Justin
in short
Born: March 1st, 1994 in London,
Ontario, Canada
Parents: Pattie Mallette and Jeremy Bieber (divorced)
Siblings: half-sister Jazmyn, half-brother Jaxon
Currently lives in: Brookhaven, Atlanta
Instruments: drums at 2, piano at 6/7, guitar at 10, trumpet at 13
Sports: basketball, soccer, skateboarding, hockey, golf
Signed to: Island Def Jam and Usher
Manager: Scott "Scooter" Braun
Justin’s
favourites
Food: spaghetti,
cherry cheese cake, meat balls
Drink: vitamin
water
Number: 6
Type of girl:
girls with a nice smile, nice eyes and a great personality
Movie: Rocky
Artists: Michael
Jackson, Usher, Stevie Wonder
Television series:
Smallville
Subject: English
(least favourite is math)
Basketball team:
Cleveland Cavaliers
Hockey team: Maple
Leafs
Videogame: Mario
Kart
Colour: baby blue
and purple
Cereal: Captain
Crunch
Holiday: Christmas
Websites: Twitter
and Facebook
Vacation spot: the
Bahamas
YouTube video:
“Scarlet takes a tumble”
Charities: Pencils of Promise and the Make A Wish Foundation
Full
biography
Justin Drew Bieber was born on March
1st, 1994 in London or Stratford, Ontario, Canada to Jeremy Bieber and Pattie
Mallette. His parents split up when Justin was only 2 years old, and he and his
mother went through rough times since they had hardly any money. Justin says
"I had a roof above my head and I basically had everything I wanted".
His father moved to Winnipeg and recently moved back to Stratford with his two
children (Justin's half-sister and half-brother) Jazmyn (born in 2008) and
Jaxon (born November 20, 2009).
At school, Justin is a striver with straight A's. He hopes to one day go to
college, get a good job and be able to provide for his family.
Justin started drumming at the tender age of 2, "on anything I could get
my hands on". He was given his first drumkit and drumming lessons at age
4: "What mom in her right mind would buy a 4 year old a drum
kit?", he now says about where his musical journey began.
He got interested in other instruments as well after seeing people play them at
his church. He started to play the piano at 7, picked up the guitar at 9 or 10
and introduced himself to the trumpet at age 13. And although he had been
singing around the house his entire life, Justin did not take it seriously
until he was about 12 years old and entered a singing contest
called Stratford Star in his hometown. "No one actually knew I
could sing until then."
Justin and Pattie posted videos of the competition on YouTube for friends and
family who couldn't be there. This is how many other YouTubers discovered him,
catching the eye of well-known people including Def Jam employee Scooter Braun
(who is now his and Asher Roth's manager), Usher and Justin Timberlake. A lot
of passers-by also saw him busking in front of the Avon Theatre in Stratford.
Apart from developing his extraordinary musical skills and studying hard,
Justin also spent a lot of time on sports such as skateboarding, icehockey,
basketball, running (for which he earned many trophies) and many more. He also
took interest in dancing, which can definitely be seen at
his concerts where he and his backup dancers do the best they can to
put up an incredible show each and every time.
Justin attended Bedford Public School, Stratford Northwestern and
Downie Central Public School. In July 2008, at age 14, he moved to Brookhaven,
Atlanta, Georgia (USA) to officially start his recording career. In October
2008 he officially signed to Island Def Jam and Usher. He now has a tutor who
travels with him.
This boy is not an ordinary singer seeking fortune in the music business,
though: he is gifted with exceptional musical, sportive and moral talents.
Apart from having taught himself to play the guitar (which used to be about the
same size as he was), he also taught himself how to play the trumpet and
keyboard. He started drumming at age 2 and got his first drumlesson at 4. He
used his drum skills for a djembé video, too.
Justin is also a good dancer. Videos can be found on YouTube.
"(...)Justin
plays with the drum kit set for right handed but he left handed so he just
plays 'open' - so he doesn't play faster with it set up left handed. This is
his first instrument - he started playing at age 2, lessons at age 4. Its the
only thing he's had lessons in, so since he started playing 'open' so young, he
won't switch now. (...)
Pattie (mom)"
Apart from being a great musician, Justin also enjoys sports. He has made
videos in which he demonstrates his soccer, hockey, basketball and golf skills.
He also likes skateboarding.
Justin was
discovered on YouTube by Scooter Braun, who contacted his family. He flew
Justin to Atlanta, where the then 13-year-old performed "U got it
bad" by and for Usher. The famous singer actually
wanted to sign him right there and then, but first Justin had a meeting with
Justin Timberlake. In the end Justin got signed with Def Jam. "It turned
out Usher's deal was way better," he says, "having LA Reid as a
backup."
And even though Justin is now known worldwide for his music, he hasn't
forgotten about his roots. "I will never forget, where I once was - and
where I come from."
Trivia
-Justin
is a dedicated Christian
-according to Pattie, music and sports are Justin's great passions. He
dedicates most of his time to these.
-Justin has been dating Selenaz Gomez for a while
-he had numerous girlfriends before her
-he likes girls with a nice smile, nice eyes and a great personality
-in his 'Because of You' cover (originally by Ne-Yo), a scar can be seen below
his right eye. This was caused by a branch whip while hiking in the bush with a
friend.
-Justin is left-handed (or actually cross-dominant: he writes and plays
instruments left-handedly, but he throws and plays golf like a right-hander)
-the first instrument Justin learned to play was a drum kit. This is also the
only instrument he has lessons in.
-his best friend from Stratford, Ryan Butler, stars in Justin's "One
Time" and "Somebody to Love" videos.
-Justin has a papillon dog called Sam whom he got when he moved to Atlanta. Sam
now lives with Justin's grandparents in Stratford because Justin is hardly
ever at home
-he started to take singing seriously at age 12, entered a
competition and made it to second place.
-he
has learned a lot of French over the past few years and has recorded French
versions of One Time (which isn't out yet) and One Less Lonely Girl
-he used to play hockey for the Atlanta Knights (before going on tour). He was
#18
-according to Pattie, Justin works very hard to keep up with his full-time job
and school work
-Justin's been talking with Nickelodeon and Disney about having his own show
-he has stated that he misses his friends in Stratford, but likes the big city
as well
-Usher introduced him to LA tastemakers in April 2009 and called him Def Jam's
priority
-he is said to suffer from migraine at times due to all his hard work
-he initially posted videos on YouTube for friends and family but when people
started to subscribe to them, he posted more
-on his original MySpace, Justin stated that he wanted to go to the school of
ministry someday and travel the world to spread the word of God.
-movies Justin enjoys: the Rocky series, August Rush, Drumline, Saving Private
Ryan, Cars, Step Up, You Got Served, Guardian
-artists he likes: Usher, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, some 2Pac, Rascall Flatts,
Elliott Yamin, Billy Talent, Lifehouse, T-bone
-television series he enjoys watching: American Idol, Greys Anatomy, Smallville
-takes biology, chemistry, algebra and history, amongst other subjects
-says English is his favourite, and math is his least favourite subject
-says his mom's got horrible driving skills
-says he doesn't like school despite having a 4.0 grade point average
-can solve a completely scrambled Rubic's Cube in less than 2 minutes
-stated that he originally wanted to become a hockey player, incorporating his
number (#6) in his signature.
-says he would like a Dodge Charger when he gets his drivers permit. He
eventually got a Range Rover from Usher, though.
-wore huge black glasses on KissFM, but they were only used as a prop: he does
not need them to see
-his tutor travels with him.
-will play a role in Nick Cannon's "School girls" film
(which aired on Nickelodeon)
-he's really into videogames. He owns a PS3 and an Xbox360
-his great-grandfather comes from Berlin, Germany and taught him how to count
to 10 in German
-he was in London (UK), Berlin, Munich and Cologne (Germany) in the summer
of 2009. It was his first time in Europe. By now he has been to many other
countries as well, having been on a worldtour in 2011. A South-America tour is
in the works too.
-he busked in his hometown for a while, made 3000 dollars and took his mom on a
vacation to Florida.
-he wears a purity ring (which means he won't have sex before marriage - check
out the pics of the Kid's Choice Awards).
-he is said to have recorded a duet with Justin Timberlake-says he wants to
learn more German to be able to speak to his German fans
-has been skateboarding since he was 4
-he is very claustrophobic because when he was little, his cousin locked him up
in a toy box.
-he likes to play sports games and typical Nintendo games
-got to watch a basketball game and movies with Justin Timberlake in 2008
-wishes he could understand girls better
-he wears a dog tag that was actually from a fan's close friend. He died in the
war and Justin wears it as a memory.
-Sour Patch Kids used to be his favourite candy, but his fans gave him so much
of it that he doesn't like them anymore
-he has a half-sister Jazzy (Jazmyn), who was born on
May 30, 2008
-he has a half-brother Jaxon, who was born on November 20, 2009
-he took his friends on a vacation to the Bahamas early 2010
-says that, when doing a photoshoot, he will not wear something he really does
not like.
-Pattie takes away his phone or his laptop when he's in trouble.
Info about Patricia Lynn Mallette, Justin's mom
-born April 2, 1976
-graduated from Juliet School and North Western High School, both in Stratford
-owned a small webdesign and computertraining company
-enjoys singing
Info about Jeremy Jack Bieber, Justin's dad
-born
June 4, 1974
-nickname is Lordrauhl
-moved from Winnipeg to Stratford recently
-loves sports (especially boxing), the outdoors, fishing, travelling, camping
and boating
-plays the guitar