96 Fun Facts About Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber grew up in Stratford, Ontario, but in which city was he born?

London, Ontario. Though he had moved away to pursue music, he still earned his high school diploma from a Stratford Catholic school in 2012.

Justin Bieber guest-starred in the 2010 season premiere of which CBS crime drama?

CSI. His character returned later that season and was shot dead by police.

Which Ne-Yo song was Bieber singing in the 2007 competition video that his mother posted to YouTube?

So Sick. Twelve-year-old Bieber didn't win that Stratford contest, but the YouTube clip of his performance led to his discovery.

Which talent manager discovered Bieber on YouTube while looking for videos of a different singer?

Scooter Braun. He flew the boy to Atlanta, where Bieber soon moved with his mother to pursue music.

Which R&B star signed a young Justin Bieber to his record label in 2008?

Usher. He then helped land the boy an audition with Island Records, which signed him in October 2008.

Which rapper features on 'Baby', the 2010 lead single from My World 2.0?

Ludacris. They both lived in Atlanta, and Bieber, who had met him a year earlier, invited him onto the song.

My World 2.0 made Bieber the youngest solo male to top the Billboard 200 since which artist in 1963?

He was 16; Wonder had done it at 13 with a live album.

On the 2010 charity remake of 'We Are the World' for Haiti, which part did Bieber sing?

The opening. At his mother Katherine's request, the late Michael Jackson's 1985 vocals were used for a duet with his sister Janet.

Who directed the 2011 3-D concert film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never?

Jon M. Chu. He was hired after the original director, Davis Guggenheim, dropped out to promote Waiting for 'Superman'.

Bieber's Under the Mistletoe (2011) was the first by a male artist of what kind to debut atop the Billboard 200?

It followed the 2010 acoustic set My Worlds Acoustic and preceded Believe.

What was the lead single from Believe (2012), which debuted at number two on the Hot 100?

A Billboard editor blamed its iTunes-only availability for missing number one; the album marked his shift to a more mature dance-pop and R&B sound.

At which museum did Bieber write in 2013 that its subject would hopefully 'have been a belieber'?

The Anne Frank House. His guestbook note during an April 2013 visit to the Amsterdam museum drew a public backlash.

What kind of pet did Bieber abandon in Germany in 2013 during his 'bad boy' period?

The same era included vomiting onstage, a bucket incident and cursing at a photo of Bill Clinton.

Where was Justin Bieber arrested on suspicion of DUI in January 2014?

Miami Beach, Florida. The arrest came about two weeks after sheriffs began investigating him over eggs thrown at a neighbour's house.

What pseudonym did Bieber adopt in 2014, later used for his rap alter ego?

Rolling Stone put him on its cover that year under the headline 'Bad Boy'.

Which 2015 collaboration won Justin Bieber his first Grammy, for Best Dance Recording?

Where Are Ü Now. Bieber wrote it for his own album, with no production, until Skrillex and Diplo turned it into a dance track.

Which song was Bieber's first Hot 100 number one, debuting at the top in September 2015?

What Do You Mean? Bieber said the title came from girls who say one thing but mean another.

In January 2016 Bieber became the first artist ever to do what on the UK Singles Chart?

Love Yourself, Sorry and What Do You Mean? sat at 1, 2 and 3; he was also the first since Elvis in 2005 to replace himself at number one there.

Which Purpose track topped Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 chart for 2016?

Love Yourself. Ed Sheeran wrote it for his own album, but says it would have been scrapped if Bieber hadn't taken it.

Several Purpose songs, including 'Sorry', are reportedly about Bieber's relationship with whom?

Selena Gomez. Bieber later said 'Sorry' wasn't an apology for his past behaviour but was about a girl.

Bieber's 2017 remix of 'Despacito' with Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee tied which Hot 100 record?

Most weeks at number one. Bieber decided to remix it after hearing the song played in Colombia.

Which DJ Khaled single with Bieber, Quavo, Chance and Lil Wayne debuted at number one the week before Despacito?

I'm the One. A week later Bieber's own Despacito remix knocked it off the top, making him the first artist with new number ones in back-to-back weeks.

Bieber cancelled the final 14 shows of which tour?

The Purpose World Tour. His retreat after cancelling it became the subject of the first episode of his 2020 YouTube docuseries, Seasons.

Bieber married which model in 2018 after a brief romance in 2015-16 and a whirlwind engagement?

Hailey Baldwin. They married in secret soon after, then held a second, larger ceremony a year later.

What is the name of Bieber's clothing brand, launched in January 2019 with a yellow smiley logo?

Drew is his middle name; a Crocs collaboration in his purple and yellow followed in 2020.

Which two illnesses did Bieber reveal he had been diagnosed with in January 2020?

His YouTube docuseries Seasons covered the battle and broke the platform's record for a first-week premiere.

In June 2022 Bieber revealed half his face was paralysed by which condition?

Ramsay Hunt syndrome. He returned to the stage that July in Italy, then suspended the tour after Rock in Rio that September.

Which 2020 duet with Ariana Grande, raising money for COVID first responders, debuted at number one?

Stuck with U. Rapper 6ix9ine, whose 'Gooba' came out the same day, accused the pair of buying their way to number one.

Which two singers feature on 'Peaches', the Justice single that debuted at number one?

Daniel Caesar and Giveon. The song grew from a piano snippet Bieber posted on Instagram, which producers turned into a full track.

Bieber's Justice made him the youngest solo artist with eight US number-one albums, beating whose record?

Elvis Presley. Reviewers questioned the album's use of Martin Luther King Jr. speeches.

Which 2019 Dan + Shay collaboration won Bieber a Grammy for Best Country Duo/Group Performance?

It spent 21 weeks atop Hot Country Songs, making him the first act to top seven different Billboard genre charts.

Bieber sold his publishing rights and catalogue shares in 2023 to which company?

The deal covered his work up to the end of 2021.

Bieber teased his 2025 comeback album Swag with billboards in which unlikely country?

Swag II followed weeks later; lead single 'Daisies' debuted at number two.

Which song did Bieber perform acoustically at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final halftime show?

Everything Hallelujah. Jason Sudeikis, in character as Ted Lasso, set up his turn before Bieber slowed the show down with it.

Bieber's 'Despacito' remix was the first mostly Spanish-language Hot 100 number one since which hit?

Macarena. Bieber later fumbled the remix live, swapping its Spanish lines for nonsense, and Fonsi defended him.

Which singer-songwriter co-wrote Bieber's 'Sorry' with Justin Tranter?

Julia Michaels. When other artists wanted her song 'Issues', she kept it for herself and launched her own singing career.

Which Canadian honour did Stephen Harper present to Bieber in November 2012?

He was one of 60,000 Canadians to receive it; he wore overalls to the ceremony.

Bieber was the subject of which network's annual roast in March 2015?

He also competed on Lip Sync Battle that year, and his 2013 SNL hosting turn had been panned by cast members.

Bieber's mother's YouTube username, later adopted by fans, was what?

The videos went up for family and friends; his early fandom was compared to Beatlemania and his 'wings' haircut to the mop top.

Bieber's autobiography, published in October 2010, was titled what?

Photographs came from Robert Caplin; the Never Say Never film followed months later.

Which 2019 Ed Sheeran duet topped the UK chart but stalled at number two in the US?

I Don't Care. Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' kept it at number two.

Justin Bieber held his 2019 wedding ceremony in which US state?

South Carolina. The couple had already married quietly at a New York courthouse the year before.

Justin Bieber was named MVP of which annual celebrity sports event in 2011?

The NBA Celebrity All-Star Game. He took MVP honours despite making only 3 of his 11 shots.

On 1 January 2022 Bieber set a then-record 94.7 million monthly listeners on which platform?

The Weeknd later surpassed it.

Bieber's vocal type as an adult is what?

His range runs from a baritone A2 to a high tenor F5; his voice famously cracked as it broke during the My World 2.0 era.

As a boy in Stratford, Ontario, Bieber busked with a rented guitar on the steps of which venue?

He played during tourism season in 2007, the same year his mother's YouTube uploads began to take off.

Justin Bieber made a cameo in the special Friends: The Reunion wearing which character's 'Spudnik' costume?

Ross Geller's wardrobe kept reappearing on the special's guests: Cindy Crawford wore his leather pants and Cara Delevingne his Holiday Armadillo suit.

Which veteran film actress plays Justin Bieber's widowed grandmother in the music video for his song 'Ghost'?

Diane Keaton said yes when Bieber phoned to ask her, and it was her first time in a music video, though she had directed two for Belinda Carlisle.

What did Justin Bieber throw at a neighbor's home in Calabasas, earning a misdemeanor vandalism charge?

Eggs did thousands of dollars of damage, the neighbor said, and Bieber pleaded no contest when charged six months later.

After Justin Bieber's 2014 arrest, over 270,000 people signed a White House petition asking officials to do what?

Deport him, the petition demanded, and it gathered enough signatures to require an official response, but the Obama administration declined to comment in substance.

Which country banned Justin Bieber from performing in 2017, vowing to keep out badly behaved entertainers?

China's culture bureau explained the ban only after a fan wrote in to ask the reason, and its statement also called him a gifted singer.

Justin Bieber gave a lock of his hair to which talk show host in 2011, raising over $40,000 for charity?

Ellen DeGeneres put the hair up for auction on eBay, and the money went to The Gentle Barn, an animal rescue charity.

Which singer, a childhood fan of Justin Bieber, released a 2019 remix of her breakthrough hit with him as guest?

Billie Eilish gave the 'Bad Guy' remix cover art that shows her as a young girl surrounded by posters of him.

Which coffee-and-doughnut chain's sales jumped in late 2021 after Justin Bieber launched doughnut holes there?

Tim Hortons sold them as Timbiebs, a spin on its Timbits, and followed up in 2022 with a vanilla cold brew coffee called Biebs Brew.

Which pop star was reportedly also in the running to sign a 13-year-old Bieber but lost the bidding war?

Justin Timberlake lost out partly over a worry that two linked singers sharing a first name would confuse the market.

Justin Bieber guest-hosted the first episode of the 2012 revival of which MTV hidden-camera prank show?

Punk'd was created and first hosted by Ashton Kutcher, and its revival handed each episode to a different famous guest host.

At 13, Justin Bieber flew with his future manager to which US city to record demo tapes, later moving there?

Atlanta became home soon afterwards: once a record deal was signed, Bieber and his mother moved there from Canada so he could keep working with his mentors.

In January 2013, Justin Bieber overtook which pop star to become the most-followed person on Twitter?

Lady Gaga lost the top spot to him for 11 months, and back in 2010 Bieber alone was reported to account for 3% of the traffic on Twitter.

Justin Bieber was unveiled as the new 'face and body' of which American fashion label in early 2015?

Calvin Klein followed a 2012 deal with Adidas, which made Bieber the face of its youth label, NEO.

Justin Bieber pulled double duty as both host and musical guest on which TV show in February 2013?

Saturday Night Live cast member Bill Hader said afterwards that he had not enjoyed the presence of Bieber or his entourage that week.

At which California festival did Justin Bieber make a surprise appearance in 2019 and return as a headliner in 2026?

Coachella in 2019 was his first live performance in two years: he joined Ariana Grande's set and told the crowd a new album was coming soon.

Which rapper guests on Justin Bieber's 2012 single 'Beauty and a Beat', whose video set a 24-hour views record?

Nicki Minaj's verse sits on a song whose video logged 10.6 million views in its first day, and which went on to top the Billboard Global 200 in 2026.

Which fellow Canadian pop star teamed with Justin Bieber on the 2020 duet 'Monster', a top-ten hit in the US?

Shawn Mendes is among the artists Bieber's work has influenced, and their duet peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.

Justin Bieber played the love interest in which R&B singer's 2023 music video for the single 'Snooze'?

SZA's video shows the two as a couple, and Bieber also released his own acoustic version of the song that September.

Justin Bieber's 'Never Say Never', with a rap verse from Jaden Smith, was the theme song of which 2010 film?

The Karate Kid starred Smith himself, and the music video cuts in footage from the remake, which was shot in Beijing with Jackie Chan.

Justin Bieber's 2011 concert film counts down ten days to his show at which venue, which sold out in 22 minutes?

Madison Square Garden hosted the show on August 31, 2010, with guests including Miley Cyrus, Boyz II Men and Jaden Smith joining him on stage.

Which singer joins Justin Bieber on the 2010 duet 'Eenie Meenie', a top-ten hit in both the UK and New Zealand?

Sean Kingston also went on the road with him that year as a support act on the My World Tour, Bieber's first as a headliner.

Which rapper features on Justin Bieber's 2012 single 'As Long as You Love Me', which peaked at number six in the US?

Big Sean rapped on the second single from Believe, the album on which Bieber set out to leave his early pop sound behind.

Which country group joined Justin Bieber on a version of 'That Should Be Me' that won a CMT Music Award in 2011?

Rascal Flatts shared the Collaborative Video of the Year prize with him, the first award of Bieber's career in country music.

Which DJ's 2016 single 'Let Me Love You' features Justin Bieber on vocals and reached number four in the US?

DJ Snake released it in August 2016, during a busy run of guest spots in which Bieber also sang on Post Malone's single 'Deja Vu'.

Which electronic trio released the 2016 single 'Cold Water' with Justin Bieber and the Danish singer MØ?

Major Lazer's single entered the Hot 100 at number two, Bieber's third debut in the runner-up spot, which broke a record held by Mariah Carey.

Justin Bieber attended two immersion elementary schools in Stratford, where lessons were taught in which language?

French was the classroom language at both Jeanne Sauvé Catholic School and Bedford Public School, which he attended before grade 7.

On which app did Justin Bieber stage 'Journals Live' on Valentine's Day 2021, its first long-form concert event?

TikTok saw the show become its most-viewed single-artist livestream, and it was the first time he had performed his 2013 album Journals live.

Which style of music inspired Freedom, the six-song EP Justin Bieber surprise-released weeks after Justice?

Gospel fit the timing: the EP arrived unannounced at Easter, about two weeks after the album Justice came out.

Which footwear brand released a limited-edition yellow shoe designed with Justin Bieber in October 2020?

Crocs borrowed the yellow from Bieber's own clothing label and sold each pair of clogs with eight custom charms to decorate them.

Justin Bieber's 23 wins are the most by any male individual at which fan-voted ceremony that hands out surfboards?

Teen Choice Awards winners took home genuine custom-made surfboards, a trophy chosen to stand for the freedom of summer vacation.

Justin Bieber sang on a 2021 remix of 'Essence', a US top-ten hit for which Nigerian Afrobeats singer?

Wizkid first recorded the song with Tems for his album Made in Lagos, and the Bieber remix was added to its deluxe edition.

Which young Canadian actor plays a child-star version of Justin Bieber in the music video for 'Lonely'?

Jacob Tremblay was nervous because he had never played a real person, and Bieber said he teared up watching the scenes on set.

Speeches by which 20th-century leader are placed between the love songs on Justin Bieber's 2021 album Justice?

Martin Luther King Jr.'s words sit beside Bieber's stated aim for the record: to continue the conversation about what justice looks like.

Which singer and actress co-wrote Justin Bieber's 'Baby' alongside her then-husband, the producer The-Dream?

Christina Milian shares the writing credit with Bieber, The-Dream, the producer Tricky Stewart and the song's guest rapper.

Which Young Money rapper, a friend of Justin Bieber, makes a cameo in the bowling-alley video for 'Baby'?

Drake also joined him to perform an acoustic take on the song's remix at the 2010 Juno Awards.

What is the title of Justin Bieber's 2020 YouTube docuseries about his return to music and his health struggles?

Seasons pulled in 32.65 million views for its first episode within a week, a record for a YouTube Originals premiere.

Justin Bieber guest-starred as himself in a 2009 episode of which Nickelodeon sitcom led by Keke Palmer?

True Jackson, VP starred Palmer as a teenager whose eye for fashion lands her a job as vice president of a big fashion company.

What was the name of Justin Bieber's debut fragrance, which made over $3 million at Macy's in under three weeks?

Someday launched in 2011, with part of its proceeds going to charity, and he followed it with scents called Girlfriend and The Key.

Which jazz bassist and singer beat Justin Bieber to the Grammy for Best New Artist at the 2011 ceremony?

Esperanza Spalding's win sent her album Chamber Music Society back onto the Billboard 200, where it re-entered at number 34.

Justin Bieber joined the Canadian supergroup Young Artists for Haiti on a 2010 charity remake of which song?

Wavin' Flag, by the rapper K'naan, topped the Canadian Hot 100 in the charity version and also became Coca-Cola's anthem for the 2010 World Cup.

Which Australian singer, once dubbed 'the next Justin Bieber', shares the 2014 duet 'Home to Mama' with him?

Cody Simpson took equal billing under the joint name JB X CS, the pair's initials, and the track later appeared only on the Japan edition of Purpose.

As a child, Justin Bieber learned to play the piano, drums, guitar and which brass instrument?

Trumpet rounded out the set, and a professional drum kit he owned as a young child later went on show at the Stratford Perth Museum.

Justin Bieber managed a Guatemala campaign for which charity that builds schools in developing countries?

Pencils of Promise was founded by his manager's younger brother, and Bieber promised to visit the schools that raised the most money for it.

Justin Bieber halted his 2022 world tour two days after playing which South American music festival?

Rock in Rio on September 4, 2022 proved to be the tour's last night; he said exhaustion overtook him once he got off stage.

Which singer duets with Justin Bieber on 'The Feeling', the ninth track on his 2015 album Purpose?

Halsey's guest spot was teased by Bieber's manager a month before release; Travis Scott also features on the album, with Nas on the deluxe edition.

Which record executive signed Justin Bieber to Island Records in October 2008 after an audition set up by Chris Hicks?

L.A. Reid then made Hicks an executive vice-president of Def Jam, so that he could manage Bieber's career at the label.

Which songwriter co-wrote most of the songs on Justin Bieber's 2013 collection Journals?

Poo Bear met him in Las Vegas in January 2013 and for a time gave up working with other artists to write only for Bieber.

At which British venue did Justin Bieber faint backstage in March 2013 before returning to finish the show?

The O2 Arena concert resumed once he had been given oxygen for breathing difficulties, and he went to hospital afterwards for precautionary checks.

Justin Bieber starred beside Kim Kardashian and Isabelle Huppert in a 2022 campaign for which fashion house?

Balenciaga unveiled the images in February 2022 as its first campaign of the year.

What is the name of Justin Bieber's mother, who raised him as a single parent and posted his early videos online?

Pattie Mallette was 18 when he was born and brought him up in low-income housing while working a series of low-paying office jobs.