The Road to Justin Bieber Fever (INFOGRAPHIC)

Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in London, Ontario, and was raised in Stratford, Ontario.Bieber's mother, Patricia Lynn "Pattie". 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. Bieber's paternal great-grandfather was a German immigrant to Canada. His mother's ancestry is French Canadian. Bieber attended French immersion school at Stratford school Jean Sauve. During his childhood, Bieber was interested in hockey, soccer, and chess; he often kept his musical aspirations to himself. As he grew up, Bieber taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.

In early 2007, when he was twelve, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition in Stratford and placed second. 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. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager.Bieber has taken the social media world by storm, attracting millions of followers across many networks. Bieber has 16.7 million Twitter followers and 39.4 million Facebook “Likes” and he’s just warming up.

The Road to Justin Bieber Fever (INFOGRAPHIC)
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