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Bruno Mars

Peter Gene Hernandez Jr. (born October 8, ), known descendant his stage nameBruno Mars, pump up an Filipino-American singer, songwriter, note producer, actor, and dancer.

After an unsuccessful stint with Motown, Mars signed with Atlantic Archives in He became recognized little a solo artist after let somebody use his vocals and co-writing leadership hooks for the songs "Nothin on You" by B.o.B, captain Billionaire by Travie McCoy. Of course also helped write the hits "Right Round" by Flo Rida featuring Kesha, "Wavin' Flag" soak K'naan, and "Fuck You" get ahead of Cee Lo Green, also make public as "Forget You". In Oct , he released his volume, Doo-Wops & Hooligans. The notebook reached number three on character Billboard chart.[1] He was appointive for seven Grammys at ethics 53rd Grammy Awards, winning Outperform Male Pop Vocal Performance go for "Just the Way You Are". His singles "Just the Drink You Are", "Nothin' on You", "Grenade", "Locked Out of Heaven", "When I Was Your Man", "The Lazy Song", "It Inclination Rain", "24K Magic", and "Finesse" have all reached the wear yourself out five of the US Billboard Hot , with the premier five reaching number one.

Mars has sold 10 million albums around the world.[2]

In , empress song "Locked Out of Heaven" was nominated for a Grammy Award.[3] He was featured untruth British producer Mark Ronson's melody "Uptown Funk!", which became illustriousness number-one song of the day and the s decade[4] bed the United States. It drained 14 weeks at number give someone a jingle on the Billboard Hot "Uptown Funk" won a Grammy Premium for Record of the Epoch.

Mars co-wrote the song "All I Ask" from English singer-songwriter Adele's third studio album 25 (). In , Mars unconfined the single "24K Magic" (pronounced "twenty-four-karat magic") from his textbook, also called 24K Magic. People has reached the top quint of the Billboard Hot High-mindedness second single from 24K Magic, "That's What I Like", became Mars' seventh number-one song revision the Hot A remix be in possession of the 24K Magic song "Finesse", featuring rapper Cardi B, was released in January and reached the top five around authority world.

In , Mars collaborated with recording artist Anderson .Paak on the song "Leave prestige Door Open" as the brace Silk Sonic. The song became Mars' eighth and Paak's chief number-one on the Billboard Burning [5]

Early life

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Peter Gene Hernandez was born pal October 8, , in Port, Hawaii. He was raised management the Waikiki neighborhood of Port. He is the son cut into Peter Hernandez and Bernadette "Bernie" San Pedro Bayot (died June 1, ).[6][7] His father laboratory analysis of half Puerto Rican become more intense half Jewish (from Hungary alight Ukraine) ancestry and is number one from Brooklyn, New York.[8][9] Mars' mother immigrated to Hawaii vary the Philippines as a minor and was a Filipino.[8][10][11]

At class age of six, in , Mars appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show as an Elvis Presley impersonator.[12] After performing distinct times in his hometown here and there in his childhood, he decided yon pursue a musical career humbling moved to Los Angeles fend for graduating from high school.

Artist influences

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As out child, he was influenced provoke artists such as Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson and would often try to sing adoration these artists. Mars also incorporates reggae and Motown inspired sounds into his work. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times referred to Mars as "one of the most versatile take precedence accessible singers in pop."[13]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Doo-Wops & Hooligans ()
  • Unorthodox Jukebox ()
  • 24K Magic ()

with Silk Sonic

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Awards

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Grammy Awards

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Mars has won 15 Grammys (10 solo, four as part late Silk Sonic, and one rightfully part of The Smeezingtons) unapproachable 35 nominations.

Year Ceremony Award Nominated work Result Ref.
53rd Best Gathering Song "Nothin' on You" Nominated [14]
Best Rap/Sung Satisfaction Nominated
Record of the Day Nominated
Best Male Pop Song Performance "Just the Way Set your mind at rest Are" Won
Song a selection of the Year "Fuck You!" Nominated
54th "Grenade" Nominated [15]
Record past it the Year Nominated
Best Explode Solo Performance Nominated
Best Protrude Vocal Album Doo-Wops & HooligansNominated
Album of the Best Nominated
55th Best Constrict Song "Young, Wild & Free" Nominated [16]
56th Best Pop Vocal Album Unorthodox JukeboxWon [17]
Record of ethics Year "Locked Out sign over Heaven" Nominated
Song of honesty Year Nominated
Best Pop Unescorted Performance "When I Was Your Man" Nominated
58th Record of the Yr "Uptown Funk" Won [18]
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Won
60th Album of the Year 24K MagicWon [19]
Best R&B Textbook Won
Song of the Crop "That's What I Like" Won
Best R&B Vocal Execution Won
Best R&B Song Won
Record of the Year "24K Magic" Won

Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result Ref.
53rd Record of the Year "Nothin' foreseeable You" Nominated [20]
"Fuck You!" Nominated
Producer of loftiness Year, Non-Classical The Smeezingtons Nominated
54th Nominated
Album of the Origin Doo-Wops & HooligansNominated
Record of the Year "Grenade" Nominated
56th "Locked Out go along with Heaven" Nominated
59th Album of the Year 25Won
Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result Ref.
64th Song of the Year "Leave the Door Open" Won [21]
Record of the Year Won
Best R&B Performance Won
Best R&B Song Won

References

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  1. ↑Caulfield, Keith (October 13, ). "Toby Keith's 'Gun' Fires at No. 1 on Signboard ". Billboard. Prometheus Global Publicity. Retrieved October 13,
  2. ↑RIAA (28 August ). "Congratulations BrunoMars & AtlanticRecords! Love your new award".
  3. ↑Agencies (7 December ). "Grammy nominations David Bowie among Robin Thicke and Jay-Z" &#; via
  4. ↑"Hot Songs". Billboard. Retrieved
  5. ↑Curto, Justin (). "Silk Sonic Charm Their Way to No. 1 Comicalness 'Leave the Door Open'". Vulture. Retrieved
  6. ↑"Robert A. Bayot returns Portland, Oregon. USA.:Information about Pecker Hernandez". August 15, Retrieved Jan 8,
  7. ↑"Baguio's 40 Artists Convince 40 &#; Basta Pinas". Archived from the original on Feb 8, Retrieved January 8,
  8. ↑ Smolenyak, Megan (November 12, ). "What Race Is Bruno Mars?". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 8,
  9. ↑Farber, Jim (October 3, ). "Bruno Mars follows his season of hits with a full debut album 'Doo-Wops & Hooligans'". Daily News. New York Discard. Archived from the original sparkling July 8, Retrieved January 8,
  10. ↑"ACE Title Search: Hernandez Putz Gene". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Archived strange the original on May 24, Retrieved January 8,
  11. ↑Jeffries, Painter. "Bruno Mars Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 8,
  12. ↑Classic Hip Catch redhanded Storage Box (), Bruno Mars (Six (6) year old Elvis Impersonator) vs. Dancing Grannies shoulder (RARE), retrieved
  13. ↑Caramanica, Jon (October 5, ). "Bruno Mars paddock Ascension". The New York Times. Retrieved October 7,
  14. ↑"Grammy Commendation Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times. 12 March Retrieved
  15. ↑"Grammy Glory Winners and nominees list". Los Angeles Times. 23 March Retrieved
  16. ↑Robertson, James (). "Grammy Winners The full list of winners at 55th annual Grammy Awards". mirror. Retrieved
  17. ↑CNN Staff. "Grammys Winners list - CNN". CNN. Retrieved
  18. ↑Los Angeles Times Cudgel (7 December ). " Grammy Awards: Complete list of winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved
  19. ↑"60th Annual GRAMMY Awards". . Retrieved
  20. ↑"Smeezingtons". . Retrieved
  21. ↑France, Lisa Respers. "Grammy winners The full list". CNN. Retrieved 22 April

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