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She was introduced to Justin Bieber initially by âKidd Kraddick In The Morningâ on 97 BHT. Little did 14 year-old Alex Buchinski know that she would later be introduced to Justin, literally, by his manager Scooter Braun.
This isnât your average meet-and-greet tale.
Buchinski is a 97 BHT listener and Archbald, Pa. resident. Like many of her peers, she loves âThe Bieber.â Matter of fact, she wasnât satisfied by just professing her admiration by missing two days of school to see Justin perform inside The Mall at Steamtown. Nor did winning passes to check out Bieber on âGood Morning Americaâ satisfy her, um, sorry â Bieber Fever.
Nope, instead Alex wanted to see her favorite artist on âSaturday Night Live.â Step one: take to Twitter.
âI was just sending (links, comments) out there, like I didnât send it to âSaturday Night Liveâ or NBC or anyone like that,â explained Buchinski on âThe Ralphie Radio Showâ â a radio show that Bieber has been interviewed on twice. âI was just sending it out there, trying to get more followers to support the idea, and it worked.â
In no time, Buchinski found herself in the center of a viral marketing campaign to land Bieber on âSNL.â Alexâs account, âBieberOnSNLâ, has close to 10,000 followers. Bieber himself has âat repliedâ â or mentioned Alexâs name in a Twitter update, on three different occasions. Yet, Buchinski still has no idea how Bieber or his team figured out that she was one of the forces behind it.
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âHe âtweetedâ me back, like 6, 7 weeks ago, saying that he was going to be on âSaturday Night Liveâ April 10,â she said. âI donât know how he found out that I helped him.â
But Justin did, and offered Alex four VIP tickets to check out his performance the following afternoon. Bieber taped an edition of âWalmart Soundcheckâ at the Highland Ballroom in New York City. The teenager made the trip to the concrete jungle with her parents and younger sister. Her father, Chris, didnât know what to expect when he arrived. But upon stepping foot in the front door of the venue, the dad was immediately taken aback.
âWe went out there, and I thought it was gonna be just a run-of-the-mill kind of thing,â Mr. Buchinski admitted. âBut I went to the door and I said âIâm looking for Scooter.â He was right there, and he took me right in.â
Bieberâs manager immediately handed over wristbands for VIP access for the family of four. Then, Braun took them all backstage, to meet Justin and the band in their dressing room.
âIt was phenomenal,â Alexâs dad said. â(Braun) was really, unbelievable. He even gave me his e-mail address to keep in touch; I mean he was a fabulous guy.â
But the VIP experience didnât end there. During the taping, Bieber performed âOne Less Lonely Girl.â Letâs just say, the only girl that did not feel lonely in the crowd was Alex, who spent the duration of the song literally just a few feet away from the pint-sized pop star.
âHe sang âOne Less Lonely Girlâ to me on stage, in front of like, hundreds of screaming girls,â recalled Buchinski. âIt was just amazing.â
âWalmart Soundcheckâ featuring Justin Bieber will premiere on May 15 online and throughout Walmart stores across the country.
14 year-old Alex Buchinski created a Twitter account called “BieberOnSNL.” The Archbald, Pa. native helped teen star Justin Bieber land on “Saturday Night Live.” Bieber repaid Alex by giving her four tickets to his private performance the next day for Walmart Soundcheck. She shared her story on “The RRS.” The full interview will air Tuesday at 7 p.m.