this singer started off as an internet
sensation and quickly became a major pop
star welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we're taking a look at the musical
origins of Justin Bieber let me show you
what you missin
Justin Drew Bieber was born on March 1st
1994 and raised in Stratford Ontario
showing his musical talent early on he
taught himself to play guitar drums
piano and trumpet when he was 12 years
old
Bieber won 2nd place in a local singing
competition this prompted his mother to
upload videos of him singing to YouTube
these videos unexpectedly attracted
millions of views as they grew in
popularity they also led to his eventual
discovery by Scooter Braun an ex
marketing executive at So So Def
recordings Bieber was flown to Atlanta
Georgia where he met bronzed colleagues
and sang for R&B singer-songwriter
uh sure you guys you get it bad when
your own phone hang up and you call
right back he was ultimately signed to a
joint venture called Raymond Braun Media
Group and then to Island Records for a
recording contract
his debut my world was released in 2009
the R&B influenced pop record was
positively reviewed and peaked at
position number 5 on the US Billboard
200 the singles one time and one less
lonely girl both became top 20 hits in
North America it's gonna be one less
that same year Bieber made several
television performances in support of my
world most notably he covered the Stevie
Wonder song someday at Christmas during
the holiday special Christmas in
Washington with US President Barack
Obama in attendance
2010 was Bieber's busiest year yet
January saw the release of baby the
first single from the second part of his
first album my world 2.0 the mega hit
went on to chart in the top 10 of many
countries around the world in addition
Bieber lent his vocals to to charity
singles to benefit relief efforts during
the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake
these were wavin flag' and we are the
world 25 for Haiti both of which feature
a supergroup of artists when the world
must come together as one
my world 2.0 dropped in March the record
debuted in the first position on the US
Billboard 200 making Bieber at the age
of 16 the youngest male solo act to hit
the top since 1963 the pop hip hop and
R&B album was well received by critics
and scored a Grammy nomination a second
single entitled somebody to love and
featuring Bieber's mentor uh sure became
his fourth consecutive top 20 hit in the
u.s. that year also saw Bieber go on his
first official headlining tour and make
a guest appearance on the television
drama CSI crime scene investigation I
didn't have anything to do with the
bombs I swear an album featuring
acoustic versions of previously released
songs called my world's acoustic came
out in November
it also included one new track named
prey
in early 2011 Bieber's first concert
documentary called Never Say Never
hit theaters in 3d he also came out with
a remix compilation entitled Never Say
Never the remixes by yeah much of
Bieber's early success has been
attributed to his online popularity
especially through his fans use of
social networking channels for example
the music video accompanying his single
baby became YouTube's all-time most
viewed video in addition he was one of
the most searched celebrities on the
Internet in 2010 and was often the
target of many rumors not dead I'm here
I'm breathing
there was definitely rumors saying I was
dead that I killed myself but I'm here
Justin Bieber's musical talent and
perseverance have turned him into a pop
star with undoubtedly much more to come
in the future
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