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Bruno Mars (), is an American singer- songwriter, multi- instrumentalist, record producer, 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. After being dropped by Motown Records, Mars signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records in 2. In 2. 00. 9, he co- founded the production team The Smeezingtons, responsible for the singles "Nothin' on You" by B. B and "Billionaire" by Travie Mc. Coy. He featured on the hooks for both singles, becoming recognized as a solo artist.

His debut studio album Doo- Wops & Hooligans (2. U. S Billboard. Hot 1. Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade", as well as the number- four single "The Lazy Song". Mars' second album, Unorthodox Jukebox (2.

United States. The album spawned the U. S. Billboard. Hot 1.

Locked Out of Heaven" and "When I Was Your Man", as well as the number- five single "Treasure". In 2. 01. 4, Mars lent his vocals to Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk", a single which topped many charts worldwide, including the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and UK.

His third studio album, 2. K Magic (2. 01. 6), yielded the successful singles "2. K Magic" and "That's What I Like". To date, he has sold over 1. Mars has landed seven number- one singles on the Billboard. Hot 1. 00 since his career launched in 2.

Elvis Presley. Mars has received many awards and nominations, including five Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, one Guinness World Record, and was named one of Time's 1. In December 2. 01. Forbes 3. 0 under 3. Mars is known for his stage performances and retro showmanship.

He is accompanied by his band, The Hooligans, who play a variety of instruments such as electric guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums and horns, and also serve as backup singers and dancers. Mars performs in a wide range of musical styles. Life and career. 19.

Early life and musical beginnings. Peter Gene Hernandez was born on October 8, 1. Honolulu, Hawaii to Peter Hernandez and Bernadette San Pedro Bayot, and was raised in the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu.[2]His father is of half Puerto Rican and half Ashkenazi Jewish descent (from Ukraine and Hungary), and is originally from Brooklyn, New York.[3][4][5] His mother emigrated from the Philippines to Hawaii as a child, and was of Filipino, and some Spanish, ancestry.[3][4] His parents met while performing in a show in which his mother was a hula dancer and his father played percussion.[5] At the age of two, he was nicknamed "Bruno" by his father, because of his resemblance to professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino.[6][7][8]Mars is one of six children and came from a musical family which exposed him to a diverse mix of genres including: reggae, rock, hip hop, and R& B.[9][1. His mother was both a singer and a dancer, and his father performed Little Richard rock and roll music.[1.

Mars' uncle was an Elvis impersonator, and also encouraged three- year- old Mars to perform on stage. Mars performed songs by artists such as Michael Jackson, The Isley Brothers, and The Temptations.[7] At age four, Mars began performing five days a week with his family's band, The Love Notes, and became known on the island for his impersonation of Presley.[1. In 1. 99. 0, Mars was featured in Mid. Week as "Little Elvis", and later appeared in a cameo role in the film Honeymoon in Vegas (1. Aloha Bowl.[1. 4]The time Mars spent impersonating Presley had a major impact on his musical evolution and performing techniques.[1. He later began playing guitar after being inspired by Jimi Hendrix.[1. In 2. 01. 0, he also acknowledged his Hawaiian roots and musical family as an influence, explaining: "Growing up in Hawaii made me the man I am.

I used to do a lot of shows in Hawaii with my father's band. Everybody in my family sings, everyone plays instruments.. I've just been surrounded by it."[1. When he attended President Theodore Roosevelt High School he performed in a group called The School Boys.[1. After Mars' sister in Los Angeles played Mars' demo for Mike Lynn, (the A& R at Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment), Lynn summoned Mars to Los Angeles.[1. In 2. 00. 3, shortly after graduating from high school at the age of 1.

Mars moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a musical career.[7][1. He adopted his stage name from the nickname his father gave him, adding "Mars" at the end because: "I felt like I didn't have [any] pizzazz, and a lot of girls say I’m out of this world, so I was like I guess I'm from Mars."[2. Moreover, the adoption of his stage name was also due to "the music industry tried to pigeonhole him as another Latino artist, and even convinced him to sing in Spanish."[2. Production work and It's Better If You Don't Understand"I'd always been a working musician in Hawaii and never had problems paying rent. And then it's like, 'Now I'm in L. Watch Icarus Online IMDB. A. and my phone's getting shut off.' That's when reality hit. I started DJ- ing.

It was something silly. I told this person I could DJ because they said they could pay me $7.

I didn't know how to DJ. I lost that job pretty quick."—Mars, speaking about his experiences of moving to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career.[2. Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, Mars signed with Motown Records in 2. Will. i. am's management which turned out to be fruitless.[2.

However, Mars' experience with Motown proved to be beneficial to his career when he met songwriter and producer Philip Lawrence, who was also signed to the label.[2. After Mars was dropped by the label less than a year after being signed, he stayed in Los Angeles and landed a music publishing deal in 2. Steve Lindsey and Cameron Strang at Westside Independent.[2. Bruno came to the conclusion that the best way to further his career was writing and producing hit songs."—Cameron Strang, speaking about developing Mars' career.[1. Lindsey showed Mars and Jeff Bhasker (who Mars met through Mike Lynn) the ins and outs of writing pop music, and acted as a mentor helping them to hone their craft.

Bhasker explained that Lindsey would "mentor us, and kind of give us lectures as to what a hit pop song is, because you can have talent and music ability, but understanding what makes a hit pop song is a whole other discipline."[2. Mars played cover songs around Los Angeles in a band with Bhasker and Eric Hernandez, (Mars' brother), who is now The Hooligans' drummer.[2. When Lawrence was first told he should meet Mars he was reluctant to do so since he did not even have money for bus fare. Keith Harris, drummer for The Black Eyed Peas, told him: "Whatever it costs you to get out here, I'll reimburse you." Lawrence responded: "Just give me five dollars back for the bus."[2. The pair began collaborating, writing songs for Mars, but they received many rejections from labels. Watch Pure Country 2: The Gift Streaming.

On the verge of giving up, they received a call from Brandon Creed, who was looking for songs for a reunited Menudo. He liked their song "Lost", which was written for Mars. The duo did not want to give the song away, but when they were offered $2.

The sale of this song allowed them to continue working,[2. Mars and Lawrence decided that they would write and produce songs together for other artists.[1. Eventually, Creed became Mars' manager for nine years.[2. In 2. 00. 6, Lawrence introduced Mars to his future A& R manager at Atlantic Records, Aaron Bay- Schuck.[2. After hearing him play a couple of songs on the guitar, Bay- Schuck wanted to sign him immediately, but it took roughly three years for Atlantic records to finally sign Mars to the label,[2. Before becoming a successful solo artist, Mars was an acknowledged music producer, writing songs for Alexandra Burke, Travie Mc.

Coy, Adam Levine, Brandy, Sean Kingston, and Flo Rida.[9][2. Watch Blade Runner 2049 Online Hulu. He also co- wrote the Sugababes' hit song "Get Sexy" and provided backing vocals on their album Sweet 7.[3.

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