Bruno Mars

Peter Eugene Hernandez, known as Bruno Mars, born on 8 October 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, dancer-choreographer, art director, producer, director, stylist and businessman.

He grew up in a family of musicians and began his music career producing other artists, through the production team The Smeezingtons with Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine. He is known for his stage performances, his retro staging and his work spanning a wide variety of musical styles, notably RnB, funk, pop, soul, reggae, hip hop and rock. Bruno Mars is backed by his band, The Hooligans, who play numerous instruments such as electric guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums and brass, and also take on dancing roles.

He first gained attention with the track Nothin' on You by B.o.B, then Billionaire by Travie McCoy, ahead of the worldwide release of his first album Doo-Wops and Hooligans in 2010. He also co-wrote numerous tracks including Right Round by Flo Rida, Wavin' Flag by K'naan and F*** You! by Cee Lo Green. In 2012, his second album Unorthodox Jukebox (2012) reached number one in the United States, Australia, Canada, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, winning a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. It featured the songs Locked Out of Heaven, When I Was Your Man and Treasure, which were international hits. The first won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance. In 2011, Mars recorded the single It Will Rain for the film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011). In 2014, he featured on Mark Ronson's track Uptown Funk. Two years later he released his third album, titled 24K Magic, focused on RnB. The record debuted at number two in the United States, Canada, France and New Zealand and received seven Grammy Awards, winning the top categories of Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

Bruno Mars' music blends different musical styles. He works with artists from a range of musical genres, and these collaborations are reflected in his own music. As a child, he was heavily influenced by artists such as Elvis Presley, James Brown and Michael Jackson. Bruno Mars also draws on reggae and Motown sounds.

Bruno Mars has sold more than 200 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He has had eight number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 since the start of his career in 2010, with his first five singles reaching number one faster than any male artist since Elvis Presley. As a songwriter, he was included by Music Week and Billboard magazine as one of the top songwriters of 2011 and 2013. Mars is the second most-awarded artist of the 2010s decade with 145 awards including 16 Grammy Awards, 3 Brit Awards, 9 American Music Awards, 10 Soul Train Music Awards, and he holds three Guinness World Records. He appeared on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2011, Forbes' 30 Under 30 list in 2013, and Forbes' most powerful celebrities in the world list in 2014, as well as in Celebrity 100 in 2018 and 2019.