BRUNO MARS

BRUNO MARS WHOSE REAL NAME IS PETER GENE HERNANDEZ WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 8, 1985 IN HONOLULU HAWAII.
HE IS THE SON OF PARENTS OF FILIPINO AND PUERTO RICAN DESCENT. FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE HE LIKED MUSIC AND
BEGAN PERFORMING IN SHOWS IN HAWAII WITH HIS FAMILY AND THE BAND WAS CALLED THE LOVE NOTES.

AT THE AGE OF FOUR BRUNO MARS BEGAN IMITATING FAMOUS ARTISTS SUCH AS ELVIS PRESLEY AND MICHAEL
JACKSON GAINING THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC. THIS EARLY EXPOSURE TO MUSIC LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
HIS MUSICAL SKILLS AND A PASSION FOR ENTERTAINMENT.

IN 2010 HE RELEASED HIS DEBUT ALBUM DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS WHICH INCLUDED HITS LIKE JUST THE WAY YOU
ARE AND GRENADE. THIS ALBUM CATAPULTED HIM TO WORLD FAME. HE CONTINUED TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS WITH
ALBUMS SUCH AS UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX (2012) AND 24K MAGIC (2016), WITH HIT SINGLES SUCH AS LOCKED OUT OF
HEAVEN AND 24K MAGIC.

BRUNO MARS IS KNOWN FOR HIS MUSICAL VERSATILITY SPANNING GENRES SUCH AS POP, R&B, FUNK AND SOUL. HE
HAS BEEN PRAISED FOR HIS VOCAL TALENT AND SKILLS AS A STAGE PERFORMER. HIS INFLUENCE ON CONTEMPORARY
MUSIC IS SIGNIFICANT AND HIS LEGACY AS ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED AND SUCCESSFUL ARTISTS OF HIS
GENERATION IS WELL ESTABLISHED.