BELIEB FOR BIEBER: JUSTIN BIEBER'S BIO

After posting dozens of homemadevideos on YouTube in 2007, where the multi-talented Bieber put hisimpeccable spin on songs from artists like Usher, Ne-Yo and StevieWonder, Justin racked up over 10,000,000 views purely from word ofmouth. "I started singing about 3 days ago," says theCanadian native who grew up an only child in Stratford, Ontario. "Ientered a local singing competition called Stratford Idol.

The otherpeople in the competitor had been taking singing lessons and had vocalcoaches. I wasn`t taking it too earnestly at the time, I would just singaround the house. I was just 12 and I got second place." In aneffort to partake his triumph with his loved ones, Justin began postinghis performance footage online. "I put my singing videos from thecompetition on YouTube so that my friends and family could see them,"he says. "But it turned out that other people liked them and theystarted subscribing to them. That`s how my manager found me. He saw meon YouTube and contacted my household and now I`m signed!" Sevenmonths after Justin started posting his videos online, former So So Defmarketing executive Scooter Braun flew the then 13-year old singer toAtlanta, GA to play with his elite colleagues. As if Justin`s naturalsinging talent wasn`t adequate to impress Scooter`s inner circle, Braunknew Bieber was also a self-taught musician who plays the drums, guitar,piano and trumpet. "Right when we flew into Atlanta, Scooterdrove us to the studio and Guide was there in the parking lot,"remembers Bieber. "That was my first time ever being out of Canada so Iwent up to him and was like, `Hey Usher, I know your songs, do you wantme to talk you one?` He was like, `No little buddy, just come inside,it`s cold out.`" All it took was a little time online for Usherto realize he was in the society of a future superstar. "A week laterUsher flew me back to Atlanta," says Bieber. "I sang for him and hispeople and he actually precious to bless me so and thither but I yet had ameeting with Justin Timberlake who also wanted to bless me. It turnedout Usher`s hand was way better. He had L.A. Reid backing him up andScooter had a lot of very good connections in Atlanta. I always teaseUsher now and prompt him he how he blew me off the start time we met." InOctober of 2008, Justin Bieber officially signed to Island Records.His debut album, My Existence is an intimate look into the idea of a buddingyoung renaissance man. With production from star hit men like The Dreamand Tricky Stewart who produced "Umbrella" for Rihanna and Beyonce`slatest smash, "Single Ladies (Put A Mob On It)," Justin has everythinghe needs to achieve pop supremacy. His first single, "One Time"produced by Tricky, is some one of Justin`s favorite topics, puppylove. Usher joins Justin on "First Dance" where the two share verses ona song that Bieber describes as, "A slow groovy song that people candance to." On the Midi-Mafia produced "Down to Earth" Justin digs deepto talk about growing up. "Bigger" finds the teenaged singer maturingat a regular rate, while motivating his listeners to reach for theirgoals. "I`m looking ahead to influencing others in a positiveway," says Justin. "My substance is you can do anything if you just putyour mind to it. I grew up under the poverty line; I didn`t get as muchas other people did. I suppose it made me stronger as a soul it builtmy character. Now I get a 4.0 grade point average and I want to go tocollege and scarcely get a better person." A virtually untappedwell of natural artistic talent, Justin Bieber is set to be a solidforce in medicine for many days to come. "I think older people canappreciate my music because I really show my spirit when I sing, and it`snot corny," he says. "I believe I can produce as an artist and my fans willgrow with me." And only think, he`s just getting started.