Justin Bieber

When a proud mum posted a video of her 12-year-old son singing on YouTube in 2007, she knew her family and friends would love it. But what Patricia Mallette could not have predicted was that, six years later, her home movie would have been viewed 3 BILLION times and propelled her young son to an international stardom rivalled only by the late Michael Jackson. Unwittingly, the doting mum had created a global phenomenon so huge he soon became the most Googled performer in the world, broke a string of world records and a million girls hearts. Swapping their cramped Canadian chalet for a 6.6million Californian mansion, Bieber had become such a household name that when he agreed to appear on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the interview would be aired in 100 countries across the globe - including Romania. This is the unofficial story of the life, so far, of a global popstar.