Bieber second youngest on top of Billboard
April 7, 2010
Filed under A&E
When most tweens hear this heart throb’s name, it sets off a wave of ear deafening shrieks.
Justin Bieber is only 16 years old and is already a new obsession. Bieber first got his start when he started posting videos of himself on Youtube singing songs made famous by Usher and Ne-Yo. His videos soon racked up over 10 million views. Among one of his main viewers was his future manager.
“He saw me on Youtube and contacted my family and now I’m signed!” said the young artist in a press release by gomoxie.org.
Bieber was flown out to Atlanta to meet with studio heads but instead got a surprise when he ran into one of his favorite artists, Usher. who was amazed by Bieber’s online following he decided to give him a shot.
“I sang for him and his people and he really wanted to sign me then and there but I still had a meeting with Justin Timberlake who also wanted to sign me.”
In the end, Bieber decided to go with Usher because he offered a better deal. In October 2008, Bieber was officially signed to Island Records.
His second album, My World 2.0, was released on March 19, 2010 and quickly grabbed the top spot on Billboard’s top 200 album sales. He is only the second youngest male singer to take number one. The first was Stevie Wonder back in 1963.
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