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"Justin Bieber has reportedly become the first music artist to receive over 800 million views on YouTube. The 18-year-old singer&amp;#039;s video for &amp;#039;Baby&amp;#039; passed the mark on Friday (November 16), according to WENN.   Featuring rapper Ludacris, the hit debut single from Bieber premiered in February 2010, garnering huge attention for the then 16-year-old.  The video was directed by Ray Kay and features Jasmine Villegas, with a cameo from Drake.  Bieber first found fame by uploading videos of himself singing on to YouTube, which gained him a following and interest from industry heads.  He is slowly inching towards 1 billion views, though South Korean star Psy&amp;#039;s Guinness World Record-breaking &amp;#039;Gangnam Style&amp;#039; video is not far behind with 730 million views in just four months.  Psy recently teased a possible collaboration with Bieber.  Watch the video for &amp;#039;Baby&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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