When Justin Bieber was skyrocketed into the spotlight at age 15, his adorable smile, side-swept hairstyle, and innocent looks completely captivated the world. Between that and his angelic singing voice, natural stage presence, and catchy hits, he was soon transformed into one of the most known faces on the planet.
![[Justin was born in 1994 in Ontario, Canada, when his parents, Jeremy and Pattie, were both only 18 years old. He's seen as a baby with his dad]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/13/43868205-14297191-Justin_was_born_in_1994_in_Ontario_Canada_when_his_parents_Jerem-a-20_1737726664407.jpg)
His posters hung on the walls of teenage girls' bedrooms across the nation, people would scream and faint if they saw him, and hoards of fans and cameras followed his every move. On the outside, it seemed as though Justin was living the dream. But behind the scenes, he was struggling with the sudden attention and immense pressure that came with being a child star.
![[They split up soon after, and his mom raised him as a single mother while living in low-income housing]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/13/94331443-14297191-They_split_up_soon_after_and_his_mom_raised_him_as_a_single_moth-a-21_1737726664413.jpg)
Soon, the singer, now 30, became shrouded in legal problems, drug rumors, and public outbursts. The image of a sweet and talented child star that he had worked so hard to achieve was quickly overshadowed by his newfound bad boy reputation. Justin has been extremely open about how he turned to drugs to cope with his problems, once revealing that his partying got so severe his own bodyguards would have to check his pulse in the middle of the night to make sure he was still alive.
![[He had a knack for music at a young age, and learned to play piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet as a kid]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/13/94389519-14297191-He_had_a_knack_for_music_at_a_young_age_and_learned_to_play_pian-a-22_1737726664415.jpg)
He was caught lashing out at paparazzi on camera, using a racial slur and spitting on his own fans. FEMAIL made a complete timeline of Justin Bieber's controversies as it's rumored that he's eyeing a comeback to music. He's seen in 2010. In his own words, he 'made every bad decision you could have thought of and went from one of the most loved and adored people in the world to the most ridiculed, judged, and hated person in the world.'.
![[She then began posting other clips of him singing to her account, and they soon caught the attention of music mogul Scooter Braun. He's seen as a child]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/13/12574268-14297191-She_then_began_posting_other_clips_of_him_singing_to_her_account-a-53_1737726665528.jpg)
