Justin Bieber Biography

Justin Drew Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in London, Ontario, at St Joseph's Hospital. He was raised in Stratford, Ontario, by his single mother, Patricia Mallette, and his maternal grandmother, Diane. His parents never got married, but he kept in touch with his father Jeremy Jack Bieber.

At the elementary level, he attended Jeanne Sauvé Catholic School, a French-language immersion school in Stratford. In 2012, he graduated from St. Michael Catholic Secondary School with a 4.0 GPA.

As a child, he was interested in music and learned to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet. In 2007, a 12-year-old Bieber secured second place against trained singers in a local singing competition in Stratford, performing Ne-Yo's 'So Sick'.

His mother initially created a YouTube account to share her son's performance with family members and friends. As his popularity grew on the channel, she continued to post more videos of him singing covers of various R&B songs.

By sheer chance, Justin Bieber's future manager, Scooter Braun, stumbled upon one of his YouTube videos while searching for another singer. He immediately flew him to Atlanta, Georgia, and arranged meetings with Usher Raymond, as well as Justin Timberlake. In 2008, he eventually signed with Raymond Braun Media Group, a joint venture between Braun and Usher.

On May 18, 2009, Bieber released his debut single 'One Time' on radio. The song peaked at No.12 on the 'Canadian Hot 100' following its release and reached No.17 on the 'Billboard Hot 100'.

His first EP, 'My World', was released on November 17, 2009, and was able to match the success of his debut single. All of his next three singles, 'One Less Lonely Girl', 'Love Me' and 'Favorite Girl', charted within the top 40 of the 'Billboard Hot 100'.

In late 2009, he appeared on television multiple times to promote his debut EP. He performed live on 'The Today Show', 'The Wendy Williams Show', 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show', and 'Good Morning America', and also guest starred in an episode of 'True Jackson, VP'. In December 2009, he performed at the White House for US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.

'Baby', the lead single from his debut studio album 'My World 2.0', was released on January 18, 2010, and became an international hit overnight. The album, which was officially released on March 19, 2010, reached the top ten charts in many countries, peaking at No.1 in Canada, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

On June 23, 2010, he began his first official headlining tour, the 'My World Tour', from Hartford, Connecticut. He also released an acoustic remix album, called 'My Worlds Acoustic' in November 2010.

'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never’, a music documentary based on the star's life, was released on February 11, 2011, accompanied by his second remix album, 'Never Say Never – The Remixes'. He released the Christmas-themed album 'Under the Mistletoe', on November 1, 2011.

'Boyfriend', the first single from his third studio album 'Believe', was released on March 26, 2012. The album was released by Island Records on June 19, 2012. To promote the album, he started the 'Believe Tour' in September 2012.

In October 2013, he released a sequel to 'Never Say Never’, a biographical concert film titled 'Justin Bieber's Believe'. Before the film's release, he released a new song every Monday for 10 weeks as a lead-up to the film.

His fourth album 'Purpose' was led by the single 'What Do You Mean?' which was released on August 28, 2015. It became his first number-one single on the 'Billboard Hot 100' and earned him a Guinness World Record as the youngest male artist to debut at the top of that chart. The next two singles, 'Sorry' and 'Love Yourself', climbed to the peak of the same chart, making him the first artist in a decade, after Justin Timberlake, to achieve this feat.

In 2017, he was featured in the remix version of Luis Fonsi’s "Despacito." This was his first time performing in a Spanish song. He released his fifth studio album ‘Changes’ in February 2020. While the album received a mixed critical response, it debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and sold 231k album-equivalent units. The following year, he put out his sixth album ‘Justice’ which also peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200. The album featured tracks like “2 Much,” “Deserve You,” “As I Am,” and “Off My Face,” among others. That same year, he also released his second extended play ‘Freedom.’

In 2022, he kicked off his fourth concert tour named ‘Justice World Tour.’ While the tour was to end in March 2023 in Kraków, it ended prematurely on September 4, 2022, in Rio de Janeiro.

Besides music, he has also starred in films such as ‘Justin Bieber: Never Say Never,’ ‘Justin Bieber's Believe,’ ‘Zoolander 2,’ ‘Justin Bieber: Seasons,’ and ‘Justice World Tour.’

Justin Bieber's first full-length studio album, 'My World 2.0', cemented his status as a major artist with hit singles like 'Baby'. The album sold over 3,350,000 copies in the US alone and received Platinum certification in the US, Canada, England, Australia, and New Zealand.

His third studio album, 'Believe' is rich in elements of dance-pop and contemporary R&B, and marks his transition from teen pop style. Riding the success of its lead single 'Boyfriend', the album sold over 3 million copies worldwide. It became Platinum certified in the US, Canada, and Australia while achieving Gold status in England.

His latest studio album 'Purpose' created records as the first three singles of the album, 'What Do You Mean?', 'Sorry' and 'Love Yourself' reached the top of both the US and UK charts. The album sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide and received Platinum certification in many countries including the US, Canada, England, and Australia.

With an estimated 100 million sales, Justin Bieber became the best-selling male Canadian artist, as well as one of the world’s best-selling music artists. His single 'Baby' holds the record for the highest-certified digital song of all time.

Over the years, he has won one 'Grammy Award', two 'Brit Awards', three 'NRJ Music Awards' and thirteen 'Billboard Music Awards'. He also won a huge number of fan-voted awards, including 20 'Teen Choice Awards', 18 'MTV Europe Music Awards' and eight 'American Music Awards'.

He has faced legal issues multiple times, being accused of reckless driving in 2012 and vandalism in 2013. He was finally arrested on January 23, 2014, in Miami Beach, Florida, for driving under the influence (DUI). Following his release on bond, he got arrested again in September 2014 for dangerous driving.

Justin Bieber started dating Selena Gomez in December 2010 and their relationship became a media sensation. After an on-and-off relationship for a couple of years, they separated in March 2018.

In July 2018, he got engaged to Hailey Baldwin. In November of that, Justin announced that he had married Hailey.

Justin Bieber's mother was initially reluctant to allow him to work with talent scout Scooter Braun because he was Jewish. She allowed him to travel with Braun only after church elders convinced her to do so.