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An old soul is the last thing you would expect to find inside Justin Bieber. But all it takes is one listen to the 15 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.
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i love you,should really performe in logan,oh i love you more than that girl below me i know i am ur #1 fann i love you at red white and boom your performance was awsome..it was better this year because you was there...hope that you will come back next year to the wnci boom! or also calledd red white and boom!...it was wayyyyyyy cooler than last year b/c of you justin drew bieber..cant wait to hear what other songs you have in mind.Hope to see ya next year at RED WHITE AND BOOM!!!
Hey love, you should definetly coming to Pickering and do a show here we all love you here!!
-Miranda <3.
P.S: have you ever had stage fright? I'm trying to over come my fear.
heyy whats upp, your rlly hot, and one time is off the chain, your performance at red white and boom was off the chain! hope ya come again next year for wnci boom! looking forward to see you there again next year..this year was even better cause you was there
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hey dis is my sister friend and she was wanting my sister to have the biggest bday party evea and she wanted u to sing and everything has been abut me nothing or anything has been abut her so can u just come to hastings,nebraska to see her or something plz i want this one nite to be all about her 4 once
OMG! You'll never believe this but today my friend and I went bowling at Big Al's and they have screens in there that play music videos in there! So every song that was coming on I was like "Cool! I know this song....sort of" But then all of a sudden, on all the screens, your music video came on the screen and starting playing! I was like "AWESOME!!!! I know this song very well!!!! haha I listen to it like everyday!!!!" I was singing it when I went to bowl and I was doing great! But then once the song ended I didn't do as great! haha! Anyways I just wanted to let you know that because I thought that was just sooooooo cool!!!!
you are so cute! my friend told me about this kid who got discovered on youtube for singing and so i looked for you and you're amazing! you should come to chicago so i can meet you :)
k, i first saw you on M.O.D :p and you just came to be the number 1 on the daily 10.. & i was like holy crap that kid looks younge, so, i was beening a loser and checked you out on the internet.. i just read a little bio on you and HOLY CRAPPP xD
im native, and i live in Ontario :P & im 1 year younger than you :P
i lOve yOu sO much....=] yOu are awesOme.. hella hOt/cute i lOve yOur sOng "One tIme" I wish that girl in the videO was me lOL jk hahahha...=] i lOve yOu..=] -Amanda♥
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