True may refer to:

Truth, the state of being in accord with fact or reality

Arts and entertainment

Music

''True'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

''True'' (Mika Nakashima album)

''True'' (Spandau Ballet album), or the title song (see below)

''True'' (TrinityRoots album)

''True'' (TRU album)

"True...", a song by Riyu Kosaka

"True" (George Strait song)

"True" (Ryan Cabrera song)

"True" (Spandau Ballet song)

"True", a song by Brandy Norwood from ''Human''

"True", a song by Zion I from ''True & Livin'''

"True", a song by Concrete Blonde from their album ''Concrete Blonde''

Other media

''True'' (magazine), an American men's magazine

* ''GE True'', an anthology TV series based on stories from ''True'' magazine

''Trace'' (magazine), formerly ''True'', a British hip-hop magazine

''True'' (film), a short film directed by Tom Tykwer, starring Natalie Portman

Businesses, organizations and products

True (cigarette), a brand of cigarettes made by Lorillard Tobacco Company

True (dating service), an online dating service

True Corporation, a Thai communications group

Transit Riders' Union of Edmonton, a Canadian social action group

Trust for Urban Ecology, a UK ecological organisation

Computing

true (Unix), a Unix utility

true, a boolean value

TRUE (Temporal Reasoning Universal Elaboration), a discrete event simulation software program for 2D, 3D and 4D modeling

People

Alfred Charles True, American educator and agriculturist

Andrea True, American pornographic actress and disco singer

Arnold E. True, American naval officer

Charles Kittredge True, American clergyman

Clarence True, American architect

Delbert Leroy True, American archaeologist

Everett True, British music journalist

Frederick W. True, American biologist

Katie True, American politician

Laurel True, American artist

Marion True, American curator

Rachel True, American actress

Ronald True, English murderer

Steve True, American sportscaster

TRUE, American artist

Places

True, West Virginia, U.S.

True, Wisconsin, U.S.

See also

TRU (group), an American hip hop group

True self

Truth value, in logic and mathematics, a logical value

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name	Robbie Amell
birth name	Robert Patrick Amell
birth place	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
birth date	April 21, 1988
occupation	Actor
yearsactive	1994–present }}

Robert Patrick "Robbie" Amell (born April 21, 1988) is a Canadian actor, who is best known for his role on the Nickelodeon series ''True Jackson, VP'', ''Picture This'', and Fred Jones in the television films ''Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins'' and ''Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster''. In 2011, he appeared in the role of "Scooby", Robin's Canadian dog-like boyfriend in the CBS comedy series ''How I Met Your Mother''.

Early life

Amell was born in Toronto, Ontario. Along with his sister, he started modeling and acting in small roles in commercials when he was six years old. He attended Armour Heights Public School and graduated in 2000. At 16, he began landing roles in high school plays such as ''Louis and Dave'', ''Picasso at the Lapin Agile'' and ''The Importance of Being Earnest''. He graduated from Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute in Toronto in 2006.

Career

Amell appeared as Daniel Murtaugh in ''Cheaper by the Dozen 2''. He also appeared in the 2010 horror film ''Left for Dead''. He had a role in the Disney Channel series ''Life with Derek'' (he played Casey McDonald's boyfriend, Max). He has also appeared in the ABC Family movie ''Picture This''.

Amell has a regular role on the Nickelodeon series ''True Jackson, VP'' as Max Madigan's nephew Jimmy, True's love interest. Amell is currently set to star in the comedy movie "Seeing is Believing" playing one of the 3 lead characters, Nick Wright, Production for the Movie began on May 3, 2010 and ended on July 1. The Movie is set to premiere on January 14, 2011.

Filmography

+ Film	! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2005	''Cheaper by the Dozen 2''	Daniel Murtaugh	Supporting role
2007	''American Pie Presents: Beta House''	Nick Anderson	Supporting; direct-to-video
2008		Drew Patterson	ABC Family Original Movie
2009	''Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins''
2009		Blair	Lead role
2010	''Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster''	Fred Jones	Warner/Cartoon Network
2011	''Seeing Is Believing''	Nick Wright	Lead role
2012		Justin Walker

+ Television	! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2006		Stephen
2006–2008	''Life with Derek''	Max Miller
2008	''Murdoch Mysteries''	Wallace Driscoll	"Still Waters" (episode 8, season 1)
2010	''Destroy Build Destroy''	Himself	"Dude, What Would Happen vs. Scooby Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster" (episode 16, season 3)
2010		Michael O'Malley	Recurring role
2008–2011	''True Jackson, VP''	Jimmy Madigan	Recurring role (2008–2009); Main role (2009–2011)
2011	''How I Met Your Mother''	"Scooby", Robin's dog like boyfriend	Guest role, "A Change of Heart" and "The Exploding Meatball Sub"
2011		Young William Walker	Guest role, "For Better or For Worse"
2011	''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''	Lynden	Cameo

References

External links

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name	Keke Palmer
birth name	Lauren Keyana Palmer
birth date	August 26, 1993
birth place	Harvey, Illinois, U.S.
occupation	Actress, singer, songwriter, fashion designer
years active	2004–present
website	}}

Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer (born August 26, 1993) is an American actress and singer who rose to fame for her performance in the 2006 film ''Akeelah and the Bee''. She also starred as the title character in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''True Jackson, VP''. Palmer earns $20,000 per episode of ''True Jackson VP'', making her the fourth highest paid child star on television. She cites Brandy and Aaliyah as her musical inspiration.

Life and career

Palmer was born in Harvey, Illinois. Her father, Larry, works for a polyurethane company, and her mother, Sharon, is a high school teacher who works with children with mental disabilities.

In 2002, Palmer auditioned for a stage production of ''The Lion King'' at the age of nine. Although she did not win the role, her family moved to Los Angeles in 2004 so Palmer could pursue a screen career.

Palmer then pursued a career in singing. In 2003, she participated in ''American Juniors'', the ''American Idol'' spin-off series, but her audition scenes were edited out and the show was canceled that year. In 2005, Palmer signed a record deal with Atlantic Records. Her debut single, "All My Girlz", is featured in the ''Akeelah and the Bee'' soundtrack. On November 18, 2006, she performed at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California for VH1's ''Save the Music'' Battle of the High School Marching Bands competition, marking her first ever stadium performance in front of thousands of people. In addition, as part of her contract with Disney, Palmer sang the songs "It's My Turn Now" and "Jumpin'" featured in the Disney Channel Original Movie ''Jump In!'', in which she stars as Mary, the love interest to Corbin Bleu's character. In 2006, Palmer was featured in the music video for the Ludacris and Mary J. Blige song "Runaway Love". She starred as a pregnant 11-year-old girl. That same year, she recorded a song entitled "Tonight" which was featured as the first song in the end credits of ''Night at the Museum''.

Her debut album ''So Uncool'' was released on September 18, 2007, on Atlantic Records, with the single "Keep It Movin'" preceding the album release. The album failed commercially and Palmer parted ways with Atlantic the next year. In 2008, Palmer began her starring role as the title character in Nickelodeon sitcom ''True Jackson, VP''. Palmer also wrote and performed the theme song for the series. The series ended in 2011, after two seasons with sixty episodes produced.

In 2010, Palmer was signed by the Chairman of Interscope Records Jimmy Iovine and began working on an album. Between her MySpace and SayNow accounts she has released several snippets of songs that were recorded for possible inclusion on her sophmore album. In a 2011 interview, Palmer stated the album is complete and is in the process of finalization. The self titled album will be a mixture of R&B;/Hip-Hop with pop undertones. Producers and writers for the album include, Oak, Lil Eddie, Lucas Secon, and others. Palmer stated that the album itself will be released around mid 2012. She confirmed that the first single will be called "Show Me" and will be released in 2011.

She will be starring in a film alongside Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah called ''Joyful Noise'' to be released in January 2012. She will produce and star in ''Rags'', a Nickelodeon musical film, as well as voice characters in ''Ice Age: Continental Drift'' and ''Winx Club''.

Fashion career

In July 2009, Palmer launched a Wal-Mart fashion line inspired by her Nickelodeon show, ''True Jackson, VP''. The fashion line consists of jumpers, modern dresses, knit tops, T-shirts, leggings, jeans and more for under $14.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	! Notes
2004	''Barbershop 2: Back in Business''	Gina's Niece	Credited as Lauren Keyana Palmer
	''Akeelah and the Bee''	Akeelah Anderson	Lead role
''Madea's Family Reunion''	Nikki Grady	Supporting role
2007		Rose Cutler	Supporting role
2008	''The Longshots''	Jasmine Plummer	Main role
2009		Jemma	Supporting role
2012		Olivia Hill	Supporting role
2012	''Ice Age: Continental Drift''	Peaches	Supporting role
Television films
! Year	! Title	! Role	! Notes
2004	''The Wool Cap''	Lou	Main role
2005	''Knights of the South Bronx''	Kenya Russell	Supporting role
2007	''Jump In!''	Mary Thomas	Main role
2012		Kadee Worth	Lead role
Straight-to-DVD
! Year	! Title	! Role	! Notes
2008	''Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare''	Crystal Tortoise	Voice
Television
! Year	! Title	! Role	! Notes
		Arlene Marion	"The Letter" (episode 13, season 1)
''Strong Medicine''	Sarina	"Race for a Cure" (episode 7, season 5)
		Sharlene	"Big Bank, Little Bank" (episode 11, season 1)
	Janell Parkerson	"The Show Must Go On" (episode 22, season 11)
''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''	Tasha Wright	"Storm" (episode 10, season 7)
''Keke & Jamal''	Keke Stewart	Unsold TV pilot (Disney Channel/Walt Disney Television)
	''Tyler Perry's House of Payne''	Nikki	"Bully and the Beast" (episode 1, season 2)
''Just Jordan''	C.C. Livingston	"Fame Game" (episode 17, season 2)
2008–2011	''True Jackson, VP''	True Jackson	Lead role/title role
2009		Herself
2009–present	''Brainsurge''	Herself featuring nana
2010	''The Cleveland Show''	Brandi	"Harder, Better, Faster, Browner" (episode 22, season 2)
2011		Herself	(Season 11 - Episodes 1 & 2; "Spring Fever")
2011	''Winx Club''	Layla/Aisha	Regular role

Music videos

"Runaway Love" (Ludacris Feat. Mary J. Blige) - Erica

"Excuse Me Mama" - Mishon (Cameo role)

"Keep It Movin" - Feat.big Meech

"All My Girlz"

"The Game Song" (Little Video Clip)

"It's My Turn Now"

"Jump In"

"The One You Call"

Discography

;EPs

2007: ''Keke Palmer''

;Albums

2007: ''So Uncool''

2011: ''Keke Palmer''

;Mixtapes

2011: ''Awaken''

Singles

2007 Keep it Movin

2010 One You Call

2011 "Walls Come Down"

2011 "The Greatest"

2011 "Melody For Cheaters"

2011 "Show Me"

2012 "Fire and Smoke"

2012 "Hologram"

;Soundtracks

2006: ''Akeelah and the Bee''

2006: ''Night at the Museum''

2007: ''Jump In''

2007: ''DisneyMania 5''

2008: ''DisneyMania 6''

Awards and nominations

! Year !! Award !! Category !! Motive !! Result
	Young Artist Award	"Best Performance in TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Leading Young Actress"
Screen Actors Guild Awards	"Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries"
	"Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special"
	Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	"Most Promising Performer"
Black Movie Awards	"Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role"
	Young Artist Award	"Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress"
	"Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture"
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	"Best Young Actress"
	"Best Actress"
"Best Breakthrough Performance"
Young Artist Awards	"Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress"	''Cleaner''
Black Reel Awards	"Best Actress"	''The Longshots''
2009	''NAACP Awards''	"NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special"
	''NAACP Awards''	"NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special"
Kids Choice Awards	"Favorite TV Actress"
BET Awards	"YoungStars Award"
	''Young Artist Awards''	"Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actress"
''NAACP Awards''	"NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special"
	''BET Awards''	"YoungStars Award"

References

External links

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name	Justin Bieber
background	solo_singer
birth name	Justin Drew Bieber
birth date	March 01, 1994
birth place	London, Ontario, Canada
origin	Stratford, Ontario, Canada
instrument	Vocals, guitar, piano, percussion, trumpet
genre	Pop, R&B;, teen pop
occupation	Singer, musician, actor
years active	2009–present
label	Island, RBMG
associated acts	Usher
website	justinbiebermusic.com }}

Justin Drew Bieber ( , born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian pop/R&B; singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager. Braun arranged for him to meet with Usher in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher, and then to a recording contract with Island Records offered by L.A. Reid. Bieber's debut single, "One Time", was released in 2009 and peaked in the top ten in Canada and charted in the top thirty in several international markets. His debut album, the seven-track EP ''My World'', followed in November 2009, and was soon certified platinum in the United States (it was later reissued with two bonus tracks). He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Bieber's first full-length studio album, ''My World 2.0'', was released in March 2010. It debuted at number one or within the top ten in several countries and was certified platinum in the United States. It was preceded by the worldwide top-ten single, "Baby". The music video of "Baby" is currently ranked as the most viewed and most discussed YouTube video. Bieber followed-up the release of his debut album with his first headlining tour, the My World Tour, the remix albums ''My Worlds Acoustic'' and ''Never Say Never – The Remixes'', and the 3D biopic-concert film ''Justin Bieber: Never Say Never'' – which had an opening weekend gross that nearly matched the record for the biggest opening weekend for a concert-film. Bieber released his second studio album, ''Under the Mistletoe'' in November 2011, which debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. Bieber has received numerous awards, including Artist of the Year at the 2010 American Music Awards — and has been nominated for numerous awards, including Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 53rd Grammy Awards.

Life and career

1994–2007: Childhood and youth

Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in London, Ontario, and was raised in Stratford, Ontario. Bieber's mother, Patricia Lynn "Pattie" Mallette, was 18 years old when she became pregnant with her son. Mallette, originally from Stratford, raised her son with the help of her parents, Bruce and Diane. 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, Jeremy Jack Bieber, who married another woman and had two children. Bieber's paternal great-grandfather was a German immigrant to Canada. His mother's ancestry is French Canadian. Bieber attended French immersion school at Stratford school Jean Sauve.

During his childhood, Bieber was interested in hockey, soccer, and chess; he often kept his musical aspirations to himself. As he grew up, Bieber taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet. In early 2007, when he was twelve, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition in Stratford and 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. Chris Hicks, Bieber's A&R; at Island/Def Jam, explained the young artist's huge online following to HitQuarters by saying:

"He was doing something different. He was an attractive white kid singing very soulful R&B; hits. That set him apart immediately from anyone in his range because no one was covering or singing these kind of records. But equally important was that you believed in these songs – it was real. And you wanted to hear more."

2008–10: Discovery, ''My Worlds'', and subsequent releases

While searching for videos of a different singer, Scooter Braun, a former marketing executive of So So Def, clicked on one of Bieber's 2007 videos by accident. Impressed, Braun tracked down the theater Bieber was performing in, located Bieber's school, and finally contacted Mallette. Mallette was reluctant because of Braun's Jewish religion; she remembered praying, "God, I gave him to you. You could send me a Christian man, a Christian label! ... you don’t want this Jewish kid to be Justin’s man, do you?" However, after praying with her church elders and receiving their encouragement, she permitted Braun to fly Bieber, then 13, to Atlanta, Georgia, to record demo tapes. A week after arriving, Bieber sang for R&B; singer/songwriter Usher. Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher. Justin Timberlake was also reportedly in the running to sign Bieber, but lost the bidding war to Usher. Usher then sought assistance in finding a label home for the artist from then manager Chris Hicks, who helped engineer an audition with his contact Antonio L.A. Reid of Island Def Jam Music Group. Reid signed Bieber to Island Records in October 2008 (resulting in a joint venture between RBMG and Island Records) and appointed Hicks as executive Vice-President of Def Jam where he would be able manage Bieber's career at the label. At that point, Bieber and his mother moved to Atlanta temporarily, also the home of Usher and Braun, to record and get counseling from Braun. Braun became Bieber's manager.

Bieber's first single, "One Time", was released to radio while Bieber was still recording his debut album. The song reached number 12 on the Canadian Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009, and later peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. During fall 2009 it had success in international markets. The song was certified Platinum in Canada and the US and Gold in Australia and New Zealand. Bieber's first release, an extended play entitled ''My World'', was released on November 17, 2009. The album's second single, "One Less Lonely Girl", and two promo singles, "Love Me", and "Favorite Girl", were released exclusively on the iTunes store and charted within the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100. "One Less Lonely Girl" was later also released to radio and peaked within the top fifteen in Canada and the US, being certified Gold in the latter. ''My World'' was eventually certified Platinum in the US and Double Platinum in both Canada and the UK. To promote the album, Bieber performed on several live shows such as mtvU's VMA 09 Tour, European program ''The Dome'', YTV's ''The Next Star'', ''The Today Show'', ''The Wendy Williams Show'', ''Lopez Tonight'', ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', ''It's On with Alexa Chung'', ''Good Morning America'', ''Chelsea Lately'', and BET's ''106 & Park'' with Rihanna. Bieber also guest starred in an episode of ''True Jackson, VP'' in late 2009.

Bieber performed Stevie Wonder's "Someday at Christmas" for U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House for ''Christmas in Washington'', which was broadcast on December 20, 2009, on U.S. television broadcaster TNT. Bieber was also one of the performers at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on December 31, 2009. Bieber was a presenter at the 52nd Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010. He was invited to be a vocalist for the remake of We Are The World (a song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie) for its 25th anniversary to benefit Haiti after the earthquake. Bieber sings the opening line, which was sung by Lionel Richie in the original version. On March 12, 2010, a version of K'naan's "Wavin' Flag" recorded by a collective of Canadian musicians known as Young Artists for Haiti was released. Bieber is featured in the song, performing the closing lines.

"Baby", the lead single from his debut album, ''My World 2.0'', which features Ludacris, was released in January 2010 and became his biggest hit thus far, charting at number five in the U.S. and reaching the top ten in seven other countries. Two promo singles "Never Let You Go", and "U Smile" were top thirty hits on the U.S. Hot 100, and top twenty hits in Canada. According to review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received "generally favorable reviews". It debuted at number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, making Bieber the youngest solo male act to top the chart since Stevie Wonder in 1963. ''My World 2.0'' also debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, Irish Albums Chart, and Australian Albums Chart, and the New Zealand Albums Chart and reached the top ten of fifteen other countries. To promote the album, Bieber appeared on several live programs including ''The View'', the 2010 Kids Choice Awards, ''Nightline'', ''The Late Show with David Letterman'', ''The Dome'' and ''106 and Park''. Bieber collaborated with Sean Kingston on his single "Eenie Meenie" which also appeared on Bieber's debut album. The song reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and Australia, and the top-twenty of most other markets. thumb|left|Bieber performing at the Conseco Fieldhouse, in August 2010 On April 10, 2010, Bieber was the musical guest on ''Saturday Night Live''. On July 4, 2010, Bieber performed at the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular in New York City. The second single from ''My World 2.0'', "Somebody to Love", was released in April 2010, and a remix was released featuring Bieber's mentor Usher. The single reached number ten in Canada, number fifteen in the United States, and the top twenty in multiple international countries.

On June 23, 2010, Bieber went on his first official headlining tour, the My World Tour, starting in Hartford, Connecticut, to promote ''My World'' and ''My World 2.0''. In July 2010, it was reported that Bieber was the most searched for celebrity on the Internet. That same month his music video, "Baby", surpassed Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" to become the most viewed, and most disliked YouTube video ever. In September 2010, it was reported that Bieber accounted for three percent of all traffic on Twitter, according to an employee of the social-networking site.

Bieber began recording his second album in July 2010 in New York City. At this point, because of puberty, his voice was deeper than it was when he recorded his first album. In April 2010, the singer discussing his vocals remarked, "It cracks. Like every teenage boy, I'm dealing with it and I have the best vocal coach in the world. [...] Some of the notes I hit on "Baby" I can't hit anymore. We have to lower the key when I sing live." British singer/songwriter Taio Cruz confirmed in July 2010 that he is writing songs for Bieber's next album. Hip hop producer Dr. Dre produced two songs with Bieber in July 2010 but it is unknown if they were made for the album, which is currently due for a 2011 release. Bieber guest-starred in the season premiere of the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', aired on September 23, 2010. He played a "troubled teen who is faced with a difficult decision regarding his only brother". Bieber was also in a subsequent episode which aired on February 17, 2011, in which his character is killed. Bieber performed a medley of "U Smile", "Baby", and "Somebody to Love" and briefly played the drums at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010. Bieber announced in October 2010 that he would release an acoustic album, called ''My Worlds Acoustic''. It was released on Black Friday in the United States and featured acoustic versions of songs from his previous albums, and accompanied the release of a completely new song titled "Pray".

2011–present: ''Never Say Never'' film, ''Under the Mistletoe'' and ''Believe''

A 3-D part-biopic, part-concert film starring Bieber entitled ''Justin Bieber: Never Say Never'', was released February 11, 2011, directed by ''Step Up 3D'' director Jon Chu. It topped the box office with an estimated grossing of $12.4 million on its opening day from 3,105 theaters. It grossed $30.3 million for the weekend and was narrowly beaten by the romantic comedy ''Just Go With It'', which grossed $31 million. ''Never Say Never'' is said to have exceeded industry expectations, nearly matching the $31.1 million grossed by Miley Cyrus's 2008 3-D concert film, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert, which holds the record for the top debut for a music-documentary. The film is accompanied by his second remix album, ''Never Say Never – The Remixes'', released February 14, 2011, and features remixes of songs from his debut album, with guest appearances from Miley Cyrus, Chris Brown, and Kanye West, among others.

On February 27, 2011, Bieber attended the 2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party with American actress and singer Selena Gomez, confirming several months of media speculation about a romantic relationship between the pair. The relationship has since continued to garner significant media attention.

In June 2011, Bieber was ranked number 2 on the Forbes list of Best-Paid Celebrities under 30. He is the youngest star and 1 of 7 musicians on the list raking in with $53 million earned in a 12 month period. On November 1, 2011, Bieber released ''Under the Mistletoe'', his second studio album. It debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 210,000 copies in its first week of release. Bieber is currently recording his third studio album entitled ''Believe''. Kanye West and Drake are confirmed to be featured on the album.

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''The Observer'' newspaper in the UK published a report indicating that Justin Bieber is more influential in the social networking sphere than Barack Obama or The Dalai Lama. According to Jan Hoffman of ''The New York Times'', part of Bieber's appeal stems from his YouTube channel. Long before he released his EP, ''My World'', in mid-November, the YouTube videos attracted millions of views. Braun recognized the appeal. Prior to flying him to Atlanta, Braun wanted to "build him up more on YouTube first" and had Bieber record more home videos for the channel. "I said: 'Justin, sing like there’s no one in the room. But let's not use expensive cameras.' We'll give it to kids, let them do the work, so that they feel like it's theirs", recalled Braun. Bieber continues to upload videos to the same channel and has opened a Twitter account, from which he interacts with fans regularly; his account was reported in November 2010 to have over 6 million followers. Since then he has been consistently gaining followers at an average of 24,000 per day. The accounts also serve marketing purposes; for example, Bieber's music video for "One Time" only began selling quickly after it was uploaded to YouTube. Usher comments that while he and Bieber were both signed at the same age, "I had the chance to ramp up my success, where this has happened to Bieber abruptly." As a result, Usher, Braun, Bieber's bodyguard Kenny, and other adults surrounding Bieber constantly coach him on handling fame and his public image. After signing Bieber, Usher appointed one of his former assistants, Ryan Good, to be Bieber's road manager and stylist. Good, once nicknamed Bieber's "swagger coach", created a "streetwise look" for the singer which consisted of baseball caps, hoodies, dog chains and flashy sneakers. Amy Kaufman of ''The Los Angeles Times'' comments, "Though a product of a middle-class suburban upbringing in Stratford, Ontario, Bieber's manner of dress and speech ("Wassup man, how you doin'?" or "It's like, you know, whateva' ") suggest he's mimicking his favorite rappers."

Bieber is often featured in teen magazines such as ''Tiger Beat'', and has been labeled as a "teen hearthrob". Bieber has released a collection of nail varnishes to raise awareness for charity. Wax statues of Bieber are on display at Madame Tussauds wax museums in New York, Amsterdam and London. His change of hairstyle in 2010, and the consequent alterations to Bieber products, led to it being called 'the most expensive musical haircut of all time; one company spent $100,000 to fix its dolls for the 2011 Christmas season.

Personal views

Bieber is a Christian, and said he has a relationship with Jesus, talks to him and that "he's the reason I'm here".

Bieber's comments in a February 2011 profile in ''Rolling Stone'' sparked controversy. Asked whether a person should wait until marriage to have sex, Bieber responded, "I don't think you should have sex with anyone unless you love them." Asked about his opinion on abortion, Bieber said he does not "believe in abortion" and that it is "like killing a baby". When asked about abortion in cases of rape, he said, "Well, I think that's really sad, but everything happens for a reason. I don't know how that would be a reason. I guess I haven't been in that position, so I wouldn't be able to judge that." In the same interview, Bieber talked about homosexuality, stating that "It's everyone's own decision to do that. It doesn’t affect me and shouldn't affect anyone else", and ''Rolling Stone'' commented, "It is not clear whether he intended to label homosexuality as a lifestyle choice." However, Bieber has also contributed to the It Gets Better Project, a project started in response to the suicide of Billy Lucas, a teenager who was the target of anti-gay bullying.

Bieber has said he is not interested in obtaining United States citizenship, praising Canada as being "the best country in the world", citing its health care system as an example.

Criticism

Bieber has been criticized for looking and sounding younger than his age, his teen-pop music, image, and frequent media attention. He has been a frequent target of Internet bloggers and message board posters, notably by users of Internet message board 4chan and users of YouTube. Nick Collins of ''The Daily Telegraph'' speculated that "Bieber's character also appears to strike a particularly sour note with his Internet critics, with many remarks commenting on his youthful appearance, his teen-pop songs, his image as a heart-throb to young teenage girls and his manner of speech".

Discography

''My World 2.0'' (2010)

''Under the Mistletoe'' (2011)

''Believe'' (2012)

Tour

2009: Urban Behavior Tour

2010–2011: My World Tour

Filmography

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Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
rowspan="2"	2009	''True Jackson, VP''	>rowspan="3"| Guest star
''My Date With...''
	Silent Library (MTV series)>Silent Library''
''School Gyrls (film)	School Gyrls''	Cameo
''Saturday Night Live''
''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''	Jason McCann
''Hubworld''	Guest star
''The X Factor (UK)''	Performer
rowspan="9"	2011	|	Guest star
''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''	Jason McCann
''Khloé & Lamar''	|Episode:The Father In Law (uncredited) Himself playing the NBA Celebrity All Star Game
''Saturday Night Live''
''Justin Bieber: Never Say Never''	Himself
''Dancing With The Stars''	Guest star
''So Random!''	Himself
''Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade''	Guest star
''The X Factor (UK)''	Performer

Awards and nominations

References

Further reading

External links

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Name	Fefe Dobson
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Felicia Lily Dobson
Birth date	February 28, 1985
Origin	Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Singer-songwriter, model, guitarist, lyricist
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2002–present
Genre	Pop rock, power pop
Label	Island, 21 Music
Website	www.FefeDobson.com }}

Felicia Lily "Fefe" Dobson (born February 28, 1985) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and model. Her self-titled debut album earned her two Juno Award nominations. Her second album, ''Sunday Love'', was not released and she was terminated from her recording company. During production of Dobson's subsequent studio album ''Joy'', with her manager's recording company (21 Music), she was re-signed to her original major recording company (Island Records). Both companies continued working on ''Joy'', and after experiencing numerous delays, it was released on November 22, 2010 in Canada and November 30, 2010 in the United States. Her music has been covered by other artists and featured in cinema, television, and more.

Early life

Dobson was born on February 28, 1985, in Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. Dobson's mother is of English, Aboriginal, and French ancestry and her father is of Jamaican heritage. She went to high school at Wexford Collegiate Institute.

Dobson began sending demo tapes – recorded on a home karaoke machine – to many recording companies in North America when she was 11 years old. Then at the age of 13 years, she started playing the piano. Dobson has said that John Lennon and Judy Garland are her primary musical influences, and that her biggest musical inspiration growing up was Michael Jackson: "I swore I was Michael Jackson. Then I found out I wasn't Michael Jackson and it broke my heart." At the same time, she went to "every 'N Sync concert there was."

Before Dobson was signed, she claimed she had been stereotyped as a contemporary R&B; or popular music singer instead of a rock musician due to her race, often being compared to Brandy Norwood and Britney Spears.

Dobson started writing music at the age of 13 years, and the company Jive Records attempted to develop her as a popular musician, which she eventually refused. After that experience, Dobson met Jay Levine and contracted with Nelly Furtado’s manager Chris Smith. Smith arranged showcases with several recording companies. Universal Music Canada president Randy Lennox showed interest in her, and coaxed Island Def Jam CEO Lyor Cohen and his manager of A&R;, Jeff Fenster, to fly to Toronto for another showcase. Dobson played a showcase for Island/Def Jam; about 30 seconds into the first song —- a punk thrash track about longing, titled "Stupid Little Love Song"—- the executives contracted her.

Music career

2003–06: ''Fefe Dobson'' and ''Sunday Love''

When in recording studios, she hung up inspirational pictures of Kurt Cobain, Judy Garland, Coldplay, Jeff Buckley, and the Vines to help motivate her and to commemorate the artists who she believed influenced her. Dobson was also heavily influenced by Jay Levine and James Bryan McCollum of the Canadian band Prozzäk, who co-wrote and helped produce her debut album.

Dobson's self-titled debut album was released December 9, 2003 by Island Records, and sold 307,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan as quoted by ''Billboard''. The album debuted at number 1 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums Chart. Four singles were released from the album: "Bye Bye Boyfriend", "Take Me Away", "Everything", and "Don't Go (Girls and Boys)". There is an official music video for each of the singles. Two of the album's tracks, "Everything" and "Unforgiven", were used in the film ''The Perfect Score''. ''The New York Times'' reviewer wrote: "The album's assiduous, ungrammatical crux is in 'Kiss Me Fool': 'Tell me whom I should be to make you love me.

During much of 2004, Dobson promoted her debut album, performing live on the program ''Total Request Live'' and for numerous magazine covers and articles. Dobson made an appearance on NBC's TV series American Dreams, in which she played the role of Tina Turner, covering the song "River Deep, Mountain High". She was also the opening act of Justin Timberlake's European tour. That July, she released a new single, "Don't Go (Girls and Boys)", which was also featured in a Tommy Hilfiger commercial featuring the singer. The album was later reissued with that single added. Dobson also had a new song, "If You Walk Away", on the soundtrack of ''Raising Helen''.

Dobson was an endorser for the Got Milk? organization.

Dobson released the record "Truth Anthem" on the ''Much Dance 2005 CD'' compilation, a benefit for the Canadian branch of ''War Child''. During April 2005, Dobson was nominated for two Juno Awards, Pop Album of the Year and New Artist of the Year; both categories were won by Avril Lavigne. During the summer of 2005, Dobson was in a public service ad: "Make Poverty History", which brings awareness to child poverty worldwide.

By 2006, Dobson returned to the studio to finish her second album, ''Sunday Love''. Musicians and songwriters she collaborated with during the recording process include Nina Gordon, Kay Hanley, John 5, Billy Steinberg, Matthew Wilder, Cyndi Lauper, Courtney Love, Joan Jett, and Rancid's Tim Armstrong.

During February 2006 Dobson sang "O Canada" at All-Star Saturday Night, part of the 2006 NBA All-Star Weekend in Houston, Texas. During spring 2006, she performed several shows around the United States, and began promoting the record ''Sunday Love'' in anticipation of its release. The first single album, "Don't Let It Go to Your Head", was released during 2005 but did not score a chart. There is an official music video for the song. A second single, "This Is My Life" was released in 2006. No video was made for it, and it also did not chart.

''Sunday Love'' was never released because Dobson was terminated by Island Records just days before the album was scheduled for release. The album was reviewed favorably in both ''Spin'' and ''Vibe'' magazine. "My real good fans, my hardcore fans, have it, so that's most important," Dobson says. "At least it got out there to a few hands, and now it's time to make a record on my own terms." "It was sad," says Dobson. "But instead of sitting there and being depressed and begging people for the record, I went back to the studio, got people that I knew, friends that I knew, and I started again."

One song from the unreleased album, "Be Strong", featured on the soundtrack for the film ''It's a Boy Girl Thing''.

Dobson's song "Don't Let It Go to Your Head" is cover versioned by Lilyjets, a Norwegian girl group, as a single on their 2006 debut album ''3rd Floor.'' They also produced an official music video.

The music of "This Is My Life" is used by the Taiwanese girl-group S.H.E in their song: "I Love Trouble" (我愛煩惱) on their 2008 album ''FM S.H.E''.

2007–08: Songwriting and independent period

"Start All Over", a song co-written by Dobson and featuring her for background vocals, was recorded by Miley Cyrus for her 2007 album ''Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus'' and was released as a single, reaching number 57 on the ''Billboard'' Pop 100. During a 2009 interview Dobson said, "I wrote a song, she dug it, and she sang it. But I didn't want it for my record. It just wasn't right for me, and I just felt like it was better for someone else, and she does a great job on it. I was really impressed. She sounded great. I'm actually happier she did it than I did it."

After quitting Island Records due to creative differences, Dobson decided to create a new album herself.

"Don't Let It Go to Your Head" is also cover-versioned by Rockett Queen for their 2008 album ''Kiss and Tell'' and Jordin Sparks on her 2009 second album ''Battlefield''. Shortly after Jordin's album was released Dobson said, "Jordin Sparks just did [that song], which was on ''Sunday Love'', which was very cool. She did kind of, like, a more R&B; version of it, which I think is really nice, actually. It was really cool that she didn't try and do a rock version of it, and she did what she's more comfortable with, which I thought was awesome." It was later revealed that Sparks' version is to be released as a single in the UK on January 4, 2010.

The unreleased track "As a Blonde" is covered on Selena Gomez & the Scene's 2009 debut album ''Kiss & Tell''.

2009–present: ''Joy''

On August 11, 2009, Dobson presented a showcase performance at the Mercury Lounge in New York City. In an interview at the showcase Dobson mused, "It's almost like when an animal is in a small cage, but when you let it out it's running around like crazy. That's how I feel when I'm onstage."

During mid-August Dobson indicated that she would like to work with Jack White, the White Stripes/Raconteurs frontman, because she admires him for his ability to make his ragged rock music become radio-style. She also said that she would love to write a song for the Jonas Brothers.

Dobson performed during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards weekend at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza on Friday night, September 11, at "A Concert with Fefe Dobson and Cobra Starship." She was also one of the judges for a competition for MTV's "VMA Best Breakout New York City Artist Award" that occurred at the same event. Dobson attended the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards held on September 13 in New York City at Radio City Music Hall.

On Sunday, September 27, 2009, she performed "I Want You" at the finale of the second season of the Canadian Cable TV show ''The Next Star''.

Dobson's song, "I Want You" is in at least three versions of TV Spot ads for the movie ''Whip It''. The 2009 film is the directorial debut of Drew Barrymore. The song is also used for television advertisements during 2010 for programs on the Style network.

She performed in Perth, Australia, at the ''One Movement Showcase Music Festival'' on October 17, 2009.

Dobson was the headline performer for one of the ''National Breast Cancer Awareness Month'' events, a benefit concert held at the Hard Rock Cafe in Hollywood, CA on October 22, 2009.

She performed at a 100 Day Countdown event to the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2010 Winter Olympics at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., USA on November 4, 2009. Six songs were heard but her energetic performance resulted in a clothing mishap. Dobson even incorporated the happening into her performance by ad-libbing, "I-I-I just split my pants and I don't care".

Dobson performed on February 20, 2010 at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Canada as part of CTV's national celebration of the 2010 Winter Olympics. She was one of the opening acts for The Barenaked Ladies in the all Canadian show.

She participated with the Canadian All-Star Benefit Single For Haiti released under the collaboration name of Young Artists for Haiti. The song is a reworked version of K'naan's single "Wavin' Flag" and was released on March 12, 2010. Dobson is seen and heard in the official video at the recording studio as she lent her vocals.

Dobson's involvement with the Olympics continued on March 12, 2010 as she performed "I Want You" and "Watch Me Move" at the Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.

She covered "River Deep – Mountain High" for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th annual induction ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on March 15, 2010. It inspired a reviewer to state that it, "...was an eye-opening version of Greenwich & Barry's "River Deep, Mountain High" by Canadian belter Fefe Dobson that was so good it makes you want to go out and buy all her music."

Dobson performed on a twenty city tour across Canada in March and April 2010 on Hedley's The Show Must Go...On The Road Tour. Hedley announced the tour in support of their new album ''The Show Must Go'' which was released November 17, 2009. "Fefe Dobson and Stereos will be along for the whole trek, while Faber Drive and Boys Like Girls will support on select dates."

She performed at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2010.

Dobson also has a role in Selena Gomez's music career. On their debut CD, ''Kiss & Tell'', Dobson allowed Gomez and her band to re-record "As a Blonde" from her unreleased album, ''Sunday Love''. Dobson also sang backup vocals. Then, she helped write the lead single, "Round & Round", from the band's second studio album, ''A Year Without Rain'', alongside Kevin Rudolf and others.

The singer performed her single "Stuttering" on the November 10, 2010 broadcast of The CW Television Network series, ''Hellcats''. Currently Dobson performs live shows with Fatlabs session musician Colin Robinson.

During 2010, the singer released a remix of her single "Stuttering", featuring G.O.O.D Music artist, Pusha T of Clipse. She released her third single, "Can't Breathe", in March 2011. It peaked at number 19 on the Canadian Hot 100.

Discography

''Fefe Dobson'' (2003)

''Sunday Love'' (2006, unreleased)

''Joy'' (2010)

Awards and nominations

{|class="wikitable" |- !Year !Award !Nominated work !Result |- |2003 |CASBY Award for Favourite New Single |"Bye Bye Boyfriend" | |- |rowspan="3"|2004 |Canadian Radio Music Award for Best New Solo Artist [CHR (Top 40)] |"Take Me Away" | |- |MuchMusic Video Awards for Best Pop Video |"Take Me Away" | |- |Muchmusic Video Awards for People's Choice Favourite Canadian Artist |"Take Me Away" | |- |rowspan="2"|2005 |Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year |''Fefe Dobson'' | |- |Juno Award for New Artist of the Year |Herself | |- |rowspan="4"|2011 |Much Music Video Awards for of the Year | Ghost | | |- |Much Music Video Awards for Pop Video of the Year |Ghost | |- |Much Music Video Awards for International Video by a Canadian |Stuttering | |- |Much Music Video Awards for "Ur Fave Video" |Stuttering | |}

References

External links

Official website

Fefe Dobson at BestFan (Official fan website) Fefe Dobson at Facebook Fefe Dobson at Twitter

VEVO Channel">Fefe DobsonVEVO Channel at YouTube

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