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TEENPOPSTARTRAGICALLYDIESAFTERLISTENINGTOOWNMUSIC
Calabasas,CaliforniaJustinDrewBieber(19)ofLondon,CanadadiedonMarch1,2013by
committingsuicideafterlisteningtooneofhisownsongswhichwasplayedduringhisbirthdayparty.The
famedpopstarwasreportedtohavekilledhimselfwithaSmith&WessonModel10Revolverafterhis
firstsingle,Baby,whichwasreleasedbackin2009,begantoblareoutfromthenewspeakersthatwere
recentlyinstalledinBiebersnewmansioninCalabasas.
BieberwasbornonMarch1,1994,toJeremyJackBieberandPatriciaMallette.Bieberand
Mallettewerereportedtohavenevergottenmarried.MalletteraisedhersonwiththehelpofBiebers
grandmother,Diane,andstepgrandfather,Bruce.
Bieberfirstdebutedin2009andreleasedhisfirstalbum,MyWorld,whichchartedonthe
BillboardHot100.
TheCanadiansingeralsohadmanyhobbieshelovedtosing,playvideogames,andhangoutwith
rapperandactorJadenSmith(15),thesonofactorWillSmith(44).Beingayoungcelebrity,Biebernever
gotmarriedbeforehistragicdeath.However,itiswellknowthathehaddatedaformerDisneystar
SelenaGomez(21)forovertwoyearsbeforetheirbreakupin2012.
AsaChristian,BieberwasastrongbelieverofJesusChrist,andevenhadatattooofChriston
thebackofhiscalf.However,theyoungstarstated,Idonthavetogotochurch,afewyearsback.
Bieberissurvivedbyhisparents,grandparents,andstepbrotherandsister,JaxonJulianBieber,4
JazmynKathleenBieber,5.
ItisknownthatBieberhad14causesand7charitieshehadsupported.Someofthesecauses
includetheGRAMMYFoundation,UshersNewLookFoundation,andPencilsofPromise.
Bieberhasreportedtohavenevergonetothemilitary,buthehasposedforapicturewith
respectableMilitaryServicepeopleontopoftheEmpireStateBuildingbackin2011.
BiebersfuneralwasattheCardinalFuneralHomesLtd,92AnnetteSt,Toronto,Ontario,
Canada,M6P1N6,onMarch3,2013,10:30A.M.Thefunerallasted19hoursduetothemillionsoffans
thathadcometopaytheirvisitstotheyoungstar.ItisreportedthatBieberscoffinwasa14caratgold
coffinwhichcost$25,000,withoneofthepallbearersbeingSelenaGomez.
ItwasalsoreportedthatthousandsoffanshadgatheredoutsideofBiebersmansiontositvigilon
thenightofhisdeathwithcandlesandpostersthatsaidNeverSayNever,andOnceaBelieber,
AlwaysaBelieber.
Bieberwouldalwaysbecherishedandrememberedbyhis811,735friendsonMySpace,9,330,279
followersonTwitter,and33,523,009peoplewholikedhimonFacebook(asof2013).