Born March 1, 1994, in Ontario, Canada, Justin Bieber was raised by a single mom in the small town of Stratford.

 As a child, Bieber showed a strong interest in music, teaching himself to play many instruments, dancing and

stuffs.

 It was an obscure talent contest in his hometown, in which the 12-year-old Bieber finished second that put him on the road to superstardom.

As a way to share his singing with family, Justin and his mom began posting clips of Bieber performing covers of Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, and Ne-Yo on YouTube. Within months, Justin was an Internet sensation, with a large following of fans.

An eager manager arranging for the teenager to fly to Atlanta to consider a record deal. There, Bieber had a chance meeting with Usher, who eventually signed the young singer to a contract..

Bieber's first single, One Time, went certified platinum in his native Canada shortly after its

release. His album matched that success, selling more than 137,000 copies within a

week of hitting stores.

And when Baby music video is released, almost the whole worldwide know him as the video reached

over 700 million views on YouTube.

His career is getting bigger and bigger. After his first album, My World, he then released his second album, My World 2.0 followed by My World Acoustic, Never Say Never Remixes, Under The Mistletoe and soon will be released, Believe.

He even made a tour for his first two albums, My World & My World 2.0. In 2010, he made a huge achievement when he sold out the whole Madison Square Garden arena, New York in 22 minutes.

My World Tour: Madison Square Garden

My World Tour: Malaysia

From a Stratford kid to a huge superstar.

From zero to hero.

And to haters: