Justin Bieber

2015–present:  Purpose , collaborations and upcoming fifth studio album Main article:  Purpose Bieber and Scooter Braun in Rosemont, Illinois (2015) Bieber at the BRIT Awards 2016 On August 28, 2015, Bieber released a new single titled " What Do You Mean? " as the lead single from his fourth studio album  Purpose . The song is a blend of teen pop,  electronic dance music  and acoustic R&B and became Bieber's first number-one single on the  Billboard  Hot 100. [101]  He became the youngest male artist to debut at the top of that chart, earning him a  Guinness World Record . On October 23, 2015, Bieber released the album's second single titled " Sorry " as an instant download, with the pre-order of the album on iTunes. The song debuted at number two on the  Billboard  Hot 100. [102]  After eight non-consecutive weeks at number two, on the week charting January 23, 2016, "Sorry" climbed to the top spot ...

2011–2015:  Believe ,  Journals , and other appearances Main articles:  Believe  and  Journals In late 2011, Bieber began recording his third studio album, entitled  Believe . The following week, Bieber appeared on  The Ellen DeGeneres Show  to announce that the first single would be called " Boyfriend " and would be released on March 26, 2012. [70]  The song debuted at number two on the US  Billboard  Hot 100 chart, selling a total of 521,000 digital units, the second-highest-ever debut digital sales week. [71]  Bill Werde of  Billboard  noted that it failed to debut at number one because the digital download of the track was available only through  iTunes Store , "restricting the buying option for those that do not frequent the Apple retail store". [72]  "Boyfriend" became Bieber's first single ever to reach the top position on the  Canadian Hot 100  by debuting at number one and staying on...

2010–2011:  My World 2.0  and  Never Say Never Main articles:  My World 2.0  and  Never Say Never In January 2010, " Baby ", was released from his debut album,  My World 2.0 . The song featured  Ludacris , and became an international hit. It charted at number five on the US  Billboard  Hot 100, peaked at number three on the  Canadian Hot 100 [44]  and reached the top ten in several international markets. [31]  Two promo singles " Never Let You Go ", and " U Smile " were top thirty hits on the US Hot 100, and top twenty hits in Canada. [31]  According to review aggregator  Metacritic , the album has received generally favourable reviews. [45]  It debuted at number one on the US  Billboard  200 , making Bieber the youngest solo male act to top the chart since  Stevie Wonder  in 1963. [46]   My World 2.0  also debuted at number one on the  Canadian Albums Chart ,  I...

Early life Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in  London, Ontario , at St Joseph's Hospital, [11]  and was raised in  Stratford, Ontario . [12]  He is the only child of Jeremy Jack Bieber and  Patricia "Pattie" Mallette . Bieber's parents were never married. [13]  Pattie, who  was underaged  at the time of giving birth, raised her son with the help of her mother, Diane, and stepfather, Bruce. [14]  His mother is of  French-Canadian  descent; his paternal great-grandfather was of  German  ancestry, and his other roots are  English ,  Scottish  and  Irish . [15] [16] [17]  He has also claimed that he has some undetermined  Aboriginal Canadian  ancestry. [18] Through Jeremy, Bieber has two younger half-siblings, Jazmyn (born 2009) and Jaxon (born 2010). [19]  Pattie worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber as a single mother in low-income housing. Bieber has mainta...