Is Austin Mahone the Next Justin Bieber? - Video

Austin Mahone? If you've never heard of him, you probably will... soon.

Mahone is the latest self-made YouTube singing star building a huge following. The 16-year-old has 700,000 Twitter followers, 450,000 Facebook fans and 72 million YouTube views.

He has also sold hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of Austin Mahone merchandise, some featuring his catchphrase, “Haters gonna hate. Mahomies gonna love.”

That's right, his devoted fans are called "Mahomies."

Right now, labels are looking at the singer who fashions himself after another YouTube alumnus, Justin Bieber.

And Mahone is getting some help. Kara DioGuardi, former American Idol judge, is working with Mahone trying to get him signed to Warner Bros. Records.

“He knows how to connect," DioGuardi said. "I think people feel attached to him because he’s so genuine."

Mahone, for his part, is ready to sign a record deal.

“I think about it all the time," Mahone said. "When is stuff gonna get done? I wanna move forward, not sit in my room like I do every day.”

Via THR