Now I'm a Belieber: Justin Bieber Lookalike Takes Internet by Storm

By Sarah Crow Posted Jan 4th 2011 06:40AM

No one could have predicted Justin Bieber's remarkable rise from YouTube sensation to bona fide celeb, but perhaps the most surprising part of his success is how many people are benefiting from bearing any resemblance to the star.

First, 13-year-old Greyson Michael Chance, another YouTube darling and Bieber lookalike, impressed audiences with his cover of Lady Gaga's 'Paparazzi' online before being signed to Ellen Degeneres' music label.

Then, football fans everywhere were surprised when Tom Brady rocked a familiar 'do that had even the Biebs himself making fun of the Patriots quarterback, saying, "Nice haircut, Brady ... Dude's got some golden locks. Haha!"

And now, in what we hope to be the final chapter of Bieberganger mania, Australian teen Jamie Laou has taken over the web with his Bieber-esque looks and irreverent YouTube videos.

Seventeen-year-old Laou, who posts on YouTube under the name Uncompelable, delivers a mix of songs, impressions and quirky antics to an audience of close to 7,000 adoring YouTube subscribers every month.

Since creating the page in April, 2010, the floppy-haired teen has attracted close to a quarter million views on his page. Gawker reports that in addition to his video following, Lauo has over 50,000 followers on Twitter, many of whom go Beatles-style crazy when he announces a new video.

"Whenever I got on webcam on different sites, little girls would cry. It was crazy," he says. His rap (?) video, 'Ima Fish,' even became a trending topic on Twitter over the weekend.

The self-proclaimed "Regina George of Twitter," Laou says that, despite Bieber's obvious aesthetic influence, he's not trying to copy the singer. "I'm just a teenage kid that has cool hair," he says.

Laou has even gone on to use his pseudo-celeb status for good, promoting an anti-bullying message on his page. As for Bieber, he has no hard feelings toward Laou, and even reached out to tell Laou, "I don't have any problems with you and I actually appreciate your support."

Witness a Jamie Laou tribute video below:

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Tuesday 04 January

By Kizzmenow4

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My son looks more like Beiber than that kid does lol

By Anconius Maximus

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14 minutes and counting for that 'hair-helmut' look remaining popular. Beiber looks like he's wearing a wig on top of a wig...and I like the haircut better than I like the music.

Saturday 19 March

By annonymous

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this kid looks nothing like justin bieber, i'm not all ga ga over bieber like all those other little girls but at least bieber is emm... kinda cute?
all these girls are already saying how much better he is than bieber c'mon they only like him because theyre being told that he's the new && improved thing. && they believe it no matter how untrue it is.

By lilgirl

Get real! He's just a baby faced boy with hair in his eyes. I've got 2 nephews who look just like that.

By Face Blindness

I have prosopagnosia (face blindness) and I can even tell this kid looks nothing like Justin Bieber!

Wednesday 12 January

By Kayla mckenzie

He doesn't even look like him ! That's a shame if they say he's a look alike , then aint he supposed to look like him ?! Wtf ? Like really , my ex Cj looks more like him and sings/dances ljust like the real Justin Bieber ! (: but , this is n't me . I just want to meet him atleast one time ! His songs are amazing and I love his dance moves , i've tried to learn em but it aint workin' out ! Haha , well anyways this other dude looks nothing like Justin Bieber !

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