►◄Justin Drew Bieber [ 7 ] (pronounced /ˈbiːbər/ bee -bər , born March 1, 1994) [ 1 ] is a Canadian pop / R&B singer-songwriter and actor. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun , [ 8 ] who happened to come across Bieber\'s videos on YouTube and later became his manager. Braun arranged for him to meetwith Usher in Atlanta, Georgia , and Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher, [ 9 ] and then to a recording contractwith Island Records offered by L.A. Reid . [ 5 ] [ 10 ] His debut single,\"One Time\", released worldwide in 2009, peaked in the top ten in Canada and charted in the top thirty in several international markets. His debut release, My World , followed on November 17, 2009, and was eventually certified platinum in the United States. He became the first artistto have seven songs from a debut album chart on the Billboard Hot 100 . [ 11 ] His first full studio release, My World 2.0 , was released on March 23, 2010 and has since received similar success; it debuted at number one and within the top ten of several countries, and was certified platinum in the United States . Itwas preceded by the worldwidetop-ten single,\"Baby ,\"in January 2010. The music video of\"Baby\"is currently ranked as the most viewed and most discussed YouTube video, [ 12 ] and was the most disliked until being overtaken by Rebecca Black\'s song Friday . [ 13 ] Bieber followed-up the releaseof his debut album with his firstheadlining tour, the My World Tour , the remix albums My Worlds Acoustic and Never Say Never – The Remixes , and the 3D biopic-concert film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never –which had an opening weekendgross that nearly matched the record for the biggest opening weekend for a concert-film. Bieber has been nominated and awarded numerous accolades over the past few years, winning Artist of the Year at the 2010 American Music Awards , and being nominated for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 53rd Grammy Awards , among others. Bieber is considered a teen idol , and has been subject to acclaim from fans, as well as criticism and controversy from matters concerning his popularity and image.►◄