Justin Bieber star of raucous MMVAs show!

Justin Bieber performs during the MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto, June 17.

The 18-year-old pop star from Stratford, Ont., had them swooning from the moment he arrived on the red carpet with his baby brother in his arms. Soon after the show started, he climbed the stage to accept the award for international video of the year by a Canadian.

                             

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After LMFAO got the MuchMusic Video Awards off to a raunchy start, Justin Bieber gave his faithful fans something to shriek about as he claimed his first award of the evening.

                          

Not that they needed an excuse.

“Thank you so much,” said Bieber, clad in a black T-shirt with a gold chain dangling from his neck. “I want to say thank you so much to my home. I want to say thank you to all my family, my fans, I wouldn't be here without you guys. You guys are amazing, I love you.”

Well, the feeling is obviously mutual.

Bieberwas clearly the evening's main attraction. Fans clutched cardboard cutouts of his head, waved marriage proposals hastily scrawled on gigantic signs and wore purple and red headbands with his name written across.

Earlier in the day, some industrious Bieber followers were even spotted trying to squeeze underneath fencing set up around the perimeter of the stage in the hopes of possibly catching a glimpse of the singer.

The song’s non-threatening come-ons were catnip to the fans assembled, cameraphones in the air — some of whom were shown weeping in anticipation just before he took the stage — and Bieber was sure to be just as charming each and every time he addressed his faithful followers.

“With this album, I was really inspired by my fans,” he said. “Canada, I will always support you and always love you.”