• Justin Bieber, with his famous haircut, in 2009. The Canadian pop star burst on the the scene as a 14-year-old in 2009. Toronto Star via Getty Images
    Justin Bieber, with his famous haircut, in 2009. The Canadian pop star burst on the the scene as a 14-year-old in 2009. Toronto Star via Getty Images
  • By 2010, Bieber has cemented himself as a teen heart throb with the track Baby. Getty Images
    By 2010, Bieber has cemented himself as a teen heart throb with the track Baby. Getty Images
  • The mop had gone by 2011 and Bieber had completed his first world tour. Getty Images
    The mop had gone by 2011 and Bieber had completed his first world tour. Getty Images
  • Bieber with a spiky top at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. Getty Images
    Bieber with a spiky top at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. Getty Images
  • The singer was sporting tattoos in 2013 by the time he first visited the UAE for his Believe Tour. Sarah Dea / The National
    The singer was sporting tattoos in 2013 by the time he first visited the UAE for his Believe Tour. Sarah Dea / The National
  • Justin Bieber at Cannes during his tearway 2014. Getty Images
    Justin Bieber at Cannes during his tearway 2014. Getty Images
  • Justin Bieber shook off his year brushing with the law one too many times for a David Beckham-inspired 2015 look. Getty Images
    Justin Bieber shook off his year brushing with the law one too many times for a David Beckham-inspired 2015 look. Getty Images
  • Justin Bieber performs during the 2016 Purpose World Tour Los Angeles. Getty Images
    Justin Bieber performs during the 2016 Purpose World Tour Los Angeles. Getty Images
  • The blond locks had gone by the time Bieber landed in the UAE for a second time for his Autism Rocks concert. Chris Whiteoak for The National
    The blond locks had gone by the time Bieber landed in the UAE for a second time for his Autism Rocks concert. Chris Whiteoak for The National
  • But his hair is back. Justin Bieber is now channeling his inner Kurt Kobain during a concert for Hailey Baldwin in London in late 2018. Getty Images
    But his hair is back. Justin Bieber is now channeling his inner Kurt Kobain during a concert for Hailey Baldwin in London in late 2018. Getty Images

10 years of Justin Bieber: a celebration in pictures


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In 2008, talent manager Scooter Braun was trawling through YouTube videos trying to find new talent to sign. He stumbled across a video of a young Justin Bieber doing covers. It wasn't long before Bieber had recorded some demo tapes for Braun. The following year, Bieber released his first EP, My World. The rest, as they say, is history.

Ten years later, fans are celebrating a decade of Bieber on social media with the hashtags including #10YearsOfBieber and #Justin10th.

So we thought we’d chip in – here's how Bieber has transformed from mop-haired teen heartthrob to his grungey Kurt Kobain look over the last 10 years.

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