Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber Wallpapers 2012

Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in London, Ontario,[13] and was raised in Stratford, Ontario 14 Bieber's mother, Patricia Lynn "Pattie" Mallette, was 18 years old when she became pregnant. His mother's ancestry is French Canadian.15 Mallette, originally from Stratford, raised her son with the help of her parents, Bruce and Diane.16 Mallette worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber as a single mother in low-income housing. Bieber has maintained contact with his father, Jeremy Jack Bieber, who married another woman and had two children. 17 18 19 Bieber's paternal great-grandfather was a German immigrant to Canada.20 Bieber attended a French immersion school called the Stratford school Jean Sauve16 During his childhood, Bieber was interested in hockey, soccer, and chess; he often kept his musical aspirations to himself.17 As he grew up, Bieber taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet. 14 21 In early 2007, when he was twelve, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition in Stratford and was placed second.5 21 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.[10] 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