Childhood and youth
Peter Gene Hernandez (the artist's real name) was born under the zodiac sign of Libra on October 8, 1985 in Honolulu, the capital city of Hawaii, located on the island of Oahu. Among the boy's ancestors are representatives of three nationalities: Puerto Ricans, Filipinos and Jews. It is known that the vocalist has sisters Jamie, Tiara, Tahiti and Hernandez, as well as a half-brother Eric. When the girls grew up, they created their own musical group, Lylas, and even launched a reality show. The girls took their first steps in show business in Hawaii.
Bruno Mars as a child
It is known that Bruno’s musical upbringing was carried out by his father Peter, a member of a local rock band, who from a young age was present at all the vocalist’s performances. At one concert, Mars performed with the head of the family. After they performed the song as a duet, the singer asked the audience present at the show to separately applaud Peter, who taught him everything he knows.
All that is known about the performer’s mother is that her name was Bernadette and she also had a musical education. Unfortunately, the woman died in 2013; later, at the 2014 Super Bowl, the musician dedicated a drum performance to her. Despite the fact that the artist’s parents divorced when he was very young, they managed to maintain friendly relations.
Bruno Mars was fond of the work of Michael Jackson
Mars grew up as an active child. At the age of two, the singer received the nickname Bruno (in honor of the then popular wrestler Bruno Sammartino, who was distinguished by his round face). From an early age, Mars was interested in the work of Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley and the groups The Isley Brothers and The Temptations. At the age of seven, the boy played the rock and roll legend in the film Honeymoon in Las Vegas. Peter got so accustomed to the role that for a long time the young musician’s repertoire included Presley’s hits, with which he gave concerts in Hawaii.
Bruno often appears at events wearing hats similar to those worn by Frank Sinatra. According to the singer, this is due to the fact that as a child he had a whole head of curls on his head, and when they were cut, he felt uncomfortable. Hats saved him from this feeling.
Bruno Mars in a hat and without glasses
In 2003, Mars moved to Los Angeles to begin making music. That same year he came up with his pseudonym. In 2006, Bruno signed a contract with Atlantic Records. At first, the artist was engaged in writing songs for other performers and producing.
In September 2010, the famous singer was arrested in Las Vegas for possession of cocaine. In a conversation with the police, he claimed that the illegal substances did not belong to him and that he had never used drugs before. The court hearing took place in February 2011. Then Mars could have received a sentence of 4 years and a fine of $50 thousand for possession of two and a half grams of cocaine.
Bruno Mars was convicted of drug possession
As a result, Bruno was sentenced to 200 hours of community service and a fine of $2,000. The court also ordered the star to attend classes on the dangers of drugs for a couple of months.
Music
Before becoming a successful solo artist, Bruno was a songwriter for Alexandra Burke, Travie McCoy, Adam Levine, Sean Kingston, Flow Rida and the Sugababes.
His first appearance as a musical artist was on the Far East Movement album Animal. Popularity came after the songs BoB “Nothin' on You” and Travie McCoy “Billionaire”, in which Mars was both a performer and co-author.
Bruno Mars and Travie McCoy - "Billionaire"
On May 11, 2010, the artist released the EP “It’s Better If You Don’t Understand,” which took 99th place on the Billboard 200. In August 2010, he co-wrote the Cee Lo Green group’s single “Fuck You!”, and on September 12, at the MTV Video ceremony Music Awards 2010" performed on the same stage with BoB and Hayley Williams.
The singer's debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, was released in October 2010. The first single was the song "Just the Way You Are", released on July 19, 2010 and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a couple of weeks. The next two singles were the musical works “Liquor Store Blues” and “Grenade”. Since October of the same year, the vocalist has performed as the opening act for the Maroon 5 tour in support of their album “Hands All Over”.
Singer-songwriter Bruno Mars
The second studio album, Unorthodox Jukebox, was released in December 2012. The Unorthodox Jukebox album contained pop and R&B compositions, and also included the musical styles of rock, soul and reggae. In the US, the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with a circulation of 192 thousand copies in the first week of release.
In November 2014, the artist released the single “Uptown funk”, sung in a duet with Mark Ronson, shot a video for the composition, and after the end of the Moonshine Jungle Tour, he announced that he had begun work on his 3rd album.
Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson - "Uptown funk"
As a result, the album with new hits “24K Magic” was released in November 2016 and received positive reviews from listeners and online publications “Irish Times”, “AllMusic”, “Slant Magazine”, “Entertainment Weekly”, “Cleveland.com” and USA Today.
Throughout the album, one can feel the influence of Mars' childhood heroes: New Edition, Boyz II Men and many other legendary artists from the golden era of R&B who inspired the singer when creating the CD.
Bruno Mars with Grammy Award
On “24K Magic,” Bruno makes his point by making a point about remembering the old school, and instead of filling the record with collaborations with amazing artists of the era, the artist urges the kids of the 80s to stay forever young. According to music critics, "24K Magic" breathed new life into vintage R&B, which played in a new way in 2021.
In March 2017, the video for the single “That’s What I Like” premiered, and in August the video for the song “Versace On The Floor” was released. Soon the singer rushed to cities with a concert program in support of the album “24K Magic”. It is known that in October the famous artist visited the cities of Orlando, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Miami and Tampa with performances.
Personal life
Bruno never talked much about relationships with representatives of the weaker half of humanity. Despite the musician’s efforts not to make his personal life public, nosy journalists always managed to find out the most piquant and scandalous details about the artist’s interactions with women off stage.
Bruno Mars and Chanel Malvar
So, in 2006, paparazzi photographed the singer in the company of professional dancer and actress Chanel Malvar. True, this relationship, which lasted 4 years, did not end with Mendelssohn’s March. Media representatives were unable to find out the reason why this couple ceased to exist.
In 2009, Mars was spotted relaxing on a yacht in the company of Russian model Yulia Lukashkina. Later, the artist stated that he and the model have exclusively friendly relations.
In 2011, after Bruno Mars performed two versions of the song “Grenade”, in one of which the singer addresses a girl, and in the other a boy, some pop music fans started talking about the musician’s gayness. But it turned out that in this way the artist showed his sense of humor and also increased the sales of the disc.
Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
In 2011, Cupid’s arrow again hit the heart of the performer of the song “Grenada,” and the handsome man fell in love at first sight with Rita Ora, an artist who, as fans believed, would become the singer’s wife. Despite the long family life he predicted, the couple separated. Between them came a job that neither lover was going to give up.
Bruno Mars and Rita Ora
At the end of the same year, the press managed to capture Bruno with a new girlfriend, actress and model Jessica Cabin. Now lovers no longer hide their relationship. So, Caben often posts photos of him and Bruno together on his Instagram.
Bruno Mars and Jessica Caben
Bruno Mars is 165 cm tall and weighs 67 kg, for which the singer even received the “Smallest Star” award at the MTV Movie Awards in 2009. But the artist is not going to worry about this. It seems that Bruno even enjoys appearing at special events surrounded by tall models.
Bruno Mars doesn't have a problem with his height
Bruno Mars does not remain aloof from the fashion for decorating the body with tattoos. He has several tattoos on his arms. This is an image of a heart with the name of the mother, and an inscription dedicated to the father, and an anchor carved in honor of the grandfather-sailor. As a talisman image, the singer created a tattoo in the form of a portrait of a fortune teller.
Mars does not forget his homeland and regularly participates in charity events aimed at various times to help Hawaiians affected by the disaster.
Personal life of Bruno Mars
Can the paparazzi leave a more or less popular person alone? So the journalists managed to find out the following about Bruno Mars. Even before Bruno became a famous singer-songwriter, he dated professional dancer and actress Chanel Malvar.
Journalists were unable to find out the reason why Bruno broke up with his girlfriend, but the tabloids claim that it was Chanel who inspired the singer to create the songs “Just The Way You Are” and “Nothin On You.”
In 2009, paparazzi spotted Bruno Mars relaxing on a yacht with model Yulia Lukashkina. Later, the singer stated that there were only friendly relations between him and Julia. Bruno Mars - Gorilla In the spring of 2011, everyone was discussing Bruno’s romance with actress and singer Rita Ora. In one of the interviews, the girl admitted that it was love at first sight. Together, the young people were happy, but as soon as both became famous, work got in the way of feelings. Although the romantic relationship ended, according to Rita, she and Bruno maintained a good relationship.
In August of the same 2011, information appeared about Bruno’s relationship with model and actress Jessica Cabin from Puerto Rico. According to some reports, the young people are still together and Jessica even moved into a house recently purchased by Bruno Mars.
Bruno Mars now
Despite his busy work schedule, the singer of the song “Just the way you are” does not forget about his subscribers. On Instagram, Bruno regularly posts photos from performances and vacations. Among other things, on the vocalist’s official website, anyone can order products with the print of the “24K Magic” tour, as well as view the schedule of upcoming concerts.
It is also worth noting that social networks are not the only resource that tells fans about the latest news from the life of Mars. Materials related to the creative biography of a Hollywood star are also often published on various Internet portals and printed publications.
Bruno Mars and Cardi B - "Finesse"
Now Bruno Mars is at the peak of his musical biography. He continues to successfully mix the traditions and characteristics of music from different styles and eras. Together with hip-hop singer Cardi B, Bruno Mars recorded a remix of the hit “Finesse,” which sent listeners back to the distant 90s. The video for the song collected almost half a billion views in just six months. Bruno posted the video on his personal YouTube channel, which he opened back in 2006.
The work of Bruno Mars is regularly awarded significant awards. 2017 brought the artist the American Music Awards in the “Artist of the Year” category. Bruno beat out his colleagues Ed Sheeran, Drake and Kendrick Lamar, and the DJ duo The Chainsmokers.
Bruno Mars - "That's What I Like"
At the beginning of 2021, Mars was awarded three Grammy statuettes in the categories “Best Song of the Year,” “Best R&B Song,” and “Best R&B Performance.” The song that became the reason for the singer’s popularity among music critics was the musical composition “That’s What I Like.” On the Internet, the number of views of the video for the single reaches 1.3 billion. Fr. also received two awards.
The success of Bruno Mars
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Mars was recognized as a talented singer and entertainer at a young age. He joined the family's Elvis impersonator band at just four years old and continued performing in the family band throughout his childhood.
Although he grew up in a very musical family, he faced challenges breaking into the music industry in Los Angeles, California. After graduating from high school, Mars moved to Los Angeles to follow his musical passions.
With natural stage presence as a child, he quickly became disillusioned as his music career took off and turned to songwriting. Looking back on the experience, he said, “You have to write a song that the world wants to hear and play it over and over again. I learned this the hard way here in Los Angeles."
A friend introduced Mars to songwriter Philip Lawrence, who helped him compose material for promotion to record labels.
By the early 2000s, Mars was writing songs for many popular singers, including Flo Rida's hit "Right 'Round", Brandy's "Long Distance" and Travie McCoy's "Billionaire". Having become known as one of pop's leading songwriters, Mars was given the opportunity to perform on the 2010 hit "Nothin' on You". The song hit No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart and gave Mars the boost he needed to become a pop artist.
Just a few months later, he released his first solo single, “Just the Way You Are,” from his debut studio album. His debut work was successful, earning Mars several Grammy Award nominations. He returned home empty-handed that evening, but continued to release new hits and impress even music industry veterans.
His persistence paid off and the third time was the charm and his third studio album was a huge success. Mars cleared the air at the 2021 Grammy Awards, winning in all six categories he was nominated for and delivering a fantastic performance alongside Cardi B.
