Fed: The many differences between Bieber and Vincent

AAP General News (Australia)
04-28-2010
Fed: The many differences between Bieber and Vincent

SYDNEY, April 28 AAP - Justin Bieber and Mark Vincent - platinum-selling 16-year-old
singers, but worlds apart.



Justin Bieber:

Born: March 1, 1994, in Stratford, Ontario.

Family: Raised by his mother, who was 18 when she had him. Keeps in contact with father.

Talents: Plays the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.

Break: At 12, Bieber came second in a local singing competition and his mum uploaded
the video. A YouTube star was born. Usher came across Bieber when he was recording demo
tapes in Atlanta, Georgia, by 13 and introduced him to Island Records who signed him in
October 2008.

Album: My World, featuring Usher, released on November 17, 2009, in the US. A follow-up
album My World 2.0 was released on March 19. Both went platinum in the US. Many Australian
fans have already purchased both albums - they went gold - but a combined local version,
My Worlds Australian Edition, went on sale on April 23.

Famous performances: Bieber performed Stevie Wonder's Someday at Christmas for US President
Barack Obama and the first family in December 2009.





Mark Vincent:

Born: September 4, 1993, in Caringbah, New South Wales.

Family: Grew up in a "very strict" family, his biggest inspiration was his late grandfather,
Bruno Riccio.

Talents: Riccio overheard Vincent singing Andrea Boccelli to himself at the back of
the family's Italian restaurant, aged nine.

Break: At 15, Vincent took part in the Network Seven show Australia's Got Talent. After
impressing the judges with his performances of Nessun Dorma and Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah,
Vincent won the competition. He was soon after signed to Sony Music.

Album: My Dream - Mio Visione debuted at number two in the Aria chart in June 2009
and went platinum in less than four weeks. His follow-up album Compass, which was released
on April 16, is expected to go gold by next week.

Famous performances: Vincent's performance of Nessun Dorma on Australia's Got Talent
went viral on YouTube.



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