Do you have « Bieber Fever? » Read CNN’s Fast Facts about Grammy Award-winning singer Justin Bieber.
Here’s a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning singer Justin Bieber.
Birth date: March 1, 1994
Birth place: London, Ontario, Canada
Birth name: Justin Drew Bieber
Father: Jeremy Bieber
Mother: Patricia Mallette
Marriage: Hailey Baldwin (2018-present)
Pattie Mallette was a teenage single mother who worked low paying jobs to support the family before her son became a star.
Taught himself to play guitar and piano as a child.
Fans of Bieber refer to themselves as “Beliebers” and describe themselves as having “Bieber Fever.”
Nominated for 22 Grammy Awards, and winner of two.
2007-2008 – Bieber’s mother begins posting videos of her son performing on YouTube. Record executive Scooter Braun sees the videos and flies Bieber and his mother to Atlanta and signs the teen to a contract.
2008 – Auditions for singer Usher and is signed to a contract on Island/Def Jam records.
May 2009 – Releases his first single, “One Time,” which goes platinum in the United States and Canada.
November 2009 – The seven-song EP “My World” is released, going platinum in the US.
November 2009 – Bieber’s appearance at Roosevelt Field Mall in New York must be canceled due to an out-of-control crowd of teen girls.
March 2010 – His first full-length album “My World 2.0” is released and debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard charts. It sells approximately five million copies.
April 2010 – Performs on “Saturday Night Live.”
April 2010 – Police in Australia cancel a Bieber appearance after several girls are injured in the unruly crowd.
February 2011 – A 3D concert film, “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never,” is released.
November 2011 – Mariah Yeater, 20, files a lawsuit seeking child support, and a paternity test from Bieber. She alleges that she and the now 17-year-old Bieber had sex at a concert the previous year, and she now has a three-month-old son. The case is dropped a few weeks later.
November 2011 – Bieber’s second studio album, “Under the Mistletoe,” is released. It sells approximately two million copies.
June 2012 – His third studio album, “Believe,” is released and sells an estimated 2.7 million copies.
July 2012 – Involved in a high-speed chase with paparazzi in California.
