Name: Justin Drew Bieber
Born: 1 March 1994, Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Alias: JBiebs
Height: 5' 5 1/2"
Discovered: Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who happened across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager. Braun arranged for him to meet with Usher in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher, and then to a recording contract with Island Records offered by L.A. Reid.
Albums:
Bieber's first single, "One Time", was released to radio while Bieber was still recording his debut album. The song reached number 12 on the Canadian Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009, and later peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. During fall 2009 it had success in international markets. The song was certified Platinum in Canada and the U.S. and Gold in Australia and New Zealand. Bieber's first album My World, was released on November 17, 2009. Three consecutive singles, "One Less Lonely Girl", "Love Me", and "Favorite Girl", were released exclusively on the iTunes store and charted within the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100. "One Less Lonely Girl" was later also released to radio and peaked within the top fifteen in Canada and the U.S., being certified Gold in the latter. My World was eventually certified Platinum in the U.S. and Canada and Silver in the UK.
Filmography:
True Jackson, VP (2009) ... Himself
My Date With... (2009) ... Himself
Silent Library (2010) ... Himself
School Gyrls (2010) ... Himself
Saturday Night Live (2010) ... Guest star/performer
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2010) ... Jason McCann
Trivia:
Has performed with Rihanna at the Super Bowl Weekend concert in Miami.
Is good friends with Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez.
Recorded a few songs with fellow singer Sean Kingston.
Recorded "We Are The World" for Haiti. He got the opening verse which was previously sung by Lionel Richie.
His single "Baby" debuted at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Has a high GPA.
Usher Raymond signed him to Island Def Jam Records, and beat out Justin Timberlake's hopes of signing the young singer.
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