Peter Gene Hernandez ( born October 8, 1985 ), also known as Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii by a family of musicians. He is the son of Peter Hernandez and Bernadette San Pedro Bayot ( who died June 1, 2013 ). His father is half Puerto Rican and half Eastern European Jewish. Bruno Mars' mother immigrated to Hawaii from the Philippines as a child, and was of Filipino and some Spanish descent. He was nicknamed " Bruno " by his father, because of his resemblance to legendary professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino. Bruno Mars is one of six children and came from a family of musicians who expose him to a diverse mix of reggae, rock, hip hop, and R&B. Bruno Mars was initially influenced by R&B artists such as Keith Sweat, Jodeci, and R. Kelly, as well as 1950's rock 'n' roll and Motown. Bruno mars began performing five days a week with his family's band at age four. He was featured in MidWeek as " Little Elvis ", going on to have a cameo in the film Honeymoon in Vegas in 1990. In 2003, after having graduating from president Theodore Roosevelt High School at the age of 17, Bruno Mars moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a musical career. He adopted his stagename from his nickname his father gave him, adding " Mars " at the end because lot of girls say that he's out of this world.
Doo-Wops and the Hooligans, was Bruno Mars' debut album and saw its physical release on October 5, 2010. Its lead single " Just The Way You Are ", was released on July 19, 2010 and has reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, " Grenade ", was released September 28, 2010, and has also seen successful international chart performance. The album was nominated for seven Grammy Awards, winning Best pop Vocal Performance for " Just The Wat You Are ". On September 19, 2010, Bruno Mars was arrested in Las Vegas for possesion of cocaine. He pled guilty to felony drug possesion, an in return for his plea, he was told that the charges would be erased from his criminal record as long as he stayed out of trouble for a year, paid a $ 2,000 fine, did 200 hours of community service and completed a drug counselling course. March 22, 2012, it was announced that Bruno Mars had signed a worldwide publising deal with BMG Chrysalis US. On December 11, 2012, Bruno Mars released his second studio album, Unorthodox Jukebox. The album charted number one album in Switzerland and in United Kingdom. It was the fastes selling album by a solo artist in 2012. As producer and writer of " Young, Wild and Free ", Bruno Mars was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 55th Grammy Awards. It was announced on January 10, 2014, that the Red Hot Chilli Peppers would be joining Bruno Mars for the Super Bowl half time performance.
Bruno Mars has earned numerous awards and honors throughout his career. He has sold 10 million albums and 58 million singles worldwide as a singer. He has sold over one hundred fifteen million records worlwide as a singer, producer and songwriter.
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