Peter Gene Hernandez Bayot (Honolulu, Hawaii, October 8, 1985), better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, she is a singer, songwriter, record producer, voice actor and American choreographer. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii in a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age and performed on many stages in his hometown throughout his childhood. He graduated from high school and moved to Los Angeles to pursue his musical career.
After an unsuccessful stint with Motown Records, Mars signed with Atlantic Records in 2009. He became recognized as a solo artist after lending his vocals and co-writing the hooks for the songs "Nothin 'on You" by BoB, and "Billionaire "Travie McCoy, respectively. He also cowrote the international hits "Right Round" by Flo Rida, "Wavin 'Flag" by K'naan, and "Fuck You!" By Cee Lo Green. On October 4, 2010, she released her debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans. He managed to put in the best position of the Billboard Hot 100 singles "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade".
Mars music is characterized by showing a wide variety of styles and influences, and contains elements of many musical genres. He has worked with a variety of artists from different genres; Mars acknowledges the influences that his collaborations have had on his own music. As a child he was highly influenced by artists such as Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson and is often impersonate these artists from a young age. Mars also incorporates reggae and inspired in their work Motown sounds. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times referred to Mars as "one of the most versatile and accessible singers in pop" 2 On several occasions, his voice has been compared to that of Michael Jackson.
Mars also part of the trio christened The Smeezingtons composers, formed with Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine, who has written letters to a dozen artists like Sugababes, Justin Bieber, Flo Rida and Cee Lo Green.
Peter Gene Hernandez Bayot, was born and his parents Peter Hernandez and Bernadette "Bernie" of Puerto Rico and the Philippines respectively.3 4 are raised in Haw谩i1 Within two years he was nicknamed "Bruno" by his father because of his resemblance to the fighter Bruno Sammartino.5 professional Hernandez is one of 6 siblings (his brother and his sisters Eric Presley, James, Tiara and Tahiti). He came from a musical family giving a diverse mix of reggae, rock, hip hop and R & B.6 7 1990 Hernandez was featured in the NY Times Magazine as "Little Elvis". He appeared as the little Elvis in the film Honeymoon in Vegas in 1992.3 8 In 2010, he said, "Growing up in Hawaii made me the man I am. I used to do a lot of shows in Hawaii with the band from my father. Everybody in my family sings, everyone plays instruments. My uncle's an incredible guitar player, my dad's an incredible percussionist, my brother's a great drummer. I've been surrounded by it "9 attended school President Theodore Roosevelt High School, graduating in 2003 at age 17, and soon after moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career musical.3 8
2005-2009: Early in the music industry After arriving in Los Angeles, Mars enlisted the help of his sister Jaime for iniciales.10 There he met Philip Lawrence contacts. A demo "very very good" earned him a contract with Motown. Mars had no experience in writing or producing, and his contract with Motown not funcion贸.10 In 2006, Lawrence introduced him to Aaron Bay-Schuck, of Atlantic Records. After listening to several songs on the guitar, Bay-Schuck wanted to hire him immediately, but his contract did not arrive until 2009.11 During those years, Mars was improving its composition and trying to figure out what I wanted to be like artista.11
Before becoming a solo artist, he was a renowned music producer, writing songs for Flo Rida, June 12 Alexandra Burke, Cobra Starship, Travis McCoy, Adam Levine, Brandy, Sean Kingston and also co-wrote the song Sugababes, "Sexy "and the chorus of their album Sweet 7.13
His first musical appearance as a singer was in the studio album Animal Far East Movement, appearing on the track" 3D "produced by The Stereotypes.14 came to prominence as a solo artist with its participation in the songs "Nothin 'on You" with BoB, and "Billionaire" with Travie McCoy; both songs peaked within the top ten global lists.
2010-2012: it's better if you do not understand and Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Bruno Mars performing in Houston, Texas in November 2010. After this success, Mars made its debut EP, entitled it's better if you do not understand and released on May 11, 2010.15 The EP peaked at 99 on the Billboard 200 and released as a single "The Other Side ", with the collaboration of rappers Cee Lo Green and BoB16 17 collaborated with Green once more in August 2010 to co-write his single" Fuck You! ". He performed a medley of "Nothin 'on You" and "Airplanes" by BoB and Hayley Williams at the MTV Video Music Awards 2010 on 12 September 2010.18
The debut album of Mars' Doo-Wops & Hooligans "was released digitally on October 4, 2010 and in physical form on 5 October 2010.19 20 21 The first single," Just the Way You Are ", was released on 19 2010.22 July and reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.23 The music video was released on September 8, 2010.24 Two songs from the album, "Liquor Store Blues" with Damian Marley and "Grenade" were released in iTunes Store as simple promocionales.25 The album was officially released on August 30, 2010.26 He opened the concert Maroon 5 Hands All Over in the Tour that started on October 6, 2010. Mars also sang with Travie McCoy on a European tour began on 18 October 2010.21 According to Nielsen SoundScan, until October 2012, Doo-Wops & Hooligans sold 1.842 million copies in the United States, 27 where he debuted in third place in the Billboard list 200.28
Mars collaborated on the song "Lighters" Bad Meets Evil group, formed by Eminem and Royce Da 5'9 "rappers The song belongs to the EP Hell:. The Sequel and leaked online in June 2011.29 On 13 September 2011 "Mirror" premiered with Lil Wayne, song from the ninth album of Wayne, Tha Carter IV.30 On September 22 it was announced that Mars would participate in the soundtrack of the movie The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, with the song " It Will Rain ". It premiered on 27 septiembre.31 On October 11 was released the single" Young, Wild & Free "rappers Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa, who has the support of Mars. On October 23 he sang "Runaway Baby" in the British program The X Factor, 32 and November 30 got 6 nominations for Grammy Awards 2012.33 That month appeared in the children's program Sesame Street, performing the song "Do not Give Up" .34 In April 2012 she posed for Playboy, becoming the 10th man to appear on the cover of the revista.35
The September 19, 2010, Mars was arrested in Las Vegas for possession of cocaĂna.36 When talking to a police officer, Mars reportedly stated that what he did was "stupid" and "has never used drugs before" 37 38 Mars pleaded guilty to drug possession this being a serious crime, the charges will be erased from his criminal record, provided a fine of $ 2,000, 200 hours of community service and pay complete a drug counseling course. 39
In November 2011, confirmed that Mars had started working on their second album, which would be "more fun" 40
2012-present: Unorthodox Jukebox and Super Bowl XLVIII On March 9, 2012, it was announced that Mars had signed an agreement with BMG Chrysalis US.41 Mars announced that the first single from his new album would be "Locked Out of Heaven", which was launched on 1 October 2012. The December 11, 2012, Mars released his second studio
album, Unorthodox Jukebox. In addition to announcing the album title and the first single, Mars announced the other 9 songs รกlbum.42 He noted that the album would be more varied and refused to "choose a musical style", explaining: "I hear a lot of music, and I want freedom and luxury of going to a studio and say, 'Today I want to make an album hiphop, R & B, soul or rock.' "
In the US, the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with sales of 187,000 copias.43 The album debuted at number one in Switzerland and the UK. It was the fastest selling album by an artist in 2012.44 The first single, "Locked Out of Heaven", peaked at number one on Billboard Hot 100 and in several countries worldwide. The second single, "When I Was Your Man" reached number 10 in fifteen countries, including the number one in Billboard Hot 100.
In February 2013, Mars was nominated for Best Rap Song at the Grammy Awards as a producer and writer of "Young, Wild & Free"; anyway it lost to "Niggas in Paris". During the ceremony, she sang with Sting, Rihanna, Ziggy Marley and Damian Marley in a tribute to Bob Marley.
The third single, "Treasure reached number five in the United States and had a minor commercial success worldwide than previous two singles. The May 24, 2013, Major Lazer released" Bubble Butt "as the fourth single from his Free the Universe album with Tyga, Mystic and Mars singing, making the most successful single of Major Lazer. Mars released the next single, "Gorilla", which peaked at number 22 on Hot 100 and was successful worldwide, at the MTV Video Music Awards 2013.45 On September 25, Mars announced that it would conduct eight shows in Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas between December 2013 and August 2014.46
The January 26, 2014, Mars won Best Pop Vocal Album for unorthodox jukebox at the Grammy Awards. A week later, he led the musical show of
the Super Bowl with the Red Hot Chili Peppers as invitados.47 48 Mars became the first singer with less than 30 years of Puerto Rican singing in show.49 The show ended up being the most watched in Super Bowl history, carrying a record 115.3 million viewers, passing the previous record of 114 million, made by Madonna for two years.50 currently has a relationship with model and actress Jessica Caban.