Austin Mahone. Vocals Going Viral

36 Pages·2014·10.652 MB·English

by  Heather E. Schwartz

S
c
h
w
a
r
t
z
Y
★ ou may know that Austin Mahone rose to fame
after singing and strumming the guitar on his own
YouTube channel. But did you know that he:
★ Skyped randomly with fans even after
becoming famous?
★ went on tour with Taylor Swift and even ★
had a food fight with her?
★ had to be homeschooled because he got
too much attention at school?
Want to know more about this talented star? Read on to
learn all about Austin’s life before stardom, breakthrough
moments, passions, upcoming projects, and more! ★
★
POP CULTURE BIOS
ARIANA GRANDE DEMI LOVATO LIAM HEMSWORTH SELENA GOMEZ
AUSTIN MAHONE EMMA STONE LITTLE MIX TAYLOR LAUTNER
BELLA THORNE EMMA WATSON LOGAN LERMAN TAYLOR SWIFT
BEYONCÉ JADEN SMITH MAIA MITCHELL VICTORIA JUSTICE
BOOBOO STEWART JENNIFER LAWRENCE NICHOLAS HOULT THE WANTED
BRUNO MARS JOSH HUTCHERSON ONE DIRECTION ZENDAYA
CARLY RAE JEPSEN JUSTIN BIEBER REBEL WILSON ZOË KRAVITZ
CODY SIMPSON KATY PERRY ROSS LYNCH
L
E
R
N
E
R
THIS PAGE
INTENTIONALLY
LEFT BLANK
POP CULTURE BIOS
A U S T I N
M A H O N E
VOCALS GOING VIRAL
HEATHER E. SCHWARTZ
s
Lerner Publications Company
MINNEAPOLIS
Copyright © 2015 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.

All rights reserved. International copyright secured. No part of
this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or
transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical,
photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written
permission of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., except for the
inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review.

Lerner Publications Company
A division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.
241 First Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55401 USA

For reading levels and more information, look up this title at
www.lernerbooks.com.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Schwartz, Heather E., author.
Austin Mahone : vocals going viral / by Heather E. Schwartz.
pages cm. — (Pop culture bios)
Includes index.
ISBN 978‒1‒4677‒3670‒1 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
ISBN 978‒1‒4677‒4731‒8 (eBook)
1. Mahone, Austin, 1996– —Juvenile literature.
2. Singers—United States—Biography—Juvenile literature.
I. Title.
ML3930.M27S38 2015
782.42164092—dc23 [B] 2013050212

Manufactured in the United States of America
1 – PC – 7/15/14
INTRODUCTION PAGE 4
CCCHHHAAAPPPTTTEEERRR OOONNNEEE
CCCHHHAAANNNNNNEEELLLIIINNNGGG FFFAAAMMMEEE
PAGE 8
CHAPTER TWO
BBBBRRRREEEEAAAAKKKKIIIINNNNGGGG OOOOUUUUTTTT
PAGE 14
CCHHAAPPTTEERR TTHHRREEEE
RRRIIISSSIIINNNGGG SSSTTTAAARRR
PAGE 22
AUSTIN PICS! 28
SOURCE NOTES 30
MORE AUSTIN INFO 30
INDEX 31
INTRODUCTION
Austin didn’t know what to expect when
he sent out a tweet inviting fans to a
4 meetup in Millennium Park (A BOVE ). 5
I
n October 2011, Austin Mahone was becoming a
YouTube sensation. He knew he had at
least a few true fans. So he got
on T witter. He let the world
know exactly when he’d be at
the huge stainless-steel, bean-
shaped sculpture in Chicago’s
Millennium Park, just in case
anyone wanted to meet him.
Dressed in a gray
hoodie and a red
baseball cap, Austin
didn’t look much
different from any
other fifteen-year-old.
But his fans, called
Mahomies, weren’t
fooled for a minute.
Austin donned an out-
of-this-world shirt for a
2013 trip to New York.
4 55
Austin smiles for
the camera with a
young fan.
As soon as the Mahomies spotted him, they swarmed.
Screaming fans rushed over, hurdling picnic tables along
the way and snapping pics. Police on duty in the park
faced a great challenge to reach the center of the scene.
Austin may have expected just a handful of fans,
but the crowd he attracted was major. More than one
thousand people showed up to see him. It was too
much for the police. The meet and greet was officially
shut down.
6 7
Later that day, Austin took to YouTube. He apologized
for the change in plans. He thanked his fans for their
support. And with a dazed expression on his face, he
commented on the earlier events.
“Crazy. Crazy stuff,” he said, smiling and shaking
his head. In a soft voice, he shared his feelings openly.
“It’s the first time that’s ever happened to me. I
was a little scared. It was kind of fun, though. I had a
good time.”
AYuosutTiunb ceo fualdnns’t. A bfetlieevre t hhise pmoepeutla arintdy gwreiteht h iins
Millennium Park, he knew he could be a star.
6 7
Austin and his BFF, Alex
Constancio (R IGHT ), began
working toward their big
dreams together.
C C CHHHAAAPPPTTTEEERRR OOONNNEEE
C HAN NE L I NG FA ME

Austin raps with Alex
(L EFT ) on YouTube.
8 9