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This is so freaky! Is this kid the new Justin Bieber?

Los Angeles – With Justin Bieber announcing his retirement from the spotlight for now, a new kid has stepped forward to take over his crown.

Austin Mahone has been labelled the "new Justin Bieber” and it is pretty easy to see why.

The 17-year-old pop singer first started posting videos on YouTube with his friend Alex Constancio in June 2010.

Music videos followed and he began to build an online following. In 2011 Mahone posted a video covering Justin Bieber's song Mistletoe.

On 28 August 2012 Mahone announced that he had been officially signed to Chase/Universal Republic Records.

Justin Bieber also kicked off his career by posting his videos on YouTube.

Even Austin’s Instagram account looks pretty similar to Justin’s.

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Here's Austin's music video:


 
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