Justin Drew Bieber (/ˈbiːbər/; born March 1, 1994)[2][3] is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Bieber's current manager, Scooter Braun, first discovered him through his YouTube videos in 2007.[4] Braun was impressed with the videos, which resulted in him contacting Bieber's mother, Patricia Mallette, about wanting to work with Bieber. Having convinced his mother to work with him, Braun arranged for Bieber to meet with singer-songwriter Usher, in Atlanta, Georgia. As a result, Bieber was signed to RBMG,[5] a record label based in Atlanta, jointly with Island Records via the Island Def Jam Music Group with a recording contract offered by a prominent record executive, L.A. Reid.[1][6]
