The 2011 TIME 100 Poll

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, innovators, icons and heroes that you think are the most influential people in the world. Though official voting for inclusion on the TIME 100 list has now closed (with Rain as the 2011 readers' choice), users can continue to vote for their favorites until the final list, selected by our editors, is revealed on Thursday, April 21st

TIME 100 Candidates

Justin Bieber

By TIME StaffMonday, Apr. 04, 2011
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Age: 17
Occupation: Pop star
Previous TIME 100 appearances: 0

Justin Bieber, for those of you who don't have teenagers at home, is spelled O-M-G. The former YouTube sensation is now the most squealed-over pop star since David Cassidy: fans track him obsessively on Twitter, where he has more than 8 million followers; his sophomore album, My World 2.0, has sold more than 2 million copies; his concert film and documentary Never Say Never hit theaters in February and has grossed more than $80 million worldwide. (If you think that's pretty impressive for a teenager, did we mention he's already released his autobiography, Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever?)

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