Justin Bieber performs on stage during a concert in Norway. Image courtesy: Reuters
Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber, who made a triumphant return to the European stage at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Milan on Sunday, abruptly cancelled his concert in Oslo on Thursday night after performing just one song.
"I'm done, I'm not doing the show," he told his fans, known as "Beliebers", complaining they did not listen to him while he was trying to wipe up spilled water and after fans started grabbing at his hands and feet, a video from the concert posted on the website of Norwegian daily VG showed.
"Sadly it's been a rough week for me, long days, no sleep, while having to be 'on' as they would say for cameras fans etc," he later said in a post on Instagram, apologising for his beahviour.
"In no way did I mean to come across mean, but chose to end the show as the people in the front row would not listen."
His private jet took off from Oslo's airport just after midnight, leaving his fans shaken," the post read.
The singer, who found fame at 13 and went on to become a global pop phenomenon, scooped five prizes in Milan, including Best Male and Biggest Fans. Next month, Justin will release his first album in three years - a time during which bad behaviour offstage risked damaging his family-friendly teen heartthrob image. Justin Bieber is extremely popular in Norway, with some schools even having rescheduled exams in the past so their students could attend his concerts.
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