Justin Drew Bieber is a
Canadian pop songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who
came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager. Braun
arranged for him to meet with Usher in Atlanta,
Georgia, and Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun
Media Group a joint
venture between Braun and Usher, and
then to a recording contract with Island Records offered
by L.A. Reid.
Bieber's
debut single, One Time,
was released in 2009 and peaked in the top ten in Canada and charted in the top
thirty in several international markets. His debut album, My World, followed in November 2009, and was later
certified platinum in
the United States.
In June 2011, Bieber was ranked number 2 on the Forbes list
of Best-Paid Celebrities under 30. He is the youngest star and 1 of 7 musicians
on the list raking in with $53 million
earned in a 12 month period.
On November 1, 2011, Bieber released Under the
Mistletoe, his second studio album. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200,
selling 210,000 copies in its first week of release. Bieber is currently recording his
third studio album entitled Believe. Kanye West andDrake are confirmed to be featured on the
album.
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