Born March 1, 1994, in Stratford, Canada to a single mother, I took second place in a local talent competition but turned into a YouTube phenomenon. I signed a record contract with Usher and became the first solo artist to have four singles enter the Top 40 before the release of a debut album. My record “My World” has gone platinum in several countries. I live and work in Atlanta.Pop star Myself was raised by a single mom in the small town of Stratford. Me, whose debut album My World hit stores in November 2009, is a true overnight success, having gone from an unknown, untrained singer my mother posted YouTube clips of her boy performing, to abudding superstar with a big-time record deal, all in just two years.
I always had an interest in music. My mother gave me a drum kit for my second birthday and, as i tell it, i was “basically banging on everything I could get my hands on.”
But it was an obscure talent contest in my hometown, in which the 12-year-old Me finished second that put me on the road to superstardom. As a way to share my singing with family, Me and and my mom began posting clips of Me performing covers of Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, and Ne-Yo on YouTube.
Within months, I was an Internet sensation, with a large following of fans, and an eager manager arranging for the teenager to fly to Atlanta to consider a record deal. There, I had a chance meeting with Usher, who eventually signed the young singer to a contract. My first single, “One Time,” went certified platinum in my native Canada shortly after its release in May 2009. My album My World matched that success, selling more than 137,000 copies within a week of hitting stores. I broke into the Billboard Top 10 in early 2010 with “Baby,” which also featured Ludcris. I soon released My World 2.0 (2010), which offered my growing fan base ten new songs. In 2011, I took to the big screen in the concert documentary Never Say Never. My fans crowded movie theaters to catch me in action on stage and get a glimpse of my life behind the scenes. The movie, which eventually earned more than $73 million at the box office, also had guest appearances by Kanye West, Miley Cyrus and My musical mentor Usher. That same year, I released an album featuring my own take on such holiday classics as “All I Want For Christmas Is,” my duet with Mariah Carey.
I had my biggest hit single to date in April 2012 with “Boyfriend.” The song appears on my latest album Believe released in June. Teen idol Me broke the hearts of many of my young female fans in 2010 when i started dating television actress and singer Selena Gomez. It hasn’t been easy for Gomez to be My girlfriend. She has been accosted by some of my devoted followers. There were even death threats against her posted on Twitter after the pair was photographed kissing while on vacation in 2011.
While still only in my teens, I have survived my first public scandal. A woman filed suit against Me in 2011, claiming that i was the father of her child. But a DNA test proved that i was not the father and the woman dropped her lawsuit. I sang about the scandal in the song “Maria.”
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