Justin Bieber Life and Career

Justin Bieber Info - Justin Bieber Life and Career. Justin Bieber Life and career, 1994–2007 : Childhood and youth. Justin Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in London, Ontario, and was raised in Stratford, Ontario. Justin Bieber mother, Patricia Lynn "Pattie" Mallette, was 18 years old when she became pregnant with her son. Mallette, who worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raised Justin Bieber as a single mother in low-income housing. Justin Bieber has maintained contact with his father, Jeremy Jack Bieber, who married another woman and had two children. Justin Bieber paternal great-grandfather was a German immigrant to Canada. Justin Bieber mother's ancestry is French Canadian.

During his childhood, Bieber was interested in hockey, soccer, and chess; he often kept his musical aspirations to himself. As he grew up, Bieber taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet. In early 2007, when he was twelve, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition in Stratford and placed second. Mallette posted a video of the performance on YouTube for their family and friends to see. She continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B songs, and Bieber's popularity on the site grew. Chris Hicks, Bieber's A&R at Island/Def Jam, explained the young artist's huge online following to HitQuarters by saying:

"He was doing something different. He was an attractive white kid singing very soulful R&B hits. That set him apart immediately from anyone in his range because no one was covering or singing these kind of records. But equally important was that you believed in these songs - it was real. And you wanted to hear more."