DescobrimentoScooter Braun, a former marketing executive of So So Def Recordings, accidentally watched a video of Justin in 2007.  Braun used the Internet to search to find pictures of Bieber singing in front of the Avon Theater. From there he began a search for the city of Stratford. Scott got in touch with the Avon Theater, the school where Justin was studying to find an aunt of the singer who went through the contact information for Pattie.  After a long conversation, and Justin Boyd boarded a plane bound for Atlanta. Bieber then signed a contract with Braun and returned to Stratford to pack up and move temporarily to Atlanta. A week later, Scooter talked to the singer of R & B Usher, who accepted that Bieber sing for him.  Bieber soon signed with RBMG.Justin Timberlake was also interested in Justin, but he eventually signed with Usher. [ then sought a record for Usher Justin from Chris Hicks, who helped design an audition with LA Reid, chairman of Island Def Jam Music Group.  In July 2008, Usher held a press conference in Los Angeles to announce Justin's contract with Island Def Jam. During the conference, Usher said:

 From the moment I met Justin, I realized he was about to be successful. He had a heart of star that is known only once in a lifetime. What you are seeing now is the beginning of a great future.
- Usher for the media
The singer's first single, "One Time" was released on the radio while Bieber was still recording his debut album.  The song reached number # 12 on Canadian Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009, and later peaked at # 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. During the fall of 2009, the single began to have international success.  The song was certified Platinum in Canada and the United States and as gold in Australia and New Zealand.