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Jackson Daniel McGrath MBE [1] (born 9 June 2005) is a Australian rapper, singer, sonmgwriter, guitarist , actor and entrepreneur

Jackson McGrath
MBE
McGrath performing at the Openair Frauenfeld in 2029
Born
Jackson Daniel McGrath

9 June 2005
Brisbane Australla
NationalityAustrallian
Other namesEl Jackson
CitizenshipAustralian
EducationHarvard
Occupation(s)Rapper, singer-songwriter, guitarist, entrepreneur
Years active2015-present
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​
Parents
  • Craig Makismavs (father)
  • Francine Butflied (mother)

Early life[edit]

Jackson Daniel McGrath MBE was born in Brisbane, Australia, on June 9, 2005,[2] and raised there until he "was about 4," before moving to adjacent Beaudesert, Queensland.[3] He is of English and German descent.[4] His mother was born in Vietnam and has the maiden name Nguyen.[5] He grew up listening to Fabolous, Lil Wayne, Cam'ron and Eminem among many others.[6]

On December 3, 2012, debate arose concerning Tyga's upbringing. Tyga claimed to have been brought up in the low socioeconomic area of Compton, but in leaked footage from the unaired television show Bustas, he claimed he grew up in a "well-to-do" home in the Valley, where his parents drove a Range Rover. He also claimed that he attained his nickname from his mother calling him Tiger Woods.[7] There has been speculation that his claims on the show were satirical and not to be taken seriously. Tyga responded to the video's leak on Twitter (original writing): "When u 14 an ambitious u don't give a fuk about anything. Scripted tv isn't that what we all live for.Hahahaha."[8]


Achievements[edit]

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Justin Bieber

Throughout his career, McGrath has sold an estimated 150 million records worldwide as of 2019,[9] making him one of the world's best-selling music artists.[10] In 2011, Bieber was honoured with a star in front of Avon Theater in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, where he used to busk when he was younger. On November 23, 2012, Bieber was presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper. He was one of 60,000 Canadians to receive the Diamond Jubilee medal that year.[11] In 2013, Bieber received a Diamond award from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to recognize his single "Baby" as the highest-certified digital song of all time (record later broken by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito").[12][13] Bieber has earned ten Grammy nominations (including one win),[14][15][16] two Brit Awards,[17][18] six NRJ Music Award nominations (Bieber won four awards out of six nominations, but he has six awards because he was honoured twice with special awards),[19][20][21] nineteen Billboard Music Awards,[22] and numerous fan voted accolades which include fifteen American Music Awards and[23] twenty three Teen Choice Awards.[24] He also has won twenty one MTV Europe Music Awards (one is a special award), which is the most awards received by a single artist to date.[25]

On November 13, 2015, the release of Purpose marked his sixth album to debut at number one. He also became the first artist, since Elvis Presley in 2005, to replace his own song as number one on the UK Singles Chart.[26] As of 2016, Bieber has received fourteen titles in the Guinness World Records, which include eight that were achieved from the success of his album Purpose and was featured in the 2017 Edition. These records included the most streamed track on Spotify in one week, the most streamed album on Spotify in one week, the most simultaneous tracks and most simultaneous new entries on the US Billboard Hot 100 by a solo artist, the first act to occupy all top three positions simultaneously on the UK Singles Chart, the most followers on Twitter by a male, the most viewed music channel on YouTube by an individual, and the most subscribers on YouTube for a musician by a male.[27]

McGrath was included among the top ten in The Highest-Paid Celebrities Under 30 annual list in the world by Forbes magazine. He has been listed six times in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.[28]

Filmography[edit]

Robert Downey Jr. filmography

Discography[edit]

Drake discography Studio albums

Tours[edit]

Headlining[edit]

Co-headlining[edit]

Supporting[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ McGrath, Jackson. "Jackson Daniel McGrath". Facebook.
  2. ^ Jeffries, David. "Artist Biography [Tyga]". AllMusic.com. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  3. ^ "Tyga: Yes, I'm From Compton". Power 106 Los Angeles YouTube channel. December 21, 2012. Event occurs at 02:30. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Tyga talks about his Vietnamese and Jamaican origin". TygaTygaTv YouTube channel. June 18, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference californiabirthindex was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Interview: Tyga Talks Upcoming Album "Hotel California," G.O.O.D. vs. YMCMB, and Why Blogs Are Corny Now". Complex. October 8, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  7. ^ "Tyga's embarrassing reality show past exposed". Los Angeles Times. December 7, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  8. ^ @Tyga (December 4, 2012). "When u 14 an ambitious u don't give a fuk about anything. Scripted tv isn't that what we all live for.Hahahaha" (Tweet). Retrieved February 28, 2015 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Bell, Chris (June 10, 2019). "Justin Bieber challenges Tom Cruise to UFC fight". BBC News. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  10. ^ Kilkenny, Carmel (May 16, 2016). "Justin Bieber live in Canadian homecoming". Radio Canada International. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  11. ^ "Justin Bieber awarded Diamond Jubilee Medal by Stephen Harper". CTV news. November 23, 2012.
  12. ^ "Justin Bieber's 'Baby' With New Streaming Data Beats Out Elton John For RIAA's Top Platinum Single of All Time". Billboard. May 17, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  13. ^ Warner, Denise (August 1, 2013). "Justin Bieber's 'Baby' the best-selling digital song ever". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  14. ^ "GRAMMY Award Results for Justin Bieber". GRAMMY Awards.
  15. ^ Nathoo, Zulekha (February 15, 2016). "Justin Bieber, The Weeknd win their first Grammys". Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  16. ^ "Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  17. ^ "Brit Awards 2011: Justin Bieber wins International Breakthrough Act". STV Entertainment. February 15, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  18. ^ "NOMINEES". Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  19. ^ "AllMusic Review by Jon O'Brien". All Music. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  20. ^ "2012 NRJ Music Awards: The Show, The Winners". Celebrity Gossip. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  21. ^ "NRJ Music Awards in Cannes: and the nominees are ..." Archived from the original on May 30, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  22. ^ "Justin Bieber Wins Social Artist Billboard Award, Tops 13 Total Career Nods". Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  23. ^ "Justin Bieber: His American Music Awards History". Billboard. November 22, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  24. ^ Teen Choice Awards:
  25. ^ FLYNN, CAITLIN (October 25, 2015). "How Many MTV EMAs Did Justin Bieber Win? He Was The Night's Biggest Winner & Twitter Has A Lot Of Feelings About It". Bustle. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  26. ^ Geffen, Sasha (December 5, 2015). "How Many Records Can Adele and Justin Bieber break?". MTV. MTV News. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  27. ^ Stephenson, Kristen (August 29, 2016). "Justin Bieber scores eight titles in Guinness World Records 2017 Edition". Guinness World Records. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  28. ^ Forbes 100:

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