6 Most Popular Musicians Who Got Discovered Online

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1. Justin Bieber

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We can’t have a list of musicians who got discovered online without having Bieber on the list. Love him or hate him, there’s no denying that he’s managed to make the most of it all after being discovered on YouTube.

His climb to fame started when he was only 12 when his mother uploaded a clip of him from a local singing competition, followed by other videos of her kid singing various covers. Scooter Braun, former market exec, accidentally clicked on one of Bieber’s videos in 2007 and the rest is, as they say, history. When he was only 13, Bieber started recording demo tapes and within a week he was singing for Usher, who also decided to sign him up for a deal.

His career skyrocketed from there on out and he’s released hit after hit ever since, bringing in hundreds of millions of views for each clip on YouTube and creating a mania among teenagers who instantly fell in love with the singer.

Bieber has over 73.6 million fans on Facebook and over 15.4 million subscribers on YouTube. His videos have amassed over 7 billion views on the official channel, which puts him at the top of the list for the 6 most popular musicians who got discovered online.

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