Justin Bieber

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Justin Bieber

Bieber in 2015

Born Justin Drew Bieber

March 1, 1994 (age 23)

London, Ontario, Canada

Singer
Occupation
Songwriter

Years active 2008present

Home town Stratford, Ontario, Canada

Parent(s) Patricia Mallette

Jeremy Jack Bieber

Musical career

Genres Pop

R&B

Instruments Vocals
Drums
 Guitar[1]

Labels Island

Teen Island

RBMG

School Boy

Def Jam

Associated acts Carly Rae Jepsen

Big Sean

Diplo

Lil Twist

Skrillex

Travis Scott

Usher

Website justinbiebermusic.com

Justin Drew Bieber (/bibr/; born March 1, 1994)[2][3] is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After
a talent manager discovered him through his YouTube videos covering songs in 2008 and signed
to RBMG, Bieber released his debut EP, My World, in late 2009. It was certified Platinum in the
U.S.[4] He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut record chart on
the Billboard Hot 100.[5]Bieber released his first full-length studio album, My World 2.0, in 2010. It
debuted at or near number one in several countries, was certified triple Platinum in the U.S.,[4] and
contained his single "Baby".
Following his debut album, he had his first headlining tour, the My World Tour, released the remix
albums My Worlds Acoustic and Never Say Never The Remixesand the 3D biopic-concert
film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. He 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, in 2012. His fourth studio album Purpose was released in November 2015,
spawning three number one singles: "What Do You Mean?", "Sorry", and "Love Yourself".
Following the release of Purpose, Bieber was featured on several successful collaborations,
including "Cold Water", "Let Me Love You", "Despacito", and "I'm the One". His U.S. album and
singles sales total 44.7 million.[4][6] He has sold an estimated 140 million records, making him one
of the worlds best-selling music artists.[7] He also became the second person to reach 100 million
followers on Twitter in late August 2017, with Katy Perry being the other one.
Bieber has won numerous awards, including the American Music Award for Artist of the Year
in 2010 and 2012. In his career, he has won one Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for
the song "Where Are Now" at the 2016 ceremony. He has been listed four times
by Forbes magazine among the top ten most powerful celebrities in the world in 2011, 2012, and
2013.[8] Bieber also became the first artist to surpass 10 billion total video views on Vevo.[9]

Contents
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1Early life
2Career
o 2.120082010: Career beginnings and My World
o 2.220102011: My World 2.0 and Never Say Never
o 2.320112015: Believe, Journals, and other appearances
 o 2.42015present: Purpose and collaborations
3Artistry
o 3.1Musical style and influences
o 3.2Voice
4Public image
o 4.1General
o 4.2YouTube and Twitter
5Personal life
o 5.1Beliefs and relationships
o 5.2Endorsements, products, and philanthropy
o 5.3Legal issues and controversies
6Achievements
7Discography
8Filmography
9Tours
10See also
11References
12Further reading
13External links

Early life
Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in London, Ontario, at St Joseph's Hospital,[10] and was raised
in Stratford, Ontario.[11] He is the only child of Jeremy Jack Bieber and Patricia "Pattie" Mallette.
Bieber's parents were never married.[12] Pattie raised her son with the help of her mother, Diane,
and stepfather, Bruce.[13] His mother is of French-Canadian descent; his paternal great-
grandfather was of German ancestry, and his other roots are English, Scottish and Irish.[14][15][16] He
has also claimed that he has some undetermined Aboriginal Canadian ancestry.[17]
Through Jeremy, Bieber has two younger half-siblings, Jazmyn (born 2009) and Jaxon (born
2010).[18] Pattie 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.[19]
Bieber attended a French-language immersion elementary school in Stratford, the Jeanne Sauv
Catholic School.[13] Growing up, he learned to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.[11][20] He
graduated from high school in Stratford, Ontario, the St. Michael Catholic Secondary School in
2012[21] with a 4.0 GPA.[22] In early 2007, aged 12, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local
singing competition in Stratford and was placed second.[20][23] 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.[24]