Justin Bieber photographed on Oct. 14, 2015 at Quixote in West Hollywood, Calif.
Zoey Grossman
Over the past eight years, few pop artists have endured a faster roller-coaster career ride than Justin Bieber, who rose to fame with phenomenal rapidity. From a precocious YouTube star in the late ’00s to the tattooed heartthrob of today, Bieber has grown up before our very eyes — and now, he’s ready to enter the next phase of his career. Relive the highs of his time in the spotlight with this timeline.