SLIDE SHOW: Justin Bieber in concert in The Bahamas at Atlantis on January 9th, 2009 Photos: Tim Aylen
Paradise
Island, Bahamas - The 15 year old Canadian pop/R &B musician
performed an intimate free concert for guests of Atlantis on Saturday,
January 9th.
He began his professional career on YouTube,
where he was discovered by his future manager, Scooter Braun. Braun
flew Bieber to Atlanta to consult with Usher and a record deal was
signed with Island Records. The first part of his two-part debut album, My World was released in November 2009.
Bieber
was 12 years old when he entered a local singing competition in
Ontario, Canada placing in second. He taught himself how to play the
piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.
In
late 2007 Justin and his mother began posting videos on YouTube so that
his family and friends that could not attend his performances
would be able to view them, posting his cover versions of songs by
Usher , Chris Brown, Stevie Wonder, Justin Timberlake and more...
The video above was done by a fan, and found on YouTube.