouTube[10] so his family and friends who could not attend his performances could view them, posting his versions of songs by
Usher,
Chris Brown,
Stevie Wonder,
Justin Timberlake,
Ne-Yo and more.
[10]Scooter Braun, a former marketing executive of
So So Def, saw his videos, and flew Bieber to
Atlanta, Georgia, where he met with R&B singer/songwriter Usher.
[10] A week later Bieber sang for Usher,
[11] who arranged an audition with Antonio L.A. Reid at
Island Records, who in turn signed him to Island Records in October 2008.
[10] Justin Timberlake was reportedly in the running to sign Bieber, but he eventually signed with Usher.
[12] Bieber and his mother then moved to Atlanta, also the home of Usher and Braun, to base his career.Bieber's first album
My World, was released on November 17, 2009. The album features guest vocals from Usher, who appears in the
music video for the single "
One Time". "One Time" reached number 12 in
Canadian Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009
[10], and later peaked at number 17 on the
Billboard Hot 100. During fall 2009 it had success in international markets.
[13] The song went Platinum in Canada and the U.S. and Gold in the Australia and New Zealand.
[14][15][16] Three consecutive singles, "
One Less Lonely Girl", "
Love Me", and "
Favorite Girl", were released exclusively on iTunes, and charted within the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100.
[17] The previous was also released to radio and peaked within the top fifteen in the Canada and the U.S., being certified Gold in the latter.
[17] My World eventually went Platinum in the U.S. and Canada, and Silver in the UK.
[16][18] Bieber performed in several live shows such as
mtvU's VMA 09 Tour, European program
The Dome,
YTV's
The Next Star and
The Today Show,
[9][19] The Wendy Williams Show,
Lopez Tonight,
The Ellen DeGeneres Show,
It's On with Alexa Chung,
Good Morning America,
Chelsea Lately, and
BET's
106 & Park with
Rihanna. Bieber also guest starred in an episode of
True Jackson, VP in late 2009.
[20] In October 2009, Bieber was voted as the #5 "Best Good Example of 2009" by AOL's JSYK.
[21]While promoting the album, Bieber was scheduled to appear at
Long Island's
Roosevelt Field Mall, but the performance had to be canceled.
[22] Over 3,000 screaming fans showed up for the appearance. The event got out of control and over 35 units from the
Nassau County and
Garden City police departments had to be called in. Several fans received minor injuries. The police arrested an Island Records senior vice-president, James A. Roppo, reportedly for hindering the police's crowd control efforts.
[22] James Roppo pleaded not guilty to all charges.
[23][24] On March 24, 2010 Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun was arrested on one count of second-degree reckless endangerment and one count of second-degree criminal nuisance related to the incident. Braun pleaded not guilty to both charges and was later released.
[25]Bieber performed for U.S. President
Barack Obama and first lady
Michelle Obama at the
White House for
Christmas in Washington, which was broadcast on December 20 on USA television broadcaster
TNT.
[26] He performed
Stevie Wonder's "
Someday at Christmas" for the program. Bieber was also one of the performers at
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on December 31.
[27] Bieber was a presenter at the
52nd Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010. He was invited to be a vocalist for the remake of
We Are The World for its 25th anniversary to benefit
Haiti after the
earthquake. Bieber sings the opening line, which was sung by
Lionel Richie in the original version.
[28]On March 12, 2010, a version of
K'naan's "
Wavin' Flag" recorded by a collective of Canadian musicians known as
Young Artists for Haiti was released. Bieber is featured in the song, performing the closing lines.
"
Baby", the
lead single from
the second half of his debut album, which features
Ludacris, was released in January 2010, and became his biggest hit, charting at number five in the U.S., and was an international hit also, making the top ten in seven countries.
[17] Two digital singles, "
Never Let You Go", and "
U Smile" were top thirty hits on the U.S. Hot 100, and top twenty hits in Canada.
[17] The album has received "generally favorable reviews", and debuted at number one on the U.S.
Billboard 200.
[29][17] The charting made him the youngest solo male act to top the chart since
Stevie Wonder in 1963.
[30] To promote the album Bieber appeared and/or performed on several live programs including
The View, the 2010
Kids Choice Awards,
Nightline,
The Late Show with David Letterman,
The Dome and
106 and Park.
[31][32] On April 10, 2010, Bieber was the musical guest on
Saturday Night Live.
[33]
T I ASKED THE LADY WHO DID MY HAIR AND SHE SAID EXACTLY "NO!!" I SAID WHY NOT AND SHE SAID "BECAUSE IT'S 2 GROWN FOR U "AND I SAID MY MOM SAID THAT I COULD GET IT EITHER WAY AND I CHOSE STRAIGHT SO I WAS REALLY IRRITATED WITH HER.AFTER THAT MY AUNT CORENA WALKED IN AND SHE WANTED 2 GET HER HAIR IN CORN ROLLS BUT SHORT. SO SHE IS DONE IN 10 MINS AND SHE LOOKS AT IT AND IT'S ONLY 1 INCH LONGER THAN HER REAL HAIR AND SHE GOT WEAVE AND ONLY ONE INCH LONGER!!!SO THEN SHE SEE'S MY FACE AND IT HAS ATTITUDE SO SHE KNOWS THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG BUT I WONT TELL HER BECAUSE I'M 2 SHY . WE ARE DONE SO WE GET IN THE CAR AND I TELL HER WHAT HAPPENED AND WE BOTH AGREED 2 NEVER GO 2 THAT SHOP AGAIN. ON THE OTHER HAND MY HAIR CAME OUT NICE EVERYONE THINKS ITS SO PRETTY BUT I KINDA DO BUT I THINK IT WOULD HAD BEEN MORE PRETTIER THAN CURLY
