Justin Bieber

Justin Drew Bieber
Canada, March 14, 1994 (age 15)

Bieber was 12 years old when he entered a local singing competition in Stratford, placing in second. He taught himself how to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet. In late 2007 Justin and his mother began posting videos on youtube. so that his family and friends that could not attend his performances would be able to view them, reaching significant fame by doing covers of renowned artists such as Usher, Stevie Wonder, Ne-Yo, Justin Timberlake, and Michael Jackson. He was soon approached by a Toronto-based company called Rapid Discovery Media, who assisted him in running his YouTube and MySpace accounts, producing, editing and promoting his videos. After posting his rendition of Chris Brown's With You Brown personally called Bieber and congratulated him on his YouTube recognition.

Bieber is working on his soon to be released debut album My World, which will be released on November 17, 2009. The album will feature guest vocals from Usher, who appears in the music video for the single "one time". Bieber is on a promotion tour promoting his single and has made various appearances on several radio stations. The first single "one time" reached number 12 in "Canadian Hot 100" during its first week in July 2009.

My World is the debut studio album from Canadian singer Justin Bieber. The album will be released on November 17, 2009, via Island Records. The albums lead-off single, "One Time", was released on July 7, 2009, and reached the Top 20 of the Canadian Hot 100 as well as the Top 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. A second single, "One Less Lonely Girl", was released on October 6, 2009.

Bieber's debut single, and the lead off single to the album, "One Time", was released on July 7, 2009. It was made into a music video, directed by Vashtie Kola. As of October 2009, the video has received more than 10 million views of Bieber's YouTube channel. The single eventually went on to become a minor international hit. In Canada, on the Canadian Hot 100 the song reached #12 in it's opening week. In the United States, it reached #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #6 on the Heatseekers Songs charts. Outside of North America, it reached #30 in Austria and #14 in Germany. In early October 2009, "One Time" was certified Platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association and Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.