Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars
Mars performing on the 24K Magic World Tour in 2017
Born	Peter Gene Hernandez (1985-10-08) October 8, 1985 (age 39) Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Education	President Theodore Roosevelt High School
Occupations	Singer songwriter musician record producer dancer director actor
Years active	1990–present
Partner	Jessica Caban (2011–2024)
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	R&B pop funk soul reggae rock hip hop new jack swing doo-wop
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano keyboards drums bass ukulele congas
Labels	Universal Motown Atlantic Elektra
Member of	The Hooligans Silk Sonic
Formerly of	The Smeezingtons
Website	brunomars.com

Peter Gene Hernandez Jr. (born October 8, 1985), known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is a Filipino-American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and dancer.

After an unsuccessful stint with Motown, Mars signed with Atlantic Records in 2002. He became recognized as a solo artist after lending his vocals and co-writing the hooks for the songs "Nothin on You" by B.o.B, and Billionaire by Travie McCoy. He also helped write the hits "Right Round" by Flo Rida featuring Kesha, "Wavin' Flag" by K'naan, and "Fuck You" by Cee Lo Green, also known as "Forget You". In October 2010, he released his album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans. The album reached number three on the Billboard 200 chart.^[1] He was nominated for seven Grammys at the 53rd Grammy Awards, winning Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Just the Way You Are". His singles "Just the Way You Are", "Nothin' on You", "Grenade", "Locked Out of Heaven", "When I Was Your Man", "The Lazy Song", "It Will Rain", "24K Magic", and "Finesse" have all reached the top five of the US Billboard Hot 100, with the first five reaching number one.

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

In 2013, his song "Locked Out of Heaven" was nominated for a Grammy Award.^[3] He was featured on British producer Mark Ronson's song "Uptown Funk!", which became the number-one song of the year 2015 and the 2010s decade^[4] in the United States. It spent 14 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. "Uptown Funk" won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year.

Mars co-wrote the song "All I Ask" from English singer-songwriter Adele's third studio album 25 (2015). In 2016, Mars released the single "24K Magic" (pronounced "twenty-four-karat magic") from his album, also called 24K Magic. It has reached the top five of the Billboard Hot 100. The second single from 24K Magic, "That's What I Like", became Mars' seventh number-one song on the Hot 100. A remix of the 24K Magic song "Finesse", featuring rapper Cardi B, was released in January 2018 and reached the top five around the world.

In 2021, Mars collaborated with recording artist Anderson .Paak on the song "Leave the Door Open" as the duo Silk Sonic. The song became Mars' eighth and Paak's first number-one on the Billboard Hot 100.^[5]

1. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (October 13, 2010). "Toby Keith's 'Gun' Fires at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
2. ↑ RIAA (28 August 2013). "Congratulations @BrunoMars & @AtlanticRecords! Love your new award".
3. ↑ Agencies (7 December 2013). "Grammy nominations 2014: David Bowie among Robin Thicke and Jay-Z" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
4. ↑ "Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
5. ↑ Curto, Justin (2021-04-12). "Silk Sonic Charm Their Way to No. 1 With 'Leave the Door Open'". Vulture. Retrieved 2021-05-05.