Peter Gene Hernandez, known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter
and record producer.
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.
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 hits, and for which he co-wrote the hooks.
He has sold 10 million albums and 58 million singles worldwide.
Including not only his work as a singer but as a songwriter and producer as well, his total single
download sales surpass 115 million worldwide
-Wikipedia
Birth Name: Peter Gene Hernandez
Born: October 8, 1985 (age 38)
From: Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Height: 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Parents: Bernadette San Pedro Bayot
Peter Hernandez
Genre(s):
Pop,
reggae,
soul,
R&B,
funk,
jazz,
blues,
rock
Instrument(s):
Vocals,
drums,
guitar,
keyboard,
bass,
piano,
harmonica,
beatbox
Occupation(s):
Singer-songwriter,
record producer,
musician,
voice artist,
choreographer
Active From: 2006-present
Associated Acts:
The Smeezingtons,
Andrew Wyatt,
Cee Lo Green,
Lil Wayne,
Eminem,
Royce da 5'9",
Travie McCoy,
B.o.B,
Wiz Khalifa,
Snoop Dogg
Awards:
American Music Awards - 1 Win - 5 Nominations
BET Awards - 6 Nominations
Billboard Music Awards - 1 Win - 20 Nominations
Brit Awards - 1 Win - 2 Nominations
Echo Awards - 1 Win - 2 Nominations
Grammy Awards - 1 Win - 14 Nominations
MOBO Awards - 1 Nomination
MTV Europe Music Awards - 2 Wins - 5 Nominations
MTV Video Music Awards - 2 Wins - 8 Nominations
MTV Video Music Awards Japan - 2 Wins - 7 Nominations
MuchMusic Video Awards - 4 Nominations
NAACP Image Awards - 5 Nominations
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards - 3 Nominations
NRJ Music Awards - 2 Wins - 5 Nominations
People's Choice Awards - 1 Win - 4 Nominations
Soul Train Music Awards - 1 Win - 2 Nominations
Teen Choice Awards - 4 Wins - 16 Nominations
ASCAP Pop Awards - 11 Win - 11 Nomination
ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards - 1 Win - 1 Nomination
BT Digital Music Awards - 1 Win - 1 Nomination
Premios Juventud - 2 Wins - 2 Nominations
Urban Music Awards - 1 Win - 2 Nominations
Swiss Music Awards - 1 Win - 3 Nominations
Quotes:
"I watch the best. I'm a big fan of Elvis. I'm a big fan of 1950s Elvis when he would go on stage
and scare people because he was a force and girls would go nuts! You can say the same thing for
Prince or The Police. It's just guys who know that people are here to see a show, so I watch
those guys and I love studying them because I'm a fan."
"It's not easy to [create] songs with that mixture of rock and soul and hip-hop, and there's only a handful of them."