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 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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Hi justin! I want to tell you're a person worthy of love .. admire your music, your personality, everything you do! I really am a big fan xD I wanted to ask you when you visit Venezuela? Let me tell you it's a beautiful country! I recommend it, I live in Venezuela .. And I have high hopes of passing on tour here .. I love you immensely! As you have no idea .. I hope you read this message and accept me as a friend please .. My twitter is @DesiLandinez, I'll follow, I pray with all my heart to follow me please .. would be my dream come true, or even retwitt please! I love you! Sincerely, Desiree from Venezuela
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