2.3 2012–2014: Believe, Journals, and other appearances.2.2 2010–2011: My World 2.0, Never Say Never, and Under the Mistletoe.2.1 2008–2009: Career beginnings and My World.Time named Bieber one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2011, and he was included on Forbes ' list of the top ten most powerful celebrities in 2011, 2012, and 2013.
He has received numerous accolades, including two Grammy Awards, one Latin Grammy Award, two Brit Awards, one Bambi Award, 21 Billboard Music Awards, 18 American Music Awards, 21 MTV Europe Music Awards (the most wins for any artist), six MTV Video Music Awards, 23 Teen Choice Awards (the most wins for a male individual), and 32 Guinness World Records. He is credited with three Diamond certifications from the RIAA for "Baby", "Sorry" and "Despacito". īieber is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 150 million records worldwide. In July 2021, Bieber released a collaboration with the Kid Laroi, " Stay", which became his eighth US number-one single. It produced the number-one single " Peaches" and made Bieber the first male soloist to simultaneously debut a song and an album at number one in the US. Bieber returned to his pop roots on his sixth studio album, Justice (2021), which debuted atop the US Billboard 200, making him the youngest soloist to have eight US number-one albums, a record held previously by Elvis Presley since 1965. In 2020, Bieber released his R&B-led fifth studio album, Changes, which debuted at number one in both the UK and US, and a standalone duet with Ariana Grande, " Stuck with U", which debuted atop the US Billboard Hot 100. In 2019, he released a country collaboration with Dan + Shay, " 10,000 Hours", which won the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. "Despacito" was named the greatest Latin song of all time by Billboard and earned Bieber his career-first Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Fusion/Performance. The song tied the then-record for most weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100 and made Bieber the first artist in history to chart new number-one singles in consecutive weeks. A week later, he released his remix to Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's " Despacito", his second consecutive US chart-topper. Bieber diversified on numerous collaborations between 20 including DJ Khaled's " I'm the One", which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. He became the first artist in history to occupy the entire top three of the UK Singles Chart. The song's musical direction played an instrumental role in his fourth studio album, Purpose, which produced three US number-one singles: " Love Yourself", " Sorry", and " What Do You Mean?". In 2015, Bieber released " Where Are Ü Now" with Jack Ü, which saw Bieber explore EDM and win the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording. Between 20, Bieber was involved in multiple controversies and legal issues, which had a drastic impact on his public image. Bieber experimented with dance-pop in his third studio album, Believe (2012), and went on to become the first artist in history with five US number-one albums at age 18.
His second studio album, Under the Mistletoe (2011), became the first Christmas album by a male artist to debut at number one in the US. The album spawned the internationally successful single " Baby", which became one of the highest certified singles of all time in the US. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter Braun and signed with RBMG Records in 2008, gaining recognition with the release of his debut seven-track EP My World (2009) and soon establishing himself as a teen idol.īieber achieved commercial success with his teen pop-driven debut studio album, My World 2.0 (2010), which debuted atop the US Billboard 200, making him the youngest solo male act to top the chart in 47 years. Justin Drew Bieber ( / b iː b ər/ born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer.