Justin Bieber
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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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