Justin Bieber is the true definition of a YouTube singing success story . In early 2007 , when he was only twelve, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing contest in Stratford, CT and placed second overall . Bieber's mother posted a video of her son's performance on YouTube for their family and friends to see . The video got more views from people more than their own family . She realized that people loved what they were seeing so she continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B songs such as , Alicia Keys' "Fallin" Aretha Franklin's "Respect" & Elliott Yamin's "Wait For You" . Bieber's popularity grew more and more as each video was uploaded . One day while searching for videos of a different indie singer , Scooter Braun , a former marketing executive of So So Def, clicked on one of Bieber's 2007 videos by accident . Impressed with what he saw , Braun tracked down the theater Bieber was performing in , located Bieber's school , and finally contacted Bieber's mother . Bieber's mother reluctantly permitted Braun to fly out her son to Atlanta, GA to record some demo tape . Upon arriving in Georgia , Braun had Justin sing for R&B singer/songwriter Usher Raymond . Usher immediately signed Bieber to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG) , a joint venture between Scooter Braun & Usher Raymond . Usher then arranged an audition with Antonio L.A. Reid of Island Def Jam Music Group , who signed Justin to Island Records in October 2008 resulting in a 50/50 joint venture between RBMG and Island Records . At that point, Justin Bieber and his mother moved to Atlanta, Georgia . He released his first hit single "One Time" which landed on reached number 12 on the Canadian Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009 and later peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Bieber's first album "My World" was released on November 17th, 2009 . 3 singles were released off of the album "One Less Lonely Girl" , "Love Me" , and "Favorite Girl" . They all reached the Top 40 of the Billboard 100 within the 2nd week of the release date . For Bieber only being 16 years old he has accomplished alot . He has been on almost every talk show on the earth . Shows such as , The Dome, YTV's The Next Star, The Today Show, The Wendy Williams Show, Lopez Tonight, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, It's On with Alexa Chung, Good Morning America, Chelsea Lately & BET's 106 & Park . With that aside Bieber has sung along side Stevie Wonder for President Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House for "Christmas in Washington", which aired December 20th, 2009 . Bieber also was one of the performers for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest . Bieber was a presenter at the 52nd Grammy Awards on January 31st, 2010 . However , the most special privilege Bieber has encountered thus far was him being asked to put some vocals down for the remake of Michael Jackson's "We Are The World" . That being said Bieber is slowing taking control of the music industry with everything from his perfectly brushed blonde hair to his disease of "Bieber Fever" which is slowly but surely spreading throughout the world . In my opinion Justin Bieber is someone to look out for in the music industry . Watch out fellow singer/songwriters , there's a new kid on the block !
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Justin Bieber Fever .
Justin Bieber is the true definition of a YouTube singing success story . In early 2007 , when he was only twelve, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing contest in Stratford, CT and placed second overall . Bieber's mother posted a video of her son's performance on YouTube for their family and friends to see . The video got more views from people more than their own family . She realized that people loved what they were seeing so she continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B songs such as , Alicia Keys' "Fallin" Aretha Franklin's "Respect" & Elliott Yamin's "Wait For You" . Bieber's popularity grew more and more as each video was uploaded . One day while searching for videos of a different indie singer , Scooter Braun , a former marketing executive of So So Def, clicked on one of Bieber's 2007 videos by accident . Impressed with what he saw , Braun tracked down the theater Bieber was performing in , located Bieber's school , and finally contacted Bieber's mother . Bieber's mother reluctantly permitted Braun to fly out her son to Atlanta, GA to record some demo tape . Upon arriving in Georgia , Braun had Justin sing for R&B singer/songwriter Usher Raymond . Usher immediately signed Bieber to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG) , a joint venture between Scooter Braun & Usher Raymond . Usher then arranged an audition with Antonio L.A. Reid of Island Def Jam Music Group , who signed Justin to Island Records in October 2008 resulting in a 50/50 joint venture between RBMG and Island Records . At that point, Justin Bieber and his mother moved to Atlanta, Georgia . He released his first hit single "One Time" which landed on reached number 12 on the Canadian Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009 and later peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Bieber's first album "My World" was released on November 17th, 2009 . 3 singles were released off of the album "One Less Lonely Girl" , "Love Me" , and "Favorite Girl" . They all reached the Top 40 of the Billboard 100 within the 2nd week of the release date . For Bieber only being 16 years old he has accomplished alot . He has been on almost every talk show on the earth . Shows such as , The Dome, YTV's The Next Star, The Today Show, The Wendy Williams Show, Lopez Tonight, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, It's On with Alexa Chung, Good Morning America, Chelsea Lately & BET's 106 & Park . With that aside Bieber has sung along side Stevie Wonder for President Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House for "Christmas in Washington", which aired December 20th, 2009 . Bieber also was one of the performers for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest . Bieber was a presenter at the 52nd Grammy Awards on January 31st, 2010 . However , the most special privilege Bieber has encountered thus far was him being asked to put some vocals down for the remake of Michael Jackson's "We Are The World" . That being said Bieber is slowing taking control of the music industry with everything from his perfectly brushed blonde hair to his disease of "Bieber Fever" which is slowly but surely spreading throughout the world . In my opinion Justin Bieber is someone to look out for in the music industry . Watch out fellow singer/songwriters , there's a new kid on the block !
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