Justin Bieber

**Justin Drew Bieber** (born March 1, 1994, in Stratford, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He was discovered by his manager Scooter Braun from his YouTube videos in 2008.

## Early life and career

He was born on March 1, 1994. Justin Bieber grew up in Ontario. When he was twelve years old, he went into a local singing contest. He came in third place. The video of the contest was uploaded to his YouTube channel run by his mother Pattie Mallette. Bieber was noticed by famous music industry manager Scott Samuel "Scooter" Braun. Braun saw the 12-year-old boy on YouTube singing a song by Ne-Yo. Braun contacted Bieber's mother, Pattie Mallette, who agreed to bring her son, who was 14 years old at that time, to Atlanta to try working together. Braun convinced them to move from Canada to the United States. After seeing more success, Braun presented Bieber to two successful artists, Usher and Justin Timberlake. Both showed interest. Eventually Usher's mentor, music executive L. A. Reid, signed Bieber to a deal with Island Def Jam.

In 2009, Bieber toured with Iyaz and Taylor Swift and traveled in the United States. His first EP, _My World_, which was released in that year, features four singles, "One Time", "One Less Lonely Girl", "Favorite Girl", and "Love Me". He signed to a record deal with Usher. He released _My World 2.0_ in March 2010 as his debut studio album, as well as going on a world tour. The album includes his smash hit single "Baby" featuring Ludacris, a remix version of "Somebody to Love" featuring his mentor Usher, and two promotional singles "U Smile", and "Never Let You Go". In the same year, he released _My Worlds Acoustic_, which includes acoustic versions of his songs from the _My World_ album, and it also contains the ballad song "Pray". _Purpose_Fa La La" featuring hip hop vocal group Boyz II Men, "All I Want For Christmas Is You" featuring Mariah Carey, and "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town".

In 2012, his third studio album, _Believe_, was released; it contains the singles "Boyfriend", "Beauty and a Beat" featuring rapper Nicki Minaj, "As Long as You Love Me" featuring Big Sean, the album was supported by his Believe Tour which began in 2012 and ended in 2013. In 2013, he released _Believe Acoustic_, containing acoustic versions of songs from the album _Believe_ and three new songs.

On December 23, 2013, the album _Journals_ was released. It has fifteen songs. Ten have been released as singles.

The album _Purpose_ came out in late 2015. It includes the singles "Sorry", "Love Yourself", and "Company". Earlier in the year, he was arrested for being reckless. The album was supported by the Purpose World Tour, which began in 2016, became his highest-grossing world concert tour ever. In early 2017, he was featured in a remix version of Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's song "Despacito", in which Bieber sings in Spanish for the first time. In July 2017, Bieber cancelled the remaining dates of his tour due to "unforeseen circumstances".

On February 14, 2020, the singer released his fifth studio album, _Changes_, it contains the singles "Yummy" and "Intentions" featuring rapper Quavo. Months later, he has released several collaboration songs such as "Stuck With U" featuring American singer Ariana Grande, "Holy" with American rapper Chance The Rapper, "Lonely" with Benny Blanco, and "Monster" alongside Canadian singer Shawn Mendes. He released his single "Anyone", on January 1, 2021. On March 5, he has released his latest song titled "Hold on". All of these songs were featured on his sixth studio album _Justice_, released on March 19, 2021. The Justice World Tour (previously known as the ) was set to begin in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour was postponed in 2021 and later to 2022. The tour officially began on February 18, 2022, in San Diego and was scheduled to end on March 25, 2023, in Kraków. However, the tour ended in Rio de Janeiro on September 4, 2022, due to Bieber prioritizing his health, after 49 shows in three continents.

## Personal life

Justin Bieber is a Christian. He has a younger brother and sister. His parents never married each other. Originally from Canada, he now lives in the United States.

On January 23, 2014, Bieber was arrested in Miami, Florida, for drunk driving, resisting arrest and driving with an expired driver's license. Late 2013 and most of 2014 was a difficult time for Bieber because Scooter, Bieber's manager, was focused on his new client, Ariana Grande.

### Relationships

Bieber dated singer and actress Selena Gomez from 2011 to 2012, and on and off from 2013 to 2014. Even though he said in an interview in 2014 that he and Gomez were officially together once again, they broke up again. Bieber got engaged to Hailey Baldwin on July 7, 2018. They got married in a private courthouse in September 2018, but then got married in Bluffton, South Carolina in September 2019. On August 23, 2024, they had a son named Jack Blues.

### Illness

Bieber has revealed that he has currently been dealing with several mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety. However, during an interview, he said he had contracted Lyme disease and other health problems.

In June 2022, Bieber announced that he had Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 2 and this had caused half of his face to become paralyzed. Due to his paralysis, he was unable to perform and he had to cancel and postpone dates on his Justice World Tour. He also had to postpone dates for the tour earlier after testing positive for COVID-19 twice. The tour would eventually be cancelled because of the severity of Bieber's Ramsay Hunt disease.

## Discography

- Studio albums
- _My World 2.0_ (2010)
- _Under the Mistletoe_ (2011)
- _Believe_ (2012)
- _Purpose_ (2015)
- _Changes_ (2020)
- _Justice_ (2021)
- _Swag_ (2025)

## Tracklist for his collaborative album: JB Music

- 1. Abandoned In LA (Justin Bieber & Khalid) (Prod Benny Blanco) (Songwriters: Justin Bieber, Khalid, Benny Blanco & Sir Nolan)
- 2. Dark Times (Travis Scott & Halsey) (Prod Justin Bieber & Zedd) (Songwriters: Travis Scott, Halsey, Justin Bieber, Zedd, Adam Messinger & Nasri)
- 3. Keep Me Far (Justin Bieber, DaBaby & Lil Dicky) (Prod Rvssian) (Songwriters: Justin Bieber, DaBaby, Lil Dicky, Rvssian, Oscar Salinas, Juan Salinas, Flo Rida & Diddy)
- 4. Voice Of Blindness (Major Lazer, DJ Snake, Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber) (Prod Major Lazer, DJ Snake & Benny Blanco) (Songwriters: Major Lazer, DJ Snake, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Benny Blanco, Sir Nolan, Kev Nish, Prohgress & DJ Virman)
- 5. Hot Water (Gabry Ponte & Justin Bieber) (Prod Gabry Ponte & Benny Blanco) (Songwriters: Gabry Ponte, Justin Bieber, Benny Blanco, Jaden Smith, Will Smith & RedOne)
- 6. Tempted To Eat (Justin Bieber) (Prod Benny Blanco) (Songwriters: Justin Bieber & Benny Blanco)
- 7. 4 Me (Ariana Grande & Travis Scott) (Prod Justin Bieber & Benny Blanco) (Songwriters: Ariana Grande, Travis Scott, Justin Bieber, Benny Blanco, Tainy, Skrillex, The Weeknd & Lil Nas X)
- 8. Hypnotize (Zedd & David Guetta featuring Justin Bieber & Nicki Minaj) (Prod Zedd & David Guetta) (Songwriters: Zedd, David Guetta, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Sir Nolan, Adam Messinger & Nasri)
- 9. Away (Martin Garrix & Justin Bieber featuring Bonn) (Prod Martin Garrix & Skrillex) (Songwriters: Martin Garrix, Justin Bieber, Bonn, Skrillex, Tainy & DJ Snake)
- 10. Stuck In The Past (Justin Bieber & David Guetta) (Prod Benny Blanco & David Guetta) (Songwriters: Justin Bieber, David Guetta, Benny Blanco, Kev Nish, Prohgress & DJ Virman)
- 11. U Keep It Up (Ludacris & Halsey featuring USHER) (Prod Benny Blanco) (Songwriters: Ludacris, Halsey, Usher, Benny Blanco, Justin Bieber, Nasri, Adam Messinger, Tainy & Skrillex)
- 12. Conference (Nicki Minaj, USHER & Justin Bieber featuring Quavo, The Kid Laroi) (Prod DJ Khaled, Benny Blanco & Zedd) (Songwriters: Nicki Minaj, Usher, Justin Bieber, Quavo, The Kid Laroi, DJ Khaled, Benny Blanco, Zedd & Tainy)

### Movies

- _Justin Bieber: Never Say Never_ - Himself (2011)
- _Believe The Movie_ - Himself (2013)

#### 2009

- _True Jackson, VP_ - Himself
- _My Date With..._ - Himself

#### 2010

- _Silent Library_ - Himself
- _School Gyrls_ - Himself
- _Saturday Night Live_ - Guest star and performer
- _CSI: Crime Scene Investigation_ - Jason McCann (two episodes)
- _Hubworld_ - Guest star
- _The X Factor (UK)_ - Performer

#### 2011

- _Extreme Makeover: Home Edition_ - Guest star

#### 2012

- _Punk'd_
- _Dancing with the Stars_

#### 2013

- _Saturday Night Live_
- _The Simpsons_

#### 2015

- _Comedy Central Roast_
- George Shrinks
**2020**
- _Seasons_
- _Next Chapter_

## Concert tours

- My World Tour (2010–2011)
- Believe Tour (2012–2013)
- Purpose World Tour (2016–2017)
- Justice World Tour (2022)

## Other websites

- Justin Bieber's Official website
- Justin Bieber on the Internet Archive

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Justin Bieber
- **image**: Justin Bieber in Rosemont, Illinois (2015) (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Bieber in 2015
- **birth name**: Justin Drew Bieber
- **birth place**: Ontario, Canada
- **occupation**: Musician, singer, songwriter, producer
- **children**: 1
- **website**: Instruments: Vocals, guitars, drums, percussion, trumpets, saxophone, saxophones