In order to make life easier for mothers everywhere, this writer took two preteen girls to find out a) if it's worth shelling out $16 a ticket and 115 minutes of your day, b) if it will spark an outbreak of Biebermania in otherwise unaffected tweens, and c) if mothers will wish to inject neat Clorox into their eyeballs afterward just to try to erase the memory. Your children may not be able to resist the lure of that hair any longer. His 3-D concert moviebiopic, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, opens in 3,105 places this weekend amid a heavy marketing campaign. Since he's big on opt-in media like YouTube (where he has 950,000 followers) and Twitter (where he has 7 million) rather than on TV, he's a cultural artifact that can be known about without actually being experienced.

Should we or should we not take our daughters to see that Justin Bieber 3-D movie? (See TIME's picks for the 83rd annual Academy Awards.)įor many busy moms, Bieber is one of those youthful obsessions they can mostly ignore, like Silly Bandz. He has been listed numerous times by Forbes magazine among the 'Top Ten Most Powerful Celebrities in the World.' He has sold an estimated 140 million records, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists.Follow the difficult daily decisions mothers have to make piano practice or playdates, organic milk or college savings, the blare of a TV or the whine of disgruntlement a new judgment call looms this weekend. He has won a Grammy Award and an American Music Award. In 2015, he released his fourth studio album, Purpose. In 2012, he released his third studio album, Believe. He also released a successful concert film, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011).

In 2010, he released his first full-length studio album, My World 2.0. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut record chart on the Billboard Hot 100. This was followed by his debut EP album, 'My World', which was also an international success. In 2009, his first single, 'One Time', was a worldwide hit and was certified Platinum in Canada and the United States. Braun was able to secure an impromptu audition with Usher, who was impressed and helped Bieber to sign a record deal. The videos soon built up a fan following and caught the attention of talent agent Scooter Braun. His mother began posting videos of him performing musically on YouTube. Growing up, he showed a strong interest in music and taught himself to play many instruments, including, guitar, drums, piano and trumpet. He has three younger half-siblings via his father. He is of French-Canadian, Irish, German, English, and Scottish descent. He is the son of Pattie Mallette and Jeremy Bieber. Joseph's Hospital in London, Ontario, Canada and was raised in Stratford, Ontario.

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