Justin Drew Bieber was born on March 1, 1994,
in London, Ontario, at St
Joseph's Hospital, and was raised in Stratford, Ontario. He is
the son of Jeremy Jack Bieber and Patricia "Pattie" Mallette. Bieber's mother was 17
years old when she became pregnant. His parents were never married, but
maintain a close friendship and common goals regarding their son's personal and
professional life. Mallette raised her son with the help of her mother Diane,
and stepfather, Bruce.
In
September 2012, Mallette's memoirs, titled Nowhere but Up, were published. The book tells of her early
life and her work with her son to pursue a career in the music industry. In her
book, as well as in an interview with the Today show, Mallette talked about how
everyone around her tried to push her toward abortion, and how she refused to
abort her baby. Mallette worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising
Bieber as a single mother in low-income housing. Bieber has maintained contact
with his father, who married another woman and had two children.
Bieber's
paternal great-grandfather was German. Bieber's
mother's ancestry is French Canadian. He has
stated that he believes that he has some undetermined Aboriginal Canadian
ancestry.He attended a French-language immersion
elementary school in Stratford, the Jeanne Sauvé Catholic School.
Interested
in hockey, soccer, and chess, he kept his musical aspirations to himself. As he
grew up, Bieber taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.
In early 2007, aged 12, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition in Stratford and
was placed second. Mallette posted a video of the performance on YouTube for
their family and friends to see. She continued to upload videos of Bieber
singing covers of various R&B songs, and Bieber's popularity on the site
grew.
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