The Canadian singer who rose to international fame in the early 2000s by posting covers of popular songs on YouTube has come a long way since then. He’s now a married man with his own clothing line, has multiple hit singles under his belt and has made several documentaries about his life as a star. But the teen idol has also had his share of missteps. From his infamous DUI arrest in 2013 to his controversial visit to a museum that paid tribute to Anne Frank, Bieber has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons more than once.
As a result, his once squeaky clean image has become tarnished over the years, but as he entered his 20s, it looked like the singer was determined to clean up his act. Then in February 2019, it was reported that he was being treated for depression, leading to more backlash from fans. He later apologized for the incident, but it was a clear sign that Bieber still had some major work to do to keep his image on the right track.
Justin Bieber was born in 1994 and raised in Stratford, Ontario. He started singing and dancing at a young age and was signed to his manager Scooter Braun at the age of 13. Bieber became the youngest male solo artist to top the Billboard 200 with his 2012 debut album Believe, which featured the hit singles “Baby” and “Where Are U Now”.
Following the success of his album, Bieber began touring and releasing music videos for his hits. He starred in the 3D film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never and the sequel, Justin Bieber: The Movement. He’s also acted in various movies and made his Broadway debut in the musical Dreamgirls.
Bieber has amassed over 100 million followers on social media and sold more than 150 million records worldwide. He’s also the first recording artist to have seven songs from his debut album reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
In addition to starring in the film Home Alone, Bieber has appeared in many other popular films and television shows. He’s been in the movie Bolt, in which he plays an animated superhero, and the comedy sequel Grown Ups 2. He’s also a regular guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and has done a duet with rapper Drake.
In late 2015, Bieber released the album Purpose, which featured the hit singles “Sorry”, “Love Yourself” and “Company”. The same year, he launched the Purpose World Tour, which became his highest-grossing world concert tour to date. In early 2017, he released the remix version of Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s hit song Despacito, which made him the first recording artist to have a Spanish-language version of a single go platinum in the United States. He also starred in the music video for it.