  Rolling
Stone described Bieber as having
"...something more important for a young pop
star than chops: personality. He's got an odd
combination of guileness and swagger that makes
puppy-love goop... sound both sweet and
playful." Hailing from Canada, Bieber first
became noticed with his performances on YouTube.com
(posted by his proud mom) - which got the notice of
manager, Scooter Braun, who eventually became
Bieber's manager. Braun was able to get Bieber a
meeting with Usher which led to his recording
contract with Island Records. In addition to singing,
Bieber taught himself how to play piano, drums, and
guitar.
 1: Justin Drew Bieber was born
in Ontario, Canada.
 # 35
Singles Artist of the Year
8: Bieber hit the Top 40 with
"One Time" (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The single hit the Top 10 in
New Zealand.
28: My
World 2.0
was certified 2x platinum.
 3: Bieber began his 'Urban
Behavior Tour' in Edmonton after a delay due to
illness.
17: Bieber released the EP My
World
(available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). Entertainment Weekly
described the EP as "...long on sugary
puppy-love ballads and dinky dance-pop
confections..."
5: Bieber hit the Top 40 with
"One Less Lonely Girl" (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The single hit the Top 10 in
Canada.
 5: Bieber topped the LP chart
for a week in Canada with My
World.
14: My
World was
certified gold.
 # 17
Singles Artist of the Year
 8: My
World was
certified platinum.
6: Bieber hit the Top 40 with
help from Ludacris with "Baby" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The single hit the Top 10 in
Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the UK.
 23: Bieber released My
World 2.0
(available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The LP sold over 283,000
copies its first week of release in the US.
3: Bieber hit the Top 40 with Sean Kingston with "Eenie Meenie" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The single went Top 10 in
the UK and New Zealand.
 10: Bieber topped the Billboard
200 LP chart for 4 non-consecutive weeks and Digital
Albums chart for a week with My
World 2.0.
The LP also topped the LP charts in Australia,
Brazil, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Spain.
10: Bieber performed "Baby" and "U Smile" on Saturday Night Live.
26: Several fans were injured in
Australia prior to a performance by Bieber when the
crowd began to get too large and create a crowd crush
- the performance was cancelled.
 5; My
World 2.0
was certified platinum.
8: Bieber hit the Top 40 with
"Somebody To Love" (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
16: Bieber topped the singles
chart in France with "Baby."
23: Bieber began his 'My World
Tour' in Hartford, CT.
 28: Bieber hit the Top 40 with
"U Smile" (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
12: The video for "Baby" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist.
21: Bieber won 4 American Music Awards including Artist of the Year, Favorite
Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Album (My
World 2.0),
and Breakthrough Artist.
Bieber's LP My
World 2.0
was the #4 top selling LP of the year.
 # 82 Singles
Artist of the Year
 5: Bieber hit the Top 40 with
"Never Say Never."
11: Bieber's 3D documentary film Never
Say Never opened in theaters.
13: Bieber was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album ("My
World 2.0").
14: Never
Say Never - The Remixes was released.
17: Bieber was back on CSI
only to have his character killed by police.
5: Bieber topped the Billboard
200 LP chart with Never
Say Never - The Remixes. The LP sold over 165,000 copies its
first week of release in the US. The LP also topped
the LP chart in Canada.
22: Bieber could be heard on the Chris
Brown
LP F.A.M.E. on the track "Next To
You."
5: Never
Say Never - The Remixes was certified platinum.
 28: The video for "U Smile" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best
Male Video.
Bieber released the holiday LP Under
The Mistletoe.
Bieber topped the Billboard 200 chart with Under
The Mistletoe. The LP sold over 210,000 copies its
first week of release in the US.
Beiber was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite
Pop/Rock Male Artist.
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