Click to download: YouTube's hidden stadium-fillers

The streaming-video site is hiding hordes of unheard-of musicians with massive followings, writes Chris SalmonAt the beginning of 2007, a 12-year-old Canadian boy entered a local talent competition, and warbled songs by Ne-Yo and Lil Bow Wow. The precocious scamp didn't win, but he did set up a YouTube account (youtube.com/kidrauhl) to post videos of his performance. The boy, Justin Bieber, quickly developed a huge YouTube fanbase, got himself a record deal and sold 1m albums before turnin...

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