Posted by Kate Alvarez as Justin Bieber, Music Happenings, Perfomances / Events at 1:38 PM PDT
16/09/2009

If you haven’t seen his video or listened to his tracks yet, then you must be hiding under a rock. At 15, Justin Bieber is taking Hollywood by storm with “One Time.”
His story is that of your typical YouTube sensation. Three years ago, the then 12-year-old Canadian joined a local singing competition called Stratford Idol and won second place. He wanted to share his victory with his friends and family who didn’t get to see the show, so he posted his videos on YouTube.
“But it turned out that other people liked them and they started subscribing to them,” said Justin. “That’s how my manager found me. He saw me on YouTube and contacted my family and now I’m signed!”
It’s not everyday that a 15-year-old gets signed by R&B singer Usher. In October 2008, Justin was torn between signing for Justin Timberlake and Usher. “It turned out Usher’s deal was way better,” Justin revealed. “But I still would like to work on a collaboration with Justin in the future,” he said during a phone-in interview with Ryan Seacrest.

“Things are just happening so fast,” he added. It’s been less than a year since Justin signed to Island Records, and he’s already making the Hollywood rounds. Numerous TV and radio guestings, red carpet appearances, a debut album, a music video, and 535,000+ facebook fans are keeping this lad busy.
His recent stint involves making his “Favorite Girl” happy. Justin hollered at Tricia Matibag, winner of his MTV VMA red carpet shout-out competition. Check out this ultimate fan’s winning video entry:
Get the Bieber fever!
www.JustinBieberMusic.com
http://www.youtube.com/justinbieber
http://www.youtube.com/kidrauhl
http://www.myspace.com/justinbieber
http://www.twitter.com/justinbieber
http://www.imeem.com/justinbieber
http://ilike.com/artist/Justin+Bieber
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3 Responses to: Justin Bieber: Usher’s Prodigy
ur Cuz
September 16th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
OMG it’s a guy singing this song the whole time? Doood i thought it was a chick hahaha.. i never listened to the lyrics nor did i know who the singer was. lol
A. Love
September 16th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Awesome Feature! Interesting and well written! Well done! The internet has really changed the way celebrities are being found these days. Maybe i should start up a youtube account =p
oxox
Rose
September 16th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Well, he is 15. Give it a few years before his voice gets manlier.
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