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BRUNO MARS

A Short Bibliography

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P eter Gene Hernandez, (born October

8, 1985), known by his stage

name Bruno Mars, is an American

singer-songwriter, record producer,

actor and choreographer. Born and raised in

Honolulu, Hawaii, by a family of musicians,

Mars began making music at a young age and

performed in various musical venues in his

hometown throughout his childhood. He

graduated from high school and moved to Los

Angeles to pursue a musical career. Mars

produced songs for other artists, co-founding

production team The Smeezingtons.

You can’t knock

on opportunity’s

door and not be

ready

Mars had an unsuccessful stint with Motown

Records, but then signed with Atlantic in 2009. He

became recognized as a solo artist after lending

his vocals to the songs "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B,

and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy, which were

worldwide successes, and for which he co-wrote

the hooks. Mars' production formula allowed him,

and his production team, to work with an

assortment of artists from various genres.

His debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans,

released in 2010, peaked at number three on

the Billboard 200, anchored by the worldwide

number-one singles "Just the Way You Are" and

"Grenade", as well as by the single "The Lazy

Song". The album was nominated for seven

Grammy Awards, winning Best Pop Vocal

Performance for "Just The Way You Are". His

second album, Unorthodox Jukebox, released in

2012, peaked at number one in the United States,

UK and other international markets. The album

spawned the international singles "Locked Out of

Heaven", "When I Was Your Man" and

"Treasure".

Page 1|About

Bruno is now a

worldwide super-

star.

B runo Mars grew up in a very musical

family. His father, Pete, was a Latin

percussionist from Brooklyn, and his

mother, Bernadette ("Bernie"), was a singer.

In Waikiki Beach, Mars's family performed a Las Vegas

-style revue that included Motown hits, doo-wop

melodies and celebrity impersonations. Growing up

around entertainers, Mars began picking up musical

instruments from early childhood. "I've always had a

drum set, a piano, a guitar ... and never got trained to

play. It was just always there," he later recalled. "That's

just how I learned, just being surrounded by it my

whole life." At the age of 4, he joined the family

musical act as an Elvis impersonator and quickly

become one of the stars of the show. He continued to

perform with his family throughout his childhood, and

as he approached adolescence he added Michael

Jackson to his impersonation repertoire.

Page 4|Growing Up

Bruno Mars has won a total of 61 awards to d a t e a n d b e e n nominated for an incredible 184. In 2012, Mars received 43 nominations and won 1 2 , i n c l u d i n g International Male Solo Artist at the Brit Awards.

In 2014, Mars received so far 13 nominations and 3 award for International Artist of the Year at the NRJ M u s i c A w a r d s ; International Male Solo Artist at the Brit Awards and Best Pop Vocal Album for Unorthodox Jukebox.

It has spawned so far

five singles that

reached the Billboard

Hot 100: "Locked Out

of Heaven", "When I

Was Your Man",

"Treasure", "Gorilla"

and "Young Girls".

Page 5|Awards

In 2010, Mars received eight nominations and won two awards, including Song of the Year at the Soul Train Music Awards, due to h i s c o l l a b o r a t i o n with B.o.B on the single "Nothin' on You" and the other at the Z Awards for Best New Artist.

In 2011, Mars received 67 nominations and won 20, including Favorite Pop/Rock M a l e A r t i s t a t the American Music Awards, Best New Act and Best Push at theMTV Video Music Awards.

In 2012, Mars received 43 nominations and won 1 2 , i n c l u d i n g International Male Solo Artist at the Brit Awards and Best International Male at the Echo Awards

Page 6|Awards

I n April 2013, Bruno Mars

announced that the tour would

include Australia in February

a n d M a r c h 2 0 1 4 . A

promotional trailer and behind-the-

scenes footage of the tour were

released through Mars' official

YouTube channel and website. As of

September 10, 2013, the tour has

grossed $40.5 million from the first 42

shows and dragged more than

565,000 fans, according to John Marx

when interview by Billboard.

The tour was ranked 23 among

the Top 25 Tours of 2013 being able

to sell out 44 shows in 48, with a

gross of $46,417,795 only in North

America shows. In 2013, he played 84

shows giving him a total of $72.4

million engrossment. In January

2014, Bruno Mars announced a

second leg in North America, with 35

concerts being scheduled in the

United States and six in Canada

with Pharrell joining Mars on select

dates, and Aloe Blacc will be the

support act.

Page 7|Tour

The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, invited to

perform by Mars, provided a slightly

bizarre but enjoyable one-song

interlude.

Throughout the show, Mars and

RHCP were aided and abetted by a

whirlwind of visual extras: fireworks,

lasers, blinding stage lights and

thousands of iPhone cameras flashing

like fireflies – epileptics would have

been well advised to take cover.

“Bruno saved the day”, said a po-

faced analyst back in the Sky

studio

T he Half Time show is an

American institution, with

everyone from Michael

Jackson to The Rolling

Stones having performed, so perhaps

for some this year’s choice of Bruno

Mars was a little underwhelming.

Dressed in a glittery gold jacket, Mars

was all agile twirls, choreographed

foot stomps and knock-kneed jiving –

the latter a clear nod to Elvis, whom

Mars used to impersonate as a

child.

Page 8|Superbowl 2014

BRUNO MARS

This magazine is a short

bibliography about the singer and

so ng w r i te r , Br u no M a r s .

Information in this magazine

inclues things about Bruno

growing up, his life as a child and

about the awards he has won.

Bruno Mars has become an

international superstar after a

slow start to his career. This

magazine highlights some of the

most important events in his life.

“I know I’m not perfect. But at the end of the day, who

is?”

Bruno Mars

My Life | My Music | My Success | My Way

BRUNO MARS

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