Justin Bieber (born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and global influence in modern-day popular music.[3] Bieber was discovered by American record executive Scooter Braun and signed with RBMG Records in 2008, gaining recognition with the release of his debut seven-track EP My World (2009) and soon establishing himself as a teen idol.
Bieber achieved commercial success with his teen pop-driven debut studio album My World 2.0 (2010), which debuted atop the US Billboard 200, making him the youngest solo male act to top the chart in 47 years.[4] The album spawned the internationally successful single "Baby" (featuring Ludacris), which became one of the best selling singles of all time in the US.[5] His second studio album, Under the Mistletoe (2011), became the first Christmas album by a male artist to debut at number one in the US.[6] Bieber experimented with dance-pop in his third studio album, Believe (2012), and went on to become the first artist in history with five US number-one albums by the age of 18.[7] From 2013–14, Bieber was involved in multiple controversies and legal issues, which had a drastic impact on his public image.[8]
In 2015, Bieber explored EDM with Jack Ü as a lead vocalist on "Where Are Ü Now", which won the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording.[9][10] The song's musical direction played an instrumental role in his fourth studio album, Purpose, which produced three US number-one singles: "Love Yourself", "Sorry", and "What Do You Mean?". He became the first artist in history to occupy the entire top three of the UK Singles Chart.[11] Bieber diversified on numerous collaborations between 2016 and 2017, including "I'm the One" and his remix to "Despacito"—both reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 a week apart, making him the first artist in history to chart new number-one songs in consecutive weeks.[12] "Despacito" was named the greatest Latin song of all time by Billboard and earned Bieber his career-first Latin Grammy Award. In 2019, he released a country collaboration with Dan + Shay, "10,000 Hours", which won the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.[13]
In 2020, Bieber released his R&B-inspired fifth studio album, Changes, which debuted at number one in both the UK and US, and a standalone duet with Ariana Grande, "Stuck with U", which debuted atop the US Billboard Hot 100.[14] Bieber returned to his pop roots on his sixth studio album, Justice (2021). It produced the worldwide hit "Peaches" (featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon) and debuted atop the US Billboard 200, making him the youngest soloist to have eight US number-one albums, a record held previously by Elvis Presley since 1965.[15] The same year, Bieber released "Stay" (with the Kid Laroi), which became his eighth US number-one single.[16]
Bieber is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 150 million records worldwide. He is credited with three Diamond certifications from the RIAA for "Baby", "Sorry" and "Despacito". He has received numerous accolades, including two Grammy Awards, one Latin Grammy Award, eight Juno Awards, two Brit Awards, one Bambi Award, 26 Billboard Music Awards, 18 American Music Awards, 22 MTV Europe Music Awards (the most wins for any artist), 23 Teen Choice Awards (the most wins for a male individual), and 33 Guinness World Records. Time named Bieber one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2011, and he was included on Forbes' list of the top ten most powerful celebrities in 2011, 2012, and 2013.[17]
He made his musical guest debut on Saturday Night Live on April 10, 2010, the eighteenth episode of Season 35, hosted by longtime former cast member Tina Fey, where he performed "Baby" and "U Smile" and had a role as Jason Deeps in the "Loney Teacher" sketch.
He returned to Saturday Night Live to host for the first time and also serve as the the musical guest for his 2nd appearance on February 9, 2013, the thirteenth episode of Season 38, where he performed an acoustic version of "As Long as You Love Me" and "Nothing Like Us" and became the youngest male in SNL history to simultaneously be host and musical guest. He also made a cameo on May 12, 2012 during the 100th SNL Digital Short.
He returned to Saturday Night Live again as the musical guest for his 3rd appearance and his first appearance in over a decade was on February 8, 2020, the thirteenth episode of Season 45, hosted by drag queen and star and host of VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race star RuPaul, where he performed "Yummy" and "Intentions" with Quavo of Migos.
He returned to Saturday Night Live once again as the musical guest for his 4th appearance was on October 17, 2020, the third episode of Season 46, hosted by actress Issa Rae, star of the HBO's hit comedy-drama series Insecure, where he performed "Holy" with Chance The Rapper and "Lonely" with Benny Blanco and appeared in Kyle Mooney's pre-recorded "Dancer" sketch.
Former cast member Bill Hader later spoke negatively of Bieber's hosting experience, saying he was "the only one who lived up to [his] reputation."[1]
He was also impersonated by Miley Cyrus on the March 5, 2011, episode during the "The Miley Cyrus Show" sketch by Jimmy Fallon on the December 17, 2011 episode during the "Michael Bublé Christmas Duets" sketch and by Kate McKinnon three times.
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- Jason Deeps
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- ↑ Miller and Shales, Live From New York The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live