Justin Bieber. Oh Baby!

114 Pages·2011·73.842 MB·English

by  Triumph Books

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Justin Bieber, the baby-faced crooner from Canada, has taken the country by storm. The
Usher protégé and overnight sensation is the youngest male solo act to top the charts
since Stevie Wonder did it in 1963. The talented musician has already gone platinum at
the age of 16. And with My World 2.0 still holding steady on the charts, he shows no BIEBER
signs of stopping. Who’s his celebrity obsession? What’s his favorite sports team? What
does he look for in a girl? And what’s next for Justin? It’s all here. Justin Bieber: Oh Baby!
is much more than a biography—it’s your inside source for all things Bieber.
$12.95 BIOGRAPHY/MUSICIAN
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JUSTIN
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Oh Baby!
MARY BOONE
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Writer: Mary Boone
Editor: Bob Baker
Design and page production: Stephanie Urban
Cover design: Paul Petrowsky
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4 Chapter 1: Humble Beginnings
Justin Bieber didn’t take the normal path to pop-music stardom. He
never modeled as a child. He didn’t have a show on the Disney Channel.
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His story is extraordinary and, in the eyes of his growing legion of fans,
so is his talent.
18 Chapter 2: Am I Dreaming?
One day Justin Bieber was a typical teenager in a small Canadian
town, the next he was fl ying to Atlanta and being introduced to mega-
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celebrities. “It was a surreal moment,” Justin says. And those moments
just keep coming.
34 Chapter 3: The Snowball Effect
Everywhere he goes Justin’s high energy, charm and boyish good looks
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trigger explosions of camera fl ashes. His career is growing bigger and his
star is rising faster than anyone could have imagined.
52 Chapter 4: Still a Kid at Heart
NNNNNNNNNN Justin may have to make adult-type decisions about his career and
fi nances, but he’s still a kid at heart. He loves to skateboard, play video
games, wrestle with his pals … and he’s still subject to his mother’s
discipline when he doesn’t listen.
68 Chapter 5: Beyond the Here & Now
OOOOOOOOOO Justin is making a name for himself in the world of philanthropy. While
he’s dedicated to helping others, he knows it’s hard to lend your name
to projects if no one knows who you are. He is determined to stay in the
spotlight for years to come.
84 Chapter 6: Not the First Teen Idol
CCCCCCCCCC Justin may be today’s hot, new teen idol, but he’s not the fi rst one the
world has known. Some teen idols mature along with their fan base;
others are not so lucky. The jury’s still out on whether Justin will be able
to make the transition.
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Justin Bieber didn’t worked two jobs just to keep the relationship with my dad, but
take a normal path to bills paid. Money wasn’t plentiful, they were split up. So I was
pop-music stardom. but love and good times were. with my mom. Then I was with
He never modeled Justin remembers a childhood my dad.... I didn’t have a lot of
as a child. He didn’t fi lled with laughter, family and money, but I didn’t know that.”
have a show on the music. Rhythm and blues tunes Justin’s musical career started
Disney Channel. He didn’t star often blared from the home’s simply enough – with a pair of
in commercials for Jell-O or stereo, and spontaneous danc- drumsticks.
laundry detergent. He wasn’t on ing was known to occur. “My mom bought me my fi rst
AAAmmmeeerrriiicccaaannn IIIdddooolll oorr America’s Got “We were living below the drum kit when I was four because
Talent. His family didn’t pack poverty line,” Mallette told I was banging on everything
up and move to Los Angeles in EEEnnnttteeerrrtttaaaiiinnnmmmeeennnttt WWWeeeeeekkklllyyy.. ““WWee hhaadd around the house, even couches,”
pursuit of an agent. a roof over our heads and we he told Billboard magazine.
Nope. Justin didn’t do the had food in the house, but we Determined to make the
things pop stars before him have really struggled.” banging sound more like music,
done. His story is extraordinary “I grew up with not a lot of Justin practiced and practiced.
and, in the eyes of his money,” Justin told ABC He listened to music and tried to
growing legion of News. “I lived with copy drum patterns he heard. His
fans, so is his mom. My mom skills grew—and so did the list of
talent. and dad split up instruments he could play.
Justin when I was “When he was fi ve, he’d hear
Drew very young. something on the radio and go
Bieber I had a to the keyboard
was born and fi gure it
March 1, out,” his
1994, in
Stratford,
Ontario,
Canada, to
Pattie Mallette and Jeremy
Bieber.
As a teenager, Pattie hoped
to become an actress, but those
dreams dissolved when she
became pregnant at 18.
She raised Justin alone,
though he still is in touch
with his father. Pattie
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“ When I started playing the guitar, I
right-handed guitar
picked up a
because that was all … my mom had.”
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mother, Pattie, told Entertainment a right-handed guitar because diffi cult because it’s backwards.”
WWWeeeeeekkklllyyy.. IInn aaddddiittiioonn ttoo ppiiaannoo aanndd that was all … my mom had Moved by her son’s deter-
drums, he also taught himself to a right-handed guitar in the mination, Pattie saved up to
play trumpet and guitar. house. And (I) picked it up buy young Justin a left-handed
“At eight I started to play left-handed. My mom would guitar for his next birthday.
the guitar,” Justin told ABC switch it the other way and I Having the right instrument
News. “Basically, when I started would switch it right back to the made all the difference; Justin’s
playing the guitar I picked up other way and try to play. It was frustration faded and his play-
Justin performs on CBS News’
The Early Show in February 2010.
Thousands of fans showed up
for the show on Florida’s famed
Sound Beach.
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Canada
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“Canada’s Premier Arts Town.” posted a “Bieber-iffi c Map to The online map guides visi-
Now, it’s also the proud home- Stratford” on its website. The tors past 16 of Justin’s favorite
town of pop star Justin Bieber. map (at www.welcometostrat- places, but don’t expect the
Located in south- ford.com/justin) guides folks tour to get too upclose and
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Detroit, Michigan. house is and,
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employs another 1,000. ford restaurant. forwarded to the tourism offi ce
When he was younger, • King’s Buffet – The loca- and bundled for delivery to
Bieber liked to perform on the tion of Justin’s fi rst date. Justin’s grandparents.
steps outside one of the four • William Altman Memorial “It’s clear he has a lot
theatres that host the Stratford Arena – Where Justin’s travel- of fans who love him,” Van
Festival. Appreciative tourists ing hockey team played its Klooster said. “What city
were happy to toss cash into home games. wouldn’t be proud of some-
his guitar case. • Cooper Standard Soccer thing like that?”
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