Justin Bieber is one of the biggest pop stars in the world, and he’s been the center of attention since his music career took off as a teen heartthrob singing cover songs on YouTube. He’s sold millions of albums, won multiple awards, and amassed over 89 million monthly Spotify listeners. His songs have charted in the top 10 of Billboard’s Hot 100 charts and he has 23 GRAMMY nominations with two wins. He’s also a philanthropist, donating some of the proceeds from his concerts, his Someday line of fragrances, and other merch to Pencils of Promise, a charity that builds schools in developing countries.
Bieber was born and raised in Canada. His musical talents were discovered by a talent manager named Scooter Braun, who spotted him on YouTube. Braun became Bieber’s manager, and helped him launch his career as a singer. He started with a few hit singles, and has since released eight more albums, including one Christmas album.
Despite being only 22 years old, Bieber has been on numerous TV shows and appeared as a guest on several other programs. He has appeared on a variety of talk shows, and was the host of the American version of The X Factor in 2012. He’s also performed on numerous award shows, and was a regular on the Kids’ Choice Awards and on Saturday Night Live.
In 2022, he announced he was taking a break from the spotlight to focus on his mental health and to spend more time with his family. He later rekindled his romance with Hailey Baldwin, with whom he married in 2023 in a private ceremony. The couple have a son together, and are expecting their second child in 2024.
While Bieber has a reputation for being an image-obsessed megastar, he’s also been a charitable benefactor, helping to build a school in Guatemala and supporting the organization Pencils of Promise. He also has his own fashion line called Drew House, named after his middle name. The line includes unisex clothing, and is made ethically in Los Angeles.
While he’s not as active as he once was, Bieber is still an enormously popular artist. He has 127 million followers on Instagram, making him the most followed male musician in the world. He’s famous to the point where he’s known even by people who pride themselves on ignoring pop culture. Bieber is, at the moment, the last of a certain kind of white male R&B-adjacent pop star — a mania-inducing hurricane whose fame never fades.