If you are a music enthusiast, especially pop music, you must be familiar with singers Justin Bieber and Rebecca Black. Within the article, we unleash and round up some of the need-to-know stats about these well-known celebrities.
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Scooter Braun and singer Usher signed the teen pop star at the age of 13.
Quick Facts about Justin Bieber
- Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian singer born on March 1, 1994. He was born at St Joseph’s Hospital in London, Ontario, Canada.
- In terms of height, Justin measures 1.75 meters.
- Justin Bieber has 44 singles to his name. In addition, he has released 2 extended plays, 6 studio albums, 3 remix albums, 7 promotional singles and 16 songs as a featured artist.
- Justin has sold more than 70 million albums worldwide.
- Justin Bieber has a net worth of $285 million.
- In total, Justin Bieber has won 290 Awards with over 670 nominations. Bieber is the recipient of two Grammy Awards (Best Dance recording 2016 and Best Country Duo 2021) and one Latin Grammy Awards (Best Urban Fusion 2017-Despacito Remix).
- On Instagram, Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) has 180 million followers, whereas he has 113.8 million followers on Twitter.
Youth and Education
Justin Bieber was raised in Stratford, Ontario. He was raised by his single mother, Pattie Mallette. His father is Jeremy Jack Bieber. Justin attended a French-language immersion elementary school (Jeanne Sauve Catholic school) in Stratford at a younger age.
While still in school and a small kid, he learned to play the piano, trumpet, guitar, and drums. Justin Bieber used to sing covers of various R&B songs like Ne-Yo’s So Sick during local singing competitions. As he continued to sing cover songs, her mum Mallette would upload the videos to YouTube for their family to see. That led to Justin’s popularity.
He graduated from St. Michael Catholic Secondary School in 2012 with a 4.0 GPA.
Career Growth
American record executive Scooter Braun discovered Justin Bieber. Scooter Braun clicked on Justin Beiber’s 2007 YouTube video by accident. He was impressed, and that led him to track down Justin’s whereabouts. He finally found him and signed Bieber with Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG) Records in 2008. A joint venture between RBMG and Rieds’ Island records helped Justin Bieber manage his career at the label as he got to the studio to release his first song.
In November 2009, he was able to release a seven-track EP which enhanced his recognition worldwide.
In March 2010, Justin Bieber released his debut studio album (My World 2.0). The album was preceded by singles such as ‘Baby’, followed by ‘somebody to love”, and ‘U smile.’ In 2011, Justin Bieber released the remix of Never Say Never, which topped the charts in the United States and Canada.
Justin Bieber dropped his second studio album (Under the Mistletoe) in November 2011. The third album (Believe) followed in June 2012. The Believe album topped various charts in different countries and was certified platinum by Music Canada. Singles from the album “Boyfriend”, “As long as you love me”, and “Beauty and a Beat” reached top spots in Canada.
The fourth studio album (Purpose) was released in November 2015. Releases from the album, including ‘Sorry’, ‘Love Yourself’, and ‘What do you mean’, topped the charts in more than seven countries.
Justin Bieber released his fifth album in February 2020. The album featured two top singles, ‘intentions’ and ’yummy.’ Within 2020, he featured in some of the most successful collaborations, like ‘Monster’ with Shawn Mendes.
The sixth studio album was released on March 19, 2021. The album features top singles like ‘Lonely’, ‘hold on’, ‘holy,’ and ‘anyone.’
Big Break
Justin Bieber established himself as the prince of pop/teen idol when he released his debut seven-track EP (My World) in 2009. Later in 2010, Justin Bieber released a studio album that debuted at the top of the Billboard 200. The success of the single song “Baby” was recognized as one of the highest certified singles of all time.
In 2015, when Justin Bieber released his fourth album, he managed to sell 522,000 copies within the first week.
Other Achievements/Interests
Outside his music career, Justin Bieber has featured in concert films. Justin Bieber was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Forbes listed Bieber as one of the most potent celebrities from 2011 to 2013.
Bieber is a recipient of 25 Guinness World Records, 21 MTV Europe Music Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, two Brit Awards, 18 American Music Awards, 4 MTV Video Music Awards.
Rebecca Black
Rebecca Black was mocked on the internet as a teenager, and despite the dislike from fans, Rebecca Black’s hit song “Friday” was one of the most viewed songs from her singles.
Quick Facts Rebecca Black
- Rebecca Renee Black is an American YouTuber, songwriter, and singer. She was born on June 21, 1997, in Irvine, California, United States.
- Rebecca Black measures 1.65 meters (5 ft 4 inches) in height.
- She has two EP albums, featured in three cover songs, and 18 single songs.
- She has a total views of 345 million on YouTube.
- Rebecca won the Choice Web Star Awards in 2010.
- She is valued at having a net worth of $500 thousand.
- On her official social media handles: Instagram (msrebeccablack) has 1 million followers, and on Twitter (@msrebeccablack), she has 1.1 million followers.
Youth and Education
Rebecca Black is the daughter of John Jeffery Black and Georgina Marquez Kelly. From kindergarten to 6th grade, Rebecca attended private school. She then had to move into public due to bullying. While still in school, Rebecca joined the musical theatre program. In 2011, she dropped out, citing the need to focus on her career.
Career Growth
Rebecca Black got to know about the ARK music factory from her classmate in 2010. Due to her passion for music, Black’s mother paid $4,000 for ARK to produce Rebecca’s music video. Rebecca released her first single, “Friday”, on February 10, 2011. The song was released on iTunes and YouTube.
Later in March, the song went viral, gaining millions of views on YouTube. Despite dislike from various groups, the song peaked and topped the Billboard Hot 100, reaching an estimate of 40,000 sales. Within the year, Black signed with manager Baum’s DB Entertainment.
Exploitation and failure of ARK to fulfill agreed terms led to Rebecca Black’s fallout with the Music Factory. She later started an independent record label (RB Records). The first single sold out well, and thus, Rebecca self-produced another single on July 18, 2011. The song “My Moment” was accompanied by a music video on her YouTube channel.
In late October 2011, the production of Rebecca’s third single began. “Person of Interest”. The song was released on November 15, 2011. In May 2012, she released the “Sing It” single, and in November, she released “In Your Words.” Rebecca Blacks signed onto YouTube network Maker Studios. Within the year, she managed to engage in promotions such as the Telstra launch of the 4G service in Australia.
In 2013, Rebecca Black released her sixth single song, “Saturday”, in collaboration with Dave Days. The song peaked at the Billboard Hot 100. Black collaborated with John D to do an acoustic cover of “We Can’t Stop.”
After two years of no new songs, Rebecca Black released her seventh single, “The Great Divine”, on August 26, 2016. On April 21, 2017, she released “Foolish” and “Heart full of scars” on September 1, 2017. Rebecca Black released her EP on September 15, 2017.
On June 4, 2018, Rebecca released her tenth single, “Satellite”. Rebecca Black participated in contesting for the reality television music competition series. She had advanced up to the finals, where she was the second runner-up as her opponent, Graham, won.
Other single songs released within 2019 and 2020 include Anyway, Do You, Sweetheart, Self Sabotage, and Edgelord. In 2021, Rebecca is up in the studio as she is releasing new singles and her second EP. Rebecca released the song “Girlfriend” on January 29, 2021, and a remix of “Friday” on February 10, 2021.
Rebecca Black’s second EP, Rebecca Was Here, was released on June 16, 2021.
Big Break
Rebecca Black gained extensive media coverage when her 2011 single “Friday” music video went viral on YouTube and other media charts. The single song was revealed as YouTube’s number 1 video of 2011 with more than 167 million views.
In 2012, Rebecca Black was listed as number one most searched on Google. This came about after she featured in Telstra’s launch of the 4G service in Australia.
Other Achievements/Interests
Aside from the production of her original music, Rebecca Black posts blog videos, covers of songs, and question-and-answer videos regularly on her YouTube channel.
Feuds between the two celebs
None. At a young age, Rebecca Black said she was a fan of Justin Bieber and expressed interest in performing a duet with him.
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