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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| Name = Justin Bieber
| Img = Justin Bieber.jpg
| Img_capt = Bieber in September 2009 at the [[Nintendo World Store]].
| Img_size =
| Landscape =
| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Justin Drew Bieber
| Born = {{birth date and age|1994|3|14}}<ref> [http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/justin-bieber Justin Bieber Bio on MTV UK]</ref>
| Origin = [[Stratford, Ontario|Stratford]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| Instrument = [[Vocals]], [[guitar]], [[piano]], [[percussion]]<ref name="mitchell" /> ,[[trumpet]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/bieber_justin/artist.jhtml|title=MTV- Justin Bieber artist profile|accessdate=2009-12-22}}</ref>
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Dance music|dance]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Electronic music|electronic]]<ref name=Allmusicbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fcfexzqgld6e|title=allmusic ((( Justin Bieber > Overview )))|last=Collar|first=Matt|work=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=[[Macrovision|Macrovision Corporation]]|accessdate=2009-10-21}}</ref>
| Occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]],
| Years_active = 2007–present
| Label = [[Island Records|Island]], RBMG
| Associated_acts = [[Usher (singer)|Usher]]
| URL = [http://www.justinbiebermusic.com/ Official Website]
}}

'''Justin Drew Bieber''' ({{pronEng|ˈdʒʌstɨn ˈbiːbər}}; born March 14, 1994)<ref>[http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/d1963/Justin_Bieber inogolo:how to pronounce Justin Bieber].</ref><ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/justin-bieber Justin Bieber Bio on MTV UK]</ref> is a Canadian [[pop music|pop]]/[[R&B]]<ref name=Allmusicbio/> singer. He began his professional career on [[YouTube]], where he was discovered by his future manager, Scooter Braun. Braun flew Bieber to [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], to consult with [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]] and soon signed a record deal with [[Island Records|Island]].<ref name="mitchell">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/usher-introduces-teen-singer-justin-bieber-1003966989.story#/bbcom/news/usher-introduces-teen-singer-justin-bieber-1003966989.story|title=Usher Introduces Teen Singer Justin Bieber|last=Mitchell|first=Gail|date=2009-04-28|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=2009-07-23}}</ref>

The first part of his two-part<ref name="OfficialSiteArticle1">{{cite web|url=http://www.justinbiebermusic.com/news_d.aspx?nid=5776|title=Justin Bieber reigns supreme!|publisher=[[Def Jam]]}}</ref><ref name="Part2Tweet" /> debut album ''[[My World (Justin Bieber album)|My World]]'' was released on November 17, 2009.<ref name="Twitter">{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/justinbieber/status/3779346829|title=Justin Bieber: Just want to clear up the rumors...|first=Justin's Twitter|work=[[Twitter]]}}</ref> Four successful pre-album singles have been released: "[[One Time]]", "[[One Less Lonely Girl]]", "[[Love Me (Justin Bieber song)|Love Me]]", and "[[Favorite Girl]]", which were Top 15 hits on the [[Canadian Hot 100]] and Top 40 hits on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. This accomplishment made Bieber the only artist in ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' history to have four singles from a debut album chart in the Top 40 of the Hot 100 before the album's release.<ref name="IslandDefJamArticle2">{{cite web|url=http://www.justinbiebermusic.com/news_d.aspx?nid=5651|title=Official News: Good Morning America and My World Pt 2|publisher=Island DefJam|date=2009-11-13}}</ref> The album received positive reviews from critics, and debuted at #6 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]],<ref name="BillboardAlbums">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/billboard-200?chartDate=2009-12-05|title=Billboard 200, Week of December 5, 2009|publisher=[[Nielsen]]|date=2009-11-26}}</ref> selling 137,000 copies in its first week,<ref name="FirstWeekSales">{{cite web|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/11/25/john-mayer-tops-chart/|title=John Mayer tops album chart; Norah Jonas and Justin Bieber, not too shabby|publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=2009-11-25}}</ref> which was the second best opening release for a new artist in 2009.<ref name="OfficialSiteArticle1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/justinbieber/status/6080423972|title=Justin Bieber Twitter Status, November 26, 2009|publisher=Justin Bieber, [[Twitter]]}}</ref> Bieber also became the first artist to have all songs from a single album to chart in the U.S. Hot 100<ref name="OfficialSiteArticle1" />. It also debuted at #1 on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]].<ref name="CanadianAlbums">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2009-12-05|title=Canadian Albums Chart, Week of December 5, 2009|publisher=[[Nielsen]]|date=2009-11-26}}</ref> As of the fifth week, the album has sold over 522,000 copies in the United States, and has been certified Platinum in [[Canada]]<ref name="PlatinumCanada">{{cite news|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/12/23/justin-bieber-canada-2/|title=Justin Bieber Returns Home To Serenade Fans For The Holidays|last=Anderson|first=Kyle|work=[[MTV]].com|date=2009-12-23|accessdate=2009-12-24}}</ref>.
Part II of ''My World'' is currently set for a March 2010 release.<ref name="OfficialSiteArticle1" />

== Life and career ==
Bieber was 12 years old when he entered a local singing competition in [[Stratford, Ontario]], placing in second.<ref name="mitchell" /> He taught himself how to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.<ref name="Island DefJam article">{{cite news|url=http://www.islanddefjam.com/artist/news_single.aspx?nid=5118&artistID=7342|title=The Today Show + Justin Bieber = Awesome|date=2009-09-11|work=Island DefJam |accessdate=2009-09-22}}</ref> In late 2007 Justin and his mother began posting videos on [[YouTube]]<ref name="herrera">{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSTRE56I2BM20090719|title="Time" is right for teen singer Justin Bieber|last=Herrera|first=Monica|date=2009-07-19|work=[[Reuters]]|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=2009-07-22}}</ref> so that his family and friends that could not attend his performances would be able to view them, posting his cover versions of songs.<ref name="herrera" /> 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.<ref name="Rising Star article">{{cite news|url=http://justinbieberfansite.blogspot.com/2009/07/justin-bieber-rising-star.html|title=Justin Bieber a rising star|date=2009-07-27|accessdate=2009-10-07}}</ref> After posting his rendition of [[Chris Brown (entertainer)|Chris Brown]]'s "[[With You (Chris Brown song)|With You]]", Brown personally called Bieber and congratulated him on his YouTube recognition.<ref name="Rising Star article" />

Scooter Braun,<ref name="herrera" /> a former marketing executive of [[So So Def]], discovered his videos, and flew Bieber to [[Atlanta, Georgia]], where he met with R&B singer/songwriter Usher.<ref name="herrera" /> A week later Bieber had the opportunity to sing for Usher<ref>{{cite web|url=http://neonlimelight.com/2009/08/11/neon-limelight-interviews-usher-protege-justin-bieber-accidental-star/|title=Neon Limelight Interviews: Usher Protegé Justin Bieber: Accidental Star|publisher=Neon-Limelight.com|date=2009 11 08|accessdate=2009 11 08}}</ref> who immediately became greatly interested, giving him an audition with Antonio L.A. Reid at [[Island Records]] who signed him to Island Records in October 2008.<ref name="herrera" /> [[Justin Timberlake]] was reportedly in the running to sign Bieber, but he eventually signed with Usher.<ref name="Vena">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621344/20090912/story.jhtml|title=Justin Bieber's Debut Album Isn't Just About Teen Love|last=Vena|first=Jocleyn|date=2009-09-13|work=[[MTV.com|MTV]]|accessdate=2009-09-13}}</ref> Bieber and his mother, Pattie Malette then moved to Atlanta, also the home of Usher and Braun, to base his career.

=== 2009-present: Debut album ===
Bieber's first album ''[[My World (Justin Bieber album)|My World]]'', was released on November 17, 2009. The album features 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]]"<ref name="greenblatt">{{cite web|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/07/08/justin-bieber-will-one-time-make-him-this-summers-underage-romeo/|title=Justin Bieber: Will ‘One Time’ make him this summer’s underage Romeo?|last=Greenblatt|first=Leah|date=2009-07-08|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate=2009-07-23}}</ref> reached number 12 in [[Canadian Hot 100]] during its first week in July 2009,<ref name="herrera" /> and number 20 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]. On September 26, 2009, "One Time" had gone [[Platinum]] in Canada.<ref name="anderson">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1622464/20090928/bieber_justin.jhtml|title=Justin Bieber Goes Platinum in Canada, Preps Second Single|last=Anderson|first=Kyle|date=2009-09-28|work=[[MTV]].com|accessdate=2009-09-28}}</ref> The single has also been certified Gold in the [[U.S.]] by the [[RIAA]]<ref name="SeacrestGold">{{cite web|url=http://www.ryanseacrest.com/blog/whats-happening/exclusive-justin-biebers-debut-album-cover-revealed/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Justin Bieber's Debut Album Cover Revealed|date=2009-10-09|accessdate=2009-10-09}}</ref> Three consecutive singles, "[[One Less Lonely Girl]]", "[[Love Me (Justin Bieber song)|Love Me]]", and "[[My World (Justin Bieber album)|Favorite Girl]]" were released to iTunes exclusively, and therefore charted at within the Top 40 in the U.S. and within the top 15 in Canada. "One Less Lonely Girl" was later released to mainstream radio also.

Bieber performed in a several live shows such as mtvU's VMA 09 Tour, European program [[The Dome (television program)|The Dome]], [[YTV]]'s [[The Next Star]] and [[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]].<ref name="VMATour">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/434200/one-time-live.jhtml|title=Justin Bieber performs "One Time" live on mtvU's VMA Tour 2009|date-2009-09-09|work=[[MTV]].com|accessdate=2009-09-28}}</ref><ref name="Island DefJam article" />, [[The Wendy Williams Show]], [[Lopez Tonight]], [[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]], [[It's On with Alexa Chung]], [[Good Morning America]], [[Chelsea Lately]], and [[BET]]'s [[106 and Park]] with [[Rihanna]]. Bieber also guest starred in an episode of [[True Jackson, VP]] later this year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jsyk.com/2009/10/02/justin-bieber-to-guest-star-on-true-jackson-vp/|title=Justin Bieber to Guest Star on True Jackson VP!}}</ref> In October 2009, Bieber was voted as the #5 "Best Good Example of 2009" by AOL's JSYK.<ref>http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2009/10/30/miley-cyrus-voted-worst-celebrity-influence-of-2009-selena-gomez-is-among-the-best/</ref>

While promoting the album, Bieber was scheduled to appear at [[Long Island, New York|Long Island]]'s [[Roosevelt Field Mall]], but the performance had to be canceled.<ref name="NewsDayarticle">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/aggressive-roosevelt-field-crowd-cancels-bieber-visit-1.1613741|title=Aggressive Roosevelt Field crowd cancels Bieber visit|publisher=[[Newsday]]}}</ref>. Over 3,000 screaming fans showed up for the appearance. The event got out of control and over 35 units from the [[Nassau County]] and [[Garden City]] police departments had to be called in. According to TMZ, a fan screamed that Bieber was in an [[Abercrombie Kids]] store, and that is when the mayhem already taking place got further out of hand. <ref>http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/20/justin-bieber-singing-mall-injury-girls-crowd/</ref> Police feared that the crowd which was cramming the mall's upstairs corridor would force a metal-and-glass railing to snap sending hundreds of girls tumbling to the lower level. <ref name="NewsDayarticle"/> Several fans received minor injuries The police told Bieber he could not come in because of the current situation and fire hazard. In an interview with [[WBLI]] 106.1, Bieber stated, "It was so crazy that I couldn't get to even come in the building," the singer said. "They [the authorities] basically threatened to put me in cuffs and send me away to jail."<ref name="NewsDayarticle" /> The police arrested an Island Records senior vice-president, James A. Roppo, reportedly for hindering the police's crowd control efforts.<ref name="NewsDayarticle" /> Bieber took to Twitter, apologizing to fans, and promising to make up for the cancellation. James Roppo pleaded not guilty to all charges.<ref>[http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/police-mall-security-lacking-for-big-teen-crowd-1.1615900 Police: Mall security lacking for big teen crowd Newsday November 21, 2009]</ref><ref>[http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/record-exec-pleads-not-guilty-in-mall-fiasco-1.1615869 Record exec pleads not guilty in mall fiasco Newsday November 21, 2009]</ref>

Bieber performed for [[President Barack Obama]] and first lady [[Michelle Obama]] at the [[White House]] for the ''[[Christmas in Washington]]'', a televised musical special that benefits the National Children’s Medical Center, which aired on December 20th on [[TNT (network)|TNT]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/12/02/justin-bieber-joins-mary-j-blige-and-others-for-christmas-in-washington/|title=Justin Bieber joins Mary J Blige and others for 'Christmas In Washington'|date=2009-12-02}}</ref> Bieber performed [[Stevie Wonder]]'s "[[Someday at Christmas]]" at the program. He was also one of the performers at [[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest]] on December 31.<ref name="NewYears">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcmiami.com/entertainment/television/Fergie_Joins_Dick_Clark__Ryan_Seacrest_As_West_Coast_Host_Of_Annual__New_Year_s_Rockin__Eve_-78714997.html|title=Fergie to host New Year's celebration with Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest|date=2009-12-07}}</ref> To support his debut effort, Bieber toured with Taylor Swift on her two-stop return to the [[United Kingdom]] on her [[Fearless Tour]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://oceanup.com/2009/09/25/justin-bieber-joins-taylor-swift-uk-tour|title=Justin Bieber Joins Taylor Swift UK TOUR}}</ref> and went on a five-date tour himself in Canada, sponsored by [[Urban Behavior]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://j-bieber.org/?p=237|title=Urban Behavior Tour}}</ref> Bieber confirmed that he will be traveling on his headlining debut tour sometime in 2010<ref name="BieberTour">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20316231,00.html|title=A Pop Star At 15|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=2009-10-30}}</ref> He will also open again for Swift when she performs at [[Gillette Stadium]] at the annual concert for the winner of the [[Country Music Association Awards|CMA Entertainer of the Year]] award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2009/12/07/taylor-swift-takes-kenny-chesney%E2%80%99s-place-in-new-england/|title=Taylor Swift Takes Kenny Chesney's place in New England|date=2009-12-07}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| rowspan=2 |2009|| ''[[True Jackson, VP]] || Himself || Guest star
|}

== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album details
! colspan="6"| Peak chart positions
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="30"| [[Canadian Albums Chart|CAN]]
! width="30"| [[Billboard 200|US]]
! width="30"| [[Austria Top 40|AUT]]
! width="30"| [[German Albums Chart|GER]]
! width="30"| [[MegaCharts|NL]]
! width="30"| [[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]
|-
| 2009
| align="left"| '''''[[My World (Justin Bieber album)|My World (Part I)]]'''''
<small>
* Release date: November 17, 2009
* Label: [[Island Records]]</small>
| 1
| 6
| 18
| 18
| 52
| 39
|-
| 2010
| align="left"| '''''[[My World (Justin Bieber album)|My World (Part II)]]'''''
<small>
* Release date: March 2010<ref name="Part2Tweet">{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/justinbieber/status/5481882215|title=Justin Bieber on Twitter: Two Parts..|publisher=[[Twitter]]}}</ref><ref name="OfficialSiteArticle1" />
* Label: Island Records</small>
| colspan="6"| To be released
|-
|}

=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="30"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]
! width="30"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
! width="30"| [[Pop Songs|US Pop]]
! width="30"| [[Australian Singles Chart|AUS]]
! width="30"| [[Austria Top 40|AUT]]
! width="30"| [[Ultratop|BEL (FL)]]
! width="30"| [[Media Control Charts|GER]]
! width="30"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]
! width="30"| [[Dutch Top 40|NL]]
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2009
| align="left"| "[[One Time]]"
| 19
| 19
| 19
| 79
| 39
| 19
| 19
| 49
| 89
|-
| align="right" rowspan="4"| ''My World (Part I)''
|-
| align="left"| "[[One Less Lonely Girl]]"
| 19
| 19
| 29
| 29
| 59
| 29
| 29
| -
| -
| -
|-
| align="left"| "[[Love Me (Justin Bieber song)|Love Me]]"<sup><span id="ref_A" />[[#endnote_A|'''[A]''']]</sup>
| 19
| 39
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
| align="left"| "Favorite Girl"<sup><span id="ref_A" />[[#endnote_A|'''[A]''']]</sup>
| 19
| 29
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
| colspan="13" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|-
|}

<div class="references-small">
;Notes
* A<span id="endnote_A" />[[#ref_A|'''^''']] Singles were released digitally exclusively to iTunes.
</div>

=== Other charted singles ===
These songs were not officially released as singles, but charted after the release of ''My World (Part I)''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Song
! colspan="2"| Peak positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]
! width="40"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2009
| align="left"| "Down to Earth"
| 69
| 79
| align="left" rowspan="4"| ''My World (Part I)''
|-
| align="left"| "Bigger"
| 79
| 99
|-
| align="left"| "First Dance" <small>(featuring [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]])</small>
| 89
| 99
|-
| align="left"| "Common Denominator"
| 79
| —
|-
| colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|-
|}

=== Music videos ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Song
! Director
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2009
| "One Time"
| [[Vashtie Kola]]
|-
| "One Less Lonely Girl"
| [[Roman White]]
|-
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.justinbiebermusic.com/ Official website]
** [http://www.youtube.com/justinbieber Justin Bieber] at [[YouTube]]
** {{IMDb|3595501}}
** {{Twitter|JustinBieber|Justin Bieber}}
{{Justin Bieber}}

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