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JUSTIN BIEBER

Born: 1 March 1994 

Birthplace: Stratford, Ontario, Canada 

Profession: Singer/Dancer/Actor

Canadian teenager Justin Bieber became a pop chart sensation in late 2009, after building a solid fan base on YouTube with videos of himself singing covers of popular R&B songs. Bieber's career began with performances at a talent show in his hometown of Stratford, Ontario. He posted videos his mom had taken in 2007, and over the next two years added to his archive while earning the love of internet fans. A record producer from Atlanta, Georgia noticed his videos, and in October of 2008 Bieber signed with Island Records and began working on his first album. My World was released in November of 2009, and Bieber already had four singles on the charts, thanks to advance releases. Mentored by pop star Usher, Bieber's songs include "One Less Lonely Girl," "First Dance" (with Usher), "One Time," and "Baby" (featuring rapper Ludacris).

At the 2011 Grammy Award Nominations Concert on December 1, 2010, Bieber was nominated for two Grammy awards. He was awarded with a nomination as Best New Artist, as well as a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album, for this latest album, My World 2.0. In addition to receiving the two nominations, Bieber performed an acoustic version of his song "My Favorite Girl". He did the song via satellite as Bieber was in London, England the night of the nominations concert.

On January 4, 2011, new pictures of Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez came out on the Internet. The two had been dating for a short time and the new pictures showed them as they vacationed in the Caribbean.