Justin Bieber - Biography

 
Justin Bieber Fans are TOO much to handle.. 
An old soul is the last thing you would expect to find inside 
Justin Bieber. But all it takes is one listen to the 17 year-old 
soul-singing phenomenon to realize that he is light years ahead 
of his manufactured pop peers. 

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 about three years ago," says the Canadian 
native who grew up an only child in Stratford, Ontario. "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. 

"Right when we flew into Atlanta, Scooter drove us to the studio 
and Usher was there in the parking lot," remembers Bieber. "That 
was my first time ever being out of Canada so I went up to him 
and was like, 'Hey Usher, I love your songs, do you want me to 
sing you one?' He was like, 'No little buddy, just come inside, 
it's cold out.'" 

All it took was a short time online for Usher to realize he was 
in the company of a future superstar. "A week later Usher flew me 
back to Atlanta," says Bieber. "I sang for him and his people and 
he really wanted to sign me then and there but I still had a 
meeting with Justin Timberlake who also wanted to sign me. It 
turned out Usher's deal was way better. He had L.A. Reid backing 
him up and Scooter had a lot of really good connections in Atlanta. 
I always tease Usher now and remind him he how he blew me off the 
first time we met." 

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 single, "One Time" produced by Tricky, is about one of 
Justin's favorite topics, puppy love. Usher joins Justin on "First 
Dance" where the two share verses on a song that Bieber describes 
as, "A slow groovy song that people can dance to." On the 
Midi-Mafia produced "Down to Earth" Justin digs deep to talk about 
growing up. "Bigger" finds the teenaged singer maturing at a steady 
rate, while motivating his listeners to strive for their goals. 

"I'm looking forward to influencing others in a positive way," says 
Justin. "My message is you can do anything if you just put your mind 
to it. I grew up below the poverty line; I didn't have as much as 
other people did. I think it made me stronger as a person it built 
my character. Now I have a 4.0 grade point average and I want to go 
to college and just become a better person." 

A virtually untapped well of natural artistic talent, Justin Bieber 
is primed to be a solid force in music for many years to come. 
"I think older people can appreciate my music because I really show 
my heart when I sing, and it's not corny," he says. "I think I can 
grow as an artist and my fans will grow with me." And just think, 
he's just getting started.