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    Bruno Mars is a Grammy-winning singer and songwriter known for hit songs like "Just the Way You Are", "Locked Out of Heaven", and "Uptown Funk." He was born in Hawaii and grew up in a musical family, learning to play instruments from a young age. Mars began his career writing songs for other artists before breaking out as a solo artist with his 2010 single "Nothin' on You" and subsequent albums that achieved commercial and critical success.

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    Bruno Mars is a Grammy-winning singer and songwriter known for hit songs like "Just the Way You Are", "Locked Out of Heaven", and "Uptown Funk." He was born in Hawaii and grew up in a musical family, learning to play instruments from a young age. Mars began his career writing songs for other artists before breaking out as a solo artist with his 2010 single "Nothin' on You" and subsequent albums that achieved commercial and critical success.

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    Bruno Mars is Grammy-winning singer/songwriter known for such hit songs

    as "Nothin' on You," "Just the Way You Are," "Locked Out of Heaven,"
    "Uptown Funk" and "That's What I Like."

    Who Is Bruno Mars?

    Bruno Mars was born on October 8, 1985, in Honolulu, Huwaii. By the early 2000s,
    he had begen to find saksess by writing songs for popular artists, including K'Naan's
    "Wavin' Flag." After several years as one of pop music's premier songwriters, Mars
    broke out as a singer in his own right with the 2010 hit "Nothin' on You." Other
    popular songs by Mars include "Just the Way You Are" (2010), "Locked Out of
    Heaven" (2012) and the Grammy-winning tracks "Uptown Funk" (2015) and "That's
    What I Like" (2017).

    Early Life

    Born Peter Gene Hernandez on October 8, 1985, in Honolulu, Hawaii, popular


    singer-songwriter Bruno Mars grew up in a very musical family. His father, Pete,
    was a Latin percussionist from Brooklyn, and his mother, Bernadette ("Bernie"), was
    a singer. Mars received his nickname, "Bruno," while he was still a baby. "The name
    Bruno came from baby times," older sister Jamie explained. "Bruno was always so
    confident, independent, really strong-willed and kind of a brute—hence the name
    Bruno—and it kind of just stuck."

    In Waikiki Beach, Mars's family performed a Las Vegas-style revue that included
    Motown hits, doo-wop melodies and celebrity impersonations. Growing up around
    entertainers, Mars began picking up musical instruments from early childhood. "I've
    always had a drum set, a piano, a guitar ... and never got trained to play. It was just
    always there," he later recalled. "That's just how I learned, just being surrounded by
    it my whole life." At the age of 4, he joined the family musical act as an Elvis
    impersonator and quickly become one of the stars of the show. He continued to
    perform with his family throughout his childhood, and as he approached adolescence
    he added Michael Jackson to his impersonation repertoire.
    Career

     Bruno Mars moved to Los Angeles, California, shortly after his graduation
    to pursue a musical career. It was at this time that he adopted the stage name
    “Bruno Mars”.
     He signed to Motown Records in 2004, he got the opportunity to meet the
    songwriter and producer Phillip Lawrence who was also signed to the same
    label.
     In July 2010 he released his first solo single, “Just the Way You Are”, from
    his debut studio album, and catapulted Bruno Mars to international stardom.
     Following the unprecedented success of his album, he embarked on a tour,
    The Moonshine Jungle Tour, in June 2013. He started from North America,
    and traveled all the way through Europe and Oceania before concluding it in
    North America in October 2014.

    Major Works

     His debut album ‘Doo-Wops & Hooligans’ has been certified 39x platinum
    worldwide and has sold over 45 million singles worldwide. It featured the hit
    singles “Just the Way You Are”, “The Lazy Song”, and “Count On Me”.
     His second album ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’, which explores a variety of styles
    such as reggae rock, disco and soul music was also a huge hit like its
    predecessor. The album debuted on the US Billboard 200 at No. 2,
    eventually peaking at No.1. It also received positive reviews from music
    critics.

    Awards & Achievements

     Bruno Mars has received three BRIT awards from five nominations,
    including two in the category International Male Solo Artist in 2012(two
    thousand and twelve) and in 2014(two thousand and fourteen).
     He has been nominated for the prestigious Grammy Awards 18(eighteen)
    times, winning two of them: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Just
    The Way You Are” in 2011)two thousand and eleven) and Best Pop Vocal
    Album for “Unorthodox Jukebox” in 2014(two thousand and fourteen).
     He is also the recipient of 14( awards from ASCAP including three for the
    Most Performed Song –“Locked Out of Heaven”, “When I Was Your Man”,
    and “Treasure”—in 2014.

    Personal Life & Legacy


     He was once romantically linked to singer and actress, Rita Ora whom he
    first met in 2009. The couple however split up in 2011 owing to work
    pressures.
     He started dating model Jessica Caban in 2011.

    Net Worth

     Bruno Mars has an estimated net worth of $70 million

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