Justin Drew Bieber (/ˈbiːbər/ BEE-bər; born March 1, 1994)^[1] is a Canadian singer.^[2] Regarded as a prominent figure in contemporary popular music,^[3][4] he rose to fame in the late 2000s with his debut extended play, My World (2009), receiving international recognition and establishing himself as a teen idol.

Bieber’s debut studio album, My World 2.0 (2010), topped the US Billboard 200, making him the youngest solo male to do so in 47 years.^[5] Its lead single, “Baby” became one of the best selling singles in the United States.^[6] His second album, Under the Mistletoe (2011), became the first Christmas album by a male artist to debut atop the chart.^[7] With his third studio album, Believe (2012), and its acoustic re-release (2013), Bieber became the first artist in Billboard charts history to have five US number-one albums by the age of 18.^[8]