Today, YouTube sensation turned pop star, Austin Mahone, celebrates his 17th birthday and we wish him many more!
Discovered through the videos he posted with his best friend on the popular video sharing website, Mahone is known as the “second coming of Justin Bieber” thanks to their similar rise in fame. Only two years after he began posting videos on YouTube, Mahone was officially signed to Chase/Universal Republic Records and the rest, as they say, is history!
DID YOU KNOW?
- Austin was only 16 months old when he lost his father and so grew up with his mother in his home state of Texas.
- Fans of Austiin Mahone are known as Mahomies.
- When Austin debuted at #38 on the BILLBOARD Social 50 chart, he was the youngest person ever to appear on the chart.
- He learned to play guitar by taking lessons and his first guitar was gifted to him by his grandfather.
- Through his music, Austin hopes to inspire other young people to pursue their dreams.