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Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriterand record
producer. Mars is from a family of musicians and began making music at a young age. After performing in variousmusical venues in his
hometown throughout his childhood, he decided to pursue a musical career and moved to Los Angelesafter graduating from high school. Mars
began producing songs for other artists, joining production team The Smeezingtons.
After an unsuccessful stint with Motown Records, Mars signed with Atlantic Records in 2009. He became recognized ...read more
Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriterand record
producer. Mars is from a family of musicians and began making music at a young age. After performing in variousmusical venues in his
hometown throughout his childhood, he decided to pursue a musical career and moved to Los Angelesafter graduating from high school. Mars
began producing songs for other artists, joining production team The Smeezingtons.
After an unsuccessful stint with Motown Records, Mars signed with Atlantic Records in 2009. He became recognized as a soloartist after
lending his vocals and co-writing the hooks for the songs "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B, and "Billionaire" byTravie McCoy. He also
co-wrote the hits "Right Round" by Flo Rida featuring Ke$ha, "Wavin' Flag" byK'naan, and "Fuck You!" by [L]Cee Lo
Green[/L]. In October 2010, he released his debut album, Doo-Wops &Hooligans. Anchored by the worldwide number one singles "Just
the Way You Are" and "Grenade", the album peaked atnumber three on the Billboard 200. He was nominated for seven Grammys at the 53rd
Grammy Awards, winning Best Male PopVocal Performance for "Just the Way You Are".
Mars' music is noted for displaying a wide variety of styles and influences, and contains elements of many different musicalgenres. He has
worked with an assortment of artists from different genres; Mars acknowledges the influences that hiscollaborations have had on his own
music. As a child, he was highly influenced by artists such as Elvis Presley and MichaelJackson and would often impersonate
these artists from a young age. Mars also incorporates reggae and Motowninspired sounds into his work. Jon Caramanica of The New York
Times referred to Mars as "one of the most versatile andaccessible singers in pop." « hide |
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