Justin Bieber was spotted in the audience at “American Idol” a few weeks back when his mentor Usher performed on the show. But Bieber himself will get the opportunity to perform on the “Idol” stage during Wednesday’s (April 21) “Idol Gives Back” special. And the singer said he could have easily been one of the contestants on the stage if everything had worked differently.“For sure! You know … we used to watch [the show]. Me and my mom used to watch it when I was little and we were like, ‘I could get on there, you know,’ ” he told MTV News. “When I turned 16, I might have went and tried out, but this was faster,” he said of being discovered on YouTube.Bieber also said that he stopped by the show to help out with charitable organizations and actually did not give advice to any of the “Idol” hopefuls. “It was great. I was just there. I didn’t really work with any of the contestants,” he said. “I was there supporting Usher when he performed.”“Idol” producers handpicked Bieber as one of the many artists to grace the “Idol Gives Back” stage. “I looked at that night as a good night for him to be on, because he’s absolutely phenomenal,” executive producer Cécile Frot-Coutaz explained. “And he’s young and he’s a real inspiration for [the] young generation, so it was a really good fit for him to be in that special episode.”MTV
The Justin Bieber Shrine 2013
CANADA & USA
Mar 9 - SEATTLE, WA
Mar 11 - VANCOUVER, CANADA
Mar 13 - PORTLAND, OR
Mar 15 - SACRAMENTO, CA
Mar 17 - SAN JOSE, CA
Mar 18 - OAKLAND, CA
Mar 20 - LOS ANGELES, CA
Mar 21 - LOS ANGELES, CA
Mar 23 - LOS ANGELES, CA
Mar 25 - LAS VEGAS, NV
Mar 26 - FRESNO, CA
Mar 29 - SAN DIEGO, CA
Mar 30 - GLENDALE, AZ
Apr 2 - SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Apr 4 - DENVER, CO
Apr 6 - KANSAS CITY, MO
Apr 7 - TULSA, OK
Apr 9 - HOUSTON, TX
Apr 10 - DALLAS, TX
Apr 12 - ATLANTA, GA
Apr 13 - ATLANTA, GA
Apr 19 - ST LOUIS, MO
Apr 20 - LOUISVILLE, KY
Apr 22 - CHICAGO, IL
Apr 23 - CHICAGO, IL
Apr 25 - AUBURN HILLS, MI
Apr 26 - CLEVELAND, OH
Apr 28 - COLUMBUS, OH
Apr 29 - WASHINGTON, DC
May 4 - BROOKLYN, NY
May 5 - BROOKLYN, NY
May 7 - PHILADELPHIA, PA
May 8 - PHILADELPHIA, PA
May 10 - BOSTON, MA
May 11 - BOSTON, MA
May 13 - OTTAWA, CANADA
May 14 - QUEBEC, CANADA
May 16 - MONTREAL, CANADA
May 18 - TORONTO, CANADA
May 19 - TORONTO, CANADA
Jun 11 - WINNIPEG, CANADA
Jun 13 - CALGARY, CANADA
Jun 14 - EDMONTON, CANADA
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Jun 18 - FARGO, ND
Jun 19 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Jun 21 - LINCOLN, NE
Jun 22 - DES MOINES, IA
Jun 24 - CINCINNATI, OH
Jun 25 - INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Jun 27 - NASHVILLE, TN
Jun 29 - JACKSONVILLE, FL
Jun 30 - ORLANDO, FL
Jul 2 - MIAMI, FL
Jul 3 - MIAMI, FL
Jul 6 - GREENSBORO, NC
Jul 7 - BALTIMORE, MD
Jul 9 - NEWARK, NJ
Jul 10 - HARTFORD, CT
Jul 12 - BUFFALO, NY
Jul 13 - PITTSBURGH, PA
Jul 15 - ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
Jul 18 - NEW YORK, NY
Jul 19 - NEW YORK, NY
EUROPE
Sept 14 - Berlin, Germany
Sept 16 - Munich, Germany
Sept 18 - Cologne, Germany
Sept 20 - Paris, France
Sept 23 - Oslo, Norway
Sept 26 - Helsinki, Finland
Sept 29 - Stockholm, Sweden
Oct 2 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Oct 5 - Antwerp, Belgium
Oct 6 - Antwerp, Belgium
Oct 8 - Arnhem, Netherlands
Oct 11 - London, UK
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Oct 17 - Birmingham, UK
Oct 18 - Birmingham, UK
Oct 20 - Manchester, UK
Oct 21 - Manchester, UK
Oct 26 - Sheffield, UK
Oct 27 - Glasgow, UK
Nov 1 - Dublin, Ireland
Nov 9 - Vienna, Austria
Nov 11 - Krakow, Poland
Nov 12 - Prague, Czech Republic
Nov 14 - Hamberg, Germany
Nov 16 - Frankfurt, Germany
Nov 17 - Zurich, Switzerland
Nov 19 - Bologna, Italy
Nov 20 - Bologna, Italy
Nov 22 - Barcelona, Spain
Nov 23 - Madrid, Spain
Nov 25 - Lisbon, Portugal