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Justin BieberJustin Beiber was born on March 1st, 1994 in London, Ontario, Canada. When Beiber was young, he taught himself how to play a variety of instruments, including the piano, guitar, trumpet, and drums. His mom began posting videos to YouTube of Justin Beiber performing these instruments and singing around the age of 12. From these videos, Beiber gained a lot of attention, specifically from talent agent Scooter Braun. Scooter Braun was able to get Beiber to meet Usher, where Usher later helped Beiber sign a record deal. Beiber released his first hit single, "One Time", in 2009, where it became a hit all over the world, and Platinum in both the US and Canada. After this, he released his first album, My World, in 2009. The album became a huge worldwide success, and helped him earn the title of being the first artist to have 7 songs from a first debut album to reach the Billboard top 100 charts. In 2010, Beiber released, My World 2.0, and concert documentary, "Never Say Never", in 2011.
In 2016, Justin Bieber was awarded his first Grammy, for "Where Are Ü Now", where he won "Best Dance Recording". His third album, Believe, was released in 2012, and his fourth, Purpose, was released in 2015. Both of these albums had many number one songs on them such as "Boyfriend", and "As Long As You Love Me" on Believe, and "What Do You Mean" and "Sorry" on Purpose. In 2017, Beiber collaborated with Luis Fonsi in “Despacito”, where the music video became the most-watched video of all time on YouTube. In 2019, the singer spoke about how he was dealing with and being treated for depression, a mental health issue he said he dealt with for a long time during his career.
In 2020, Beiber released his album, Changes, which is when he became the youngest artist to have 7 albums reach the top 10 spot on Billboard's Hot 200 Charts. This record was previously held by Elvis Presley. In 2020, Beiber also spoke about being diagnosed with Lyme disease in an Instagram post. In 2018, Justin Beiber, and model Hailey Baldwin (now Hailey Beiber), got engaged, and at the end of 2018 were married. Justin Beiber released his album, Justice, in 2021, and includes top hit songs such as "Peaches" and "Lonely". Beiber is currently on a worldwide tour for his Justice album in 2022.
His album Swag in July 2025 also continued to show off the ever-changing sound he collaborated with. Aside from his songs, Bieber has been vocal about his Christian beliefs and used his platform to bring awareness to mental health, demonstrating to us his continued influence and mature presence in the entertainment industry.
In 2016, Justin Bieber was awarded his first Grammy, for "Where Are Ü Now", where he won "Best Dance Recording". His third album, Believe, was released in 2012, and his fourth, Purpose, was released in 2015. Both of these albums had many number one songs on them such as "Boyfriend", and "As Long As You Love Me" on Believe, and "What Do You Mean" and "Sorry" on Purpose. In 2017, Beiber collaborated with Luis Fonsi in “Despacito”, where the music video became the most-watched video of all time on YouTube. In 2019, the singer spoke about how he was dealing with and being treated for depression, a mental health issue he said he dealt with for a long time during his career.
In 2020, Beiber released his album, Changes, which is when he became the youngest artist to have 7 albums reach the top 10 spot on Billboard's Hot 200 Charts. This record was previously held by Elvis Presley. In 2020, Beiber also spoke about being diagnosed with Lyme disease in an Instagram post. In 2018, Justin Beiber, and model Hailey Baldwin (now Hailey Beiber), got engaged, and at the end of 2018 were married. Justin Beiber released his album, Justice, in 2021, and includes top hit songs such as "Peaches" and "Lonely". Beiber is currently on a worldwide tour for his Justice album in 2022.
His album Swag in July 2025 also continued to show off the ever-changing sound he collaborated with. Aside from his songs, Bieber has been vocal about his Christian beliefs and used his platform to bring awareness to mental health, demonstrating to us his continued influence and mature presence in the entertainment industry.
Michael JacksonMichael Jackson was an American singer and songwriter. Michael Jackson was born on August 29th, 1958 in Gary, Indiana. Jackson was known in pop culture as the "King of Pop", and entered the world of music at the young age of 5. When he was a child, Michael was the lead singer for family group the Jackson 5, where he and his 8 other siblings sang together. The Jackson 5 was popular in the 1960s and 1970s, but Michael began a solo career in 1971 at the age of 13.
He debuted his first solo album called, Ben in 1972. In 1979, MJ released Off the Wall, which included his popular song "Rock with You", and Grammy Award single "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". In 1982, Jackson released his best selling album in history, Thriller. Thriller won 8 Grammys and 12 Grammy Nominations. In 1983, Jackson showed off his "not famous at the time" dance move, the Moonwalk, on a television show. Jackson had a numerous number of extremely successful albums and songs such as "Beat It' and "Billie Jean", and even had albums Michael, and Xscape, released after his death.
Michael’s first wife was Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis' daughter, in 1994, but they divorced in 1996. In late 1996, Jackson remarried Debbie Rowe, where they had their children Michael Joseph "Prince" Jackson, and Paris Michael Katherine Jackson. After their divorce in 1999, Jackson had a third child, Prince Michael "Blanket" Jackson II with a surrogate whose identity is unknown. Jackson had many allegations of plastic surgery, vitiligo, and child molestation. These allegations caused his reputation and career to decline. Jackson died June 25th, 2009 of drug overdose.
He debuted his first solo album called, Ben in 1972. In 1979, MJ released Off the Wall, which included his popular song "Rock with You", and Grammy Award single "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". In 1982, Jackson released his best selling album in history, Thriller. Thriller won 8 Grammys and 12 Grammy Nominations. In 1983, Jackson showed off his "not famous at the time" dance move, the Moonwalk, on a television show. Jackson had a numerous number of extremely successful albums and songs such as "Beat It' and "Billie Jean", and even had albums Michael, and Xscape, released after his death.
Michael’s first wife was Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis' daughter, in 1994, but they divorced in 1996. In late 1996, Jackson remarried Debbie Rowe, where they had their children Michael Joseph "Prince" Jackson, and Paris Michael Katherine Jackson. After their divorce in 1999, Jackson had a third child, Prince Michael "Blanket" Jackson II with a surrogate whose identity is unknown. Jackson had many allegations of plastic surgery, vitiligo, and child molestation. These allegations caused his reputation and career to decline. Jackson died June 25th, 2009 of drug overdose.
