Justin Drew Bieber​(​

/ˈbiːbər/​
; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and
.[4]​
multi-instrumentalist​​ [5]​Discovered at age 13 by talent manager ​Scooter Braun​after he had
watched his ​YouTube​cover song videos, Bieber was signed to ​RBMG Records​in 2008. With
Bieber's debut ​
EP​​My World​ , released in late 2009, Bieber became the first artist to have seven
songs from a debut record chart on the ​Billboard​Hot 100​.[6]
​
At 16 years old, Bieber released his debut studio album ​My World 2.0​(2010), which contained
the hit single "​Baby​
". The aears following the release of ​Believe​(2012), Bieber faced several
controversies for his rebellious nature, including run-ins with the law internationally.​[10]​"​Where
Are Ü Now​", a collaboration with ​Skrillex​and ​Diplo​released in 2015, marked a new era of
Bieber's career,​[11]​as he transitioned into ​EDM​and moved away from ​teen pop​.[12]​
​ The song
[13]
earned him a ​
Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording​.​
In late 2015, Bieber's fourth studio album ​Purpose​was released, which became his most
commercially successful album. It produced three ​Billboard​Hot 100​number-one singles: "​What
Do You Mean?​ ", "​
Sorry​", and "​Love Yourself​". After the release of ​Purpose,​Bieber had featured
on several successful collaborations, including "​Cold Water​", "​Let Me Love You​", "​Despacito
(Remix)​", "​I'm the One​ ", "​I Don't Care​" and "​10,000 Hours​", all of which went top five in the US.
After taking some time off to focus on his marriage to ​Hailey Baldwin​, as well as facing
complications with ​ Lyme disease​ , Bieber released his fifth studio album, ​Changes​. It became his
seventh chart-topper in the US, making him, at the age of 25, the youngest solo artist to achieve
[14]
seven number-one albums in the US.​
With sales of over 150 million records, Bieber is one of the ​world's best-selling music artists​. He
has received ​numerous accolades​ , including a ​Grammy Award​, 15 ​American Music Awards​, 20
Billboard​Music Awards​, two ​Brit Awards​, a ​Latin Grammy Award​, a ​record 21 MTV Europe
Music Awards​, and three ​MTV Video Music Awards​.[15]​
​ ​Time​magazine named Bieber one of the
100 most influential people in the world​in 2011. He was included on ​Forbes​' list of the top ten
[16]​
most powerful celebrities​in the world, in 2011, 2012 and 2013.​ In 2016, Bieber became the
first artist from ​Vevo​to surpass