Austin Mahone

A talented singer and songwriter Austin Mahone was delivered in Texas to his mother Michele and father Charles. When he was less than two years old, his dad died and so, a future star was raised only by mom.

According to the artist, he got interested in music at a young age and as a kid learnt to play the guitar, drums and even a keyboard.

His path to stardom began in 2010 when he created a YouTube channel, where he posted covers of popular songs. The main breakthrough happened when he did a cover of Bieber’s song Mistletoe after which he became popular overnight.

With time his fame started growing so rapidly that he had no other choice but to drop out of school. His mother left her job in a bank and began managing her stellar son’s career. In addition to that, she home-schooled him.

In 2012 he officially signed to Republic Records with the help of which he introduced 1 compilation album, 2 mixtapes, 2 EPs, 22 music videos and 13 singles.

Today, the celebrity keeps developing his career in the music world, releasing new songs, touring the world, etc.

If you are curious to find out more fascinating details about the artist’s life, then have a look at these top 5 facts. We are sure they will definitely surprise you:

• If he had a superpower, it would be a shapeshifter.
• He loves animals a lot and has a white cat named Romo.
• His fans are called Mahomies.
• He gets so much fan mail that once his mother even hired a special person, who would just open them.
• Family Guy is his favorite television show.