Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber was born March 1, 1994 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada after posting dozens
of homemade videos on YouTube in 2007, where the multi-talented
Bieber put his impeccable spin on songs from artists like Usher, Ne-Yo and
Stevie Wonder, Justin racked up over 10,000,000 views purely from word of mouth.
"I started singing says the Canadian native who grew and I entered a local singing
competition called Stratford Idol. The other people in the competition had been
taking singing lessons and had vocal coaches. I wasn't taking it too seriously at
the time, I would just sing around the house. I was only 12 and I got second place."
In an effort to share his victory with his loved ones, Justin began posting his
performance footage online. "I put my singing videos from the competition on
YouTube so that my friends and family could watch them," he says. "But it turned
out that other people liked them and they started subscribing to them. That's
how my manager found me. He saw me on YouTube and contacted my family and now
I'm signed!"
Seven months after Justin started posting his videos online, former So So Def
marketing executive Scooter Braun flew the then 13-year old singer to Atlanta,
GA to meet with his elite colleagues. As if Justin's natural singing talent wasn't
enough to impress Scooter's inner circle, Braun knew Bieber was also a self-taught
musician who plays the drums, guitar, piano and trumpet.
In October of 2008, Justin Bieber officially signed to Island Records. His debut
album, My World is an intimate look into the mind of a budding young renaissance man.
With production from star hit men like The Dream and Tricky Stewart who produced
"Umbrella" for Rihanna and Beyonce's latest smash, "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),"
Justin has everything he needs to achieve pop supremacy.
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 made his acting debut fall 2010 on the season premiere of CSI, (shock Waves) he
played “a troubled teen who is faced with a terrible decision regarding his only
brother — a decision that leads him into an explosive confrontation,”. He continued the role
in the 2011 episode (Targets of Obsession), he played Jason McCann. During 2010 he also
appeared in an episode of Cubed as Pizzi's Best Friend.
He hits the big screen in Never Say Never a look at his early life, his rise to
fame, and behind the scenes of his 2010 tour.
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