50 Fun Facts About Justin Bieber

In which Canadian city was Justin Bieber born on 1 March 1994?

He was raised in nearby Stratford, where he busked outside the Avon Theatre and now has a star on the pavement.

How old were Bieber's parents, Jeremy Bieber and Pattie Mallette, when he was born?

They separated soon after; Pattie raised him as a single mother in low-income housing.

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

He placed in the top three of the Stratford contest at age 12; the clip is the one Scooter Braun stumbled on by accident.

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

A former So So Def marketing executive, he tracked down Bieber's school and then his mother, who prayed for a Christian manager instead.

Which R&B star co-founded RBMG and won a bidding war to sign the 13-year-old Bieber?

Timberlake reportedly lost out partly because two Justins would confuse the market; L.A. Reid then signed him to Island in October 2008.

What was Bieber's first single, released to radio in 2009 while he was still recording his debut?

It peaked at 17 on the Hot 100; My World then made him the first artist with seven debut-album songs on the chart at once.

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

Both lived in Atlanta at the time; the video became YouTube's most viewed, and most disliked, clip of its day, overtaking Lady Gaga's Bad Romance.

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?

Lionel Richie had sung it in 1985; Bieber also closes the Canadian charity song 'Wavin' Flag'.

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

The Step Up 3D director's film grossed about $99 million worldwide, nearly matching Miley Cyrus's concert-movie opening record.

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 museum defended him, noting he stayed for over an hour and was 19.

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?

He told police he had drunk alcohol, smoked marijuana and taken prescription drugs; his uncle blamed the Selena Gomez break-up for his behaviour.

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 with Jack Ü won Bieber his first Grammy, for Best Dance/Electronic Recording?

The Skrillex and Diplo track set the EDM tone for the Purpose album.

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

It also became the fastest song ever to reach number one on US iTunes, in under five minutes.

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 for 2016, with 'Sorry' second?

Only the Beatles in 1964 and Usher in 2004 had held the top two year-end spots before him.

Bieber said 'Sorry', 'Mark My Words' and 'What Do You Mean?' were about his relationship with whom?

They were on and off from 2010 to 2018; his first girlfriend Caitlin Beadles later attended his wedding.

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

It also joined 'Macarena' as the only English-Spanish songs to top the chart, and earned Bieber his first Latin Grammy.

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

That made him the first artist ever to notch new number ones in back-to-back weeks.

The Purpose World Tour grossed roughly how much across 162 shows?

He cancelled the final dates citing unforeseen circumstances and did not perform live again until a surprise Coachella set in 2019.

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

They got engaged on 7 July 2018 and reportedly obtained a licence in September; their son was born on 23 August 2024.

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?

He postponed Justice World Tour dates and later resumed performing.

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

It was his sixth US number one; Yummy and Intentions had come from the Changes album earlier that year.

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

Justice made Bieber, at 27, the youngest solo artist with eight US number-one albums, beating a 56-year Elvis record.

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

He also became the first solo male to debut a song and album at number one in the same week.

'Stay', Bieber's 2021 number one with The Kid Laroi, was also what milestone for him?

It made him the then-youngest solo artist to chart 100 songs, and was Apple Music's most streamed song globally in 2022.

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?

The final was played at New York New Jersey Stadium.

How many Grammy Awards had Bieber won by the end of 2024, from 23 nominations?

Plus a Latin Grammy for Despacito, eight Junos and 26 Billboard Music Awards by that point.

How many RIAA Diamond certifications, for ten million units, does Bieber hold?

'Baby' was the first, at the time the highest-certified digital single ever.

As of 2024, how many Guinness World Records had Bieber set?

Among them: youngest solo artist with eight US number-one albums, and the most cumulative weeks at number one on the Canadian Hot 100.

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.

Bieber's Journals project of 2013 released a new song every Monday for how many weeks?

'Music Mondays' built up to the film Justin Bieber's Believe, released on Christmas Day 2013.

Which Ed Sheeran duet in 2019 hit number one in 26 countries but stalled at two in the US?

Bieber then jumped on the remix of Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy'.

After 'What Do You Mean?', which two Purpose singles also topped the Hot 100?

He was the first male to do that since Justin Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveSounds a decade earlier.

Bieber has played in which annual charity sports event more than once, winning MVP in 2011?

He scored eight points in 2011 and returned in 2018; he also played the 2017 NHL celebrity game under coach Wayne Gretzky.

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.