Justin Bieber vs. Austin Mahone: Who's the hotter heartthrob?

Jun 22, 2012 1:42 PM by Julie Sprankles

Posted in Entertainment / Celebrity Gossip

Baby Face-Off

Dubbed "Baby Bieber" by music industry insiders, internet singing sensation Austin Mahone is sending teen and tween girls into hyper-hysteria. We compare the two to see how Mahone stacks up to his teen superstar icon. Could there be a coup in the Biebs future?

Justin Bieber Peforming at Rockefeller Center in NYC

Justin "The Biebs" Bieber

Austin Mahone Performing at Pepsi Summerbash

Austin "Baby Bieber" Mahone

Hometown

Justin: Stratford, Ontario.

Austin: San Antonio, Texas.

Age

Justin: 18

Austin: 16.

Height:

Justin: 5'7 (although the subject of much speculation).

Austin: 5'9.

Hair comparison:

Justin: Signature style is swoopy, shiny and perpetually in his eyes.

Austin: Same shape as the Biebs, but bigger and wavier.

Humble beginnings:

Justin: Grew up below the poverty line in low-income housing his mom had to juggle several jobs to afford.

Austin: Has risen to internet stardom out of an 8-ft by 10-ft room with a foldout futon bed.

Homeschooling hiccup?:

Justin: Referred to the Sistine Chapel as the "Sixteenth" Chapel on the David Letterman Show.

Austin: None of note yet, aside from pretty silly grammar and punctuation.

La familia:

Justin: Only child raised by single (teen!) mom Pattie, with the help of her parents/his grandparents.

Austin: Only child raised by single mother Michele, after his father passed away when Mahone was 16 months (Michele later remarried, divorced and moved their family in with her parents/Mahone's grandparents).

The start of teenybopper hysteria:

Justin: Started posting homemade videos of himself on YouTube in 2007, covering R & B artists like Usher and Ne-Yo, and racked up 10 million views before being signed to a label.

Austin: Started posting homemade videos of himself on YouTube in 2011 covering pop artists like the Biebs and Adele, and has thus far racked up more than 72 million views.

Cutesy name for legions of female followers:

Justin: Beliebers, who are stricken with "Bieber Fever."

Austin: Mahomies.

Social media stats:

Justin: Almost 24 million Twitter followers and nearly 45 million Facebook fans.

Austin: Over 760K Twitter followers and nearly 500K Facebook fans.

Crushworthy confession:

Justin: Secret softie who loves classic chick flick The Notebook.

Austin: Lets fans ask him, like, anything on his blog's "Ask Me" section.

Money, honey:

Justin: Made $55 mil in the last year alone.

Austin: Shows projected to draw at least $50K and merch sales projected at roughly $50K as well (per month!).

What you could probably buy instead of booking him:

Justin: Pedal powered submarine for two, exotic private jet tour by Smithsonian Journeys, 2012 Lotus Evora (all around $70K).

Austin: One night under the stars on AKA Central Park hotel's penthouse terrace, iPad 2, Logitech customizable earbuds with personal sound coach (all around $2K).

Sweet yet slightly annoying catch phrase:

Justin: Never say never.

Austin: Haters gonna hate, Mahomies gonna love.

Heartbreaker status:

Justin: Coupled up with Disney princess Selena Gomez.

Austin: Single and ready to mingle.

Dream souvenir for a fangirl:

Justin: His bust immortalized in wax, currently in residence at Madame Tussauds.

Austin: The foldout futon bed upon which he laid his perfectly-coiffed head.

Who's always on his iPod:

Justin: Usher, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder.

Austin: Justin Bieber (natch!), Drake, Chris Brown.

Like, OMG moment:

Justin: Named by Forbes in 2012 as the third most powerful celeb in the world.

Austin: Opened in May 2012 at the Q102 Springle Ball for Adam Lambert, the Wanted, Hot Chelle Rae and Carly Rae Jepsen.

Up next:

Justin: World domination, perhaps?

Austin: Continuing to gig around the country, plus several shows in other countries.

You decide:

Photo credits: Dan Jackman./WENN.com (left), C.M. Wiggins/WENN.com (right)

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Comments

Comments on "Justin Bieber vs. Austin Mahone: Who's the hotter heartthrob?"

well i really LOVE JUSTIN BIEBER, and no one can be like him coz he's just the only one living here as Justin Drew Bieber.. eventhough Austin Mahone is issued on copying JB's style all the way, AM has his own still.... but JB is the BEST BEAST for me

they are both talented good looking guys who are at the top of single male teen idols. It's like Elvis vs Fabian like the old days. Justin has the edge in charisma, fame and fans. He is also the more sensational performer on stage. But Austin has a future and probably has the more appealing singing voice. Do you agree?

holy crap thyre so not the same!!!! biebs is soooo hotter and waaay better!!! austin mahone is still a nobody and if u ask me itz sooo loserish that he became "famous" the same way JB did. come up with your own trademark!! loser wannabbee... screw mahone!!!!!!

Austin is ok but hasn't really become that famous yet. maybe one day he will be better than Justin but not just yet. And so 4 now I say GOOOO JUSTIN!

Justin is Hotter!!!!!!!!!

JUSTIN ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

Stop comparing Austin and Justin! They are two DIFFERENT people, plus its not fair because JB has been around for 4 years and AM is just starting to really get noticed so STOP with this comparison crap! They are both amazing people with good hearts no matter what mistakes they make along the way, they are human beings not robots who need to be perfect 24/7

To those people who left Justin because he changed. That is really unfair, everyone changes even you and me. The have been so many people who have had an impact on his life and he goes through diffrent things compared to us normal people. It is Hard to not change especially if you are in this industry. It's not an excuse it's an explanation. You never know, Austin might change too. #TEAM BIEBER

Bieber Rules!! Mahone is -----!!

I like Austin, he's fine, but i'm sorry Mahomies... JUSTIN ROCKS!!! you just can't deny he's the best!

I like Austin, he's fine, but i'm sorry Mahomies... JUSTIN BIEBER ALL THE WAY!!! you just can't deny he's the best! Belieber 4ever and always! *--------*

LOL! Justin Bieber is my life! Justin are the winner, OMB.

Wow, Austin Mahone is doing better than I expected. I kept hearing about him on twitter, but I thought he'd never get anywhere and just be a youtuber who wanted to be famous. But apparently he's already performing for big crowds and has songs on the radio? I haven't heard any of his music yet, so I have no opinion on it, but he isn't that cute to me. And none of these youtube kids have really happened/made it (Greyson, Cody). They're like in Justin's shadow. So I don't really see Austin happening. If someone from youtube happens it should be a girl, so they won't compare to Justin all the time.

sydney, yes justin IS trying hard because it is hard to transition from a teeny star to an adult one. he cant keep making cheesy 4th grade music 4ever, doing that looks pathetic imo (like big time rush they're like 25 and still on that kiddie ). he has always rapped, look at omaha mall, ATL baby rap, dr bieber, wont stop, and he does it because he likes it, and he actually got some priased from people outside his fanbase. austin mahone is a wannabe and his covers sucked. he doesnt have charisma like justin he looks awkward and dorky. justin > austin

Justin and Austin are two diffrent ages, and in two years maybe austin will be bigger than justin, who knows ;) MAHOMIE FOR LIFE

Austin deserves some apprectation for everything he had to work for to get him to this point, so does justin, but its not fair compairing both when they are at completly diffrent points at there careers, who knows, maybe a new heartthrob will come along...but its unfair to compair them right now, its just not right :(

This is an insult to Justin that's he's even being compared to this kid.

Austin is NOT the next Justin bieber nor Baby bieber! He is the first and only Austin Carter Mahone, and nothin can change that! So can people stop saying that he's the next Justin Bieber or Baby bieber cause he's NOT!!! MAHOMIE FOR LIFE!!

It's ridiculous how people can't get the point to STOP comparing them. They are both great singers. I personally am more into Austin than Justin, But you should NEVER compare the 2. Austin IS NOT A "Baby Bieber" I Dont know how many times I have to say that! Its obvious that it upsets EVERYBODY that is a MAHOMIE! So chill out and just stop. To be honest, they don't look alike, so how can he be a "baby beiber" and just because they have the same style does NOT mean anything! I know A LOT of people that dress like them, Are they "baby biebers" too?! NO EXACTLY! Austin Is a role model to us, an inspiration, Justin is a role model too. So everybody just stop! And It doesn't get to Austin! Austin doesn't care , cause as long as he is living his dreams and people support him *A.K.A his MAHOMIE FAMILY* Then he is fine

I used to love Justin until he became what he promised he would never become: like all of the other singers. He tries to rap (and sucks) and he almost went to jail. It might have been for assaulting paparazzi, but it's still jail nonetheless. Austin Mahone is a completely different kid. He might be younger, but he has the potential to be as famous as Bieber. However, he is NOT a "baby bieber". I turned to Mahone because he is adorable and has his first 2 songs out now which are both really catchy. Bieber used to turn out adorable songs and I completely lost interest with his new album, Believe. Personally, I think the songs are stupid and he's trying too hard. What happened to the cute kid who had adorable little songs? Bieber has turned into what he said he'd never become and I moved to Austin Mahone hoping that he won't make the same mistakes.

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