🎤 When Did Justin Bieber Come Out? Here’s the Real Beginning

I didn’t find out about Justin Bieber from the radio. It was YouTube — some grainy video of this kid singing a cover of Ne-Yo’s “So Sick.” He looked young, like 12 maybe, wearing a cap sideways and just singing his heart out. It felt real — not a show-off kind of performance, just a kid doing something he clearly loved.

At the time, I don’t think even he knew what was coming. His mom had posted those videos just to share with family and friends. That’s it. No dream of going viral or anything. But those clips spread, and next thing you know, people were sharing links, saying “Have you heard this kid?”

That’s when Scooter Braun comes into the picture. He was just scrolling online and found one of Justin’s videos. Something about it made him stop and actually listen. He contacted Justin’s mom, and things moved quickly from there. Justin ended up flying to Atlanta and meeting Usher — yeah, that Usher. They clicked, and not long after, Justin got signed.

If you are asking when Justin Bieber actually came out into the music world that moment was in May two thousand nine when he released One Time I remember hearing it and thinking he sounds so young but it was catchy It did not explode overnight but it got people talking.

Then, early 2010, everything changed. “Baby” dropped. And just like that, everyone — and I mean everyone — knew his name. Posters, radio, merch, screaming fans — it became bigger than just a song.

Now, just to clear the air — if you’re asking “when did Justin Bieber come out” in terms of his sexuality, he never has. He’s always been open about dating girls — most famously Selena Gomez, and later marrying Hailey Baldwin. So no, he didn’t “come out” in that sense. Just a misunderstanding that floats around online sometimes.

What I like about Justin’s rise is how simple it was. It wasn’t a big production. No staged rollout. No superstar parents. Just a kid, a webcam, and a dream.

So yeah, 2009 — that’s when he stepped into the spotlight. And once he did, the world didn’t stop watching.