Sunday, August 18, 2013
JUSTIN DREW BIEBER (born March 1, 1994)is
a Canadian pop musician, actor, and singer-songwriter. Bieber
was discovered in 2008 by American talent manager Scooter Braun, who
came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager.
Braun arranged for him to meet with entertainer Usher Raymond in Atlanta,
Georgia, Bieber was signed toRaymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), and
then to an Island Records recording contract offered by record
executive L.A. Reid.
His debut extended play, the seven-track My World,
was released in November 2009, and was certified platinum in the
United States. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut
record to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Bieber's first
full-length studio album, My World 2.0, was released in March
2010. It debuted at or near number-one in several countries and was certified
platinum in the United States. It was preceded by the single "Baby".
He 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. Bieber released his second studio album Under
the Mistletoe in November 2011, when it debuted at number-one on
the Billboard 200. Bieber released his third studio
album Believe on June 19, 2012, and it became his fourth chart
topper in the United States, debuting at number-one on the Billboard 200.
Bieber has received numerous awards, including both Artist of the
Year Awards at the 2010 American Music Awards and the 2012
American Music Awards, and was nominated for Best New Artist and Best
Pop Vocal Album at the 53rd Grammy Awards. With a global fan base,
termed as "Beliebers", and over 40 million followers on Twitter,
he was named by Forbes magazine in 2012 as the third-most
powerful celebrity in the world.He had earned an estimated US $55 million
in the previous 12 months. As of May 2012, Bieber has sold 15 million albums.
Justin Drew Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in London,
Ontario, at St Joseph's Hospital, and was raised in Stratford,
Ontario. He is the son of Jeremy Jack Bieber and Patricia
"Pattie" Mallette. Bieber's mother was 17 years old when she became
pregnant. His parents were never married, but maintain a close friendship and
common goals regarding their son's personal and professional life. Mallette
raised her son with the help of her mother, Diane, and stepfather, Bruce.In
September 2012, Mallette's memoirs, titled Nowhere but Up, were
published. The book tells of her early life and her work with her son to pursue
a career in the music industry. In her book, as well as in an interview with
the Today show, Mallette talked about how everyone around her
tried to push her toward abortion, and how she refused to abort her
baby. Mallette worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber
as a single mother in low-income housing. Bieber has maintained contact with
his father, who married another woman and had two children.
Bieber's paternal great-grandfather was German, and his
father's other ancestry is English and Irish. Bieber's mother is French
Canadian. He has stated that he believes that he has some
undetermined Aboriginal Canadian ancestry. He attended a French-language
immersion elementary school in Stratford, the Jeanne Sauvé Catholic
School.
Interested in hockey, soccer, and chess, he kept his musical
aspirations to himself. As he grew up, Bieber taught himself to play the
piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet. In early 2007, aged 12, Bieber
sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition in
Stratford and was 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 Bieber's
popularity on the site grew.
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