BRUNO MARS
LIFE:Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), professionally known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, voice actor, and choreographer. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age and performed in various musical venues in his hometown throughout his childhood. He graduated from high school and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career. Mars produced songs for other artists, co-founding the production team The Smeezingtons.
Mars had an unsuccessful stint with Motown Records, but then signed with Atlantic in 2009. He became recognized as a solo artist after lending his vocals to the songs "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B, and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy, which were worldwide successes, and for which he co-wrote the hooks. His debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010), was anchored by the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade", as well as the number-five single "The Lazy Song". His second album, Unorthodox Jukebox, was released in 2012, peaked at number one in the United States. The album spawned the international singles "Locked Out of Heaven", "When I Was Your Man" and "Treasure".
Mars has received many awards and nominations, including two Grammy Awards and was named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world, in 2011. In 2014, he was named "Artist of the Year" by Billboard and ranked number one on the Forbes 30 under 30 list. Throughout his singing career, he has sold over 12 million albums and 68 million singles, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.[1] However, as a performer, writer and producer his total sales surpass 130 million singles. Five of his singles are counted among the best-selling singles of all time. Mars is now regarded as one of the most successful solo artists in the world, landing 5 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 since his career launched in 2010, faster than any male singer since Elvis Presley. In total, he has had six number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
Mars is known for his stage performances and retro showmanship. He is accompanied by his band, The Hooligans, which besides playing a variety of instruments such as electric guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums and horns, also serves as dancers and background singers. On stage, Mars is able to sing, dance and play a wild range of musical styles, including R&B, reggae, soul and funk music.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Bruno Mars has earned numerous awards and honors throughout his career, including two Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards and three MTV Europe Music Awards. In 2011, when Mars made the Time 100 list, B.o.B wrote "He has a musicality, a presence in his voice that I've never heard from anyone else...When he performs live, nothing is prerecorded or fudged. It's a straight-up, classic performance. That's so rare these days."In 2014, Mars became the artist with most top five entries on the Billboard Hot 100 since his first week in the chart. Along with Adele and John Legend, Mars is the only artist who has a song that only features piano and vocals to top the Hot 100. Besides this, he is the first male artist to place two titles as a lead act in the Hot 100's top 10 simultaneously.Mars was the most played artist at pop radio in 2013 according to Mediabase and became the first solo men artist whose first 13 Top 40 hits all reached the Top 10 of American Top 40.
According to International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI), "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade" are two of the most sold singles digitally of all time, with sales of 12.5 million and 10.2 million, respectively, contributing for Mars to become the biggest selling artist of 2012.His songs "Just The Way You Are", "Grenade", "Locked Out Of Heaven" and "When I Was Your Man" have each sold over 4 million digital copies, making him the first male artist to do so as a lead singer.[157] Five of his singles are counted among the best-selling singles of all time. As of 2014, Mars has sold over 12 million albums and 68 million singles worldwide.Nevertheless, as a singer, featured artist, producer and songwriter his sales surpass 130 million records worldwide. Mars' work has influenced numerous artists including Bridgit Mendler,Britney Spears, Katy Perry,Leona Lewis,the Jonas Brothers,Selena Gomez, and Meghan Trainor, whose debut single "All About That Bass" was inspired by Mars' "Just the Way You Are".
Due to the huge tickets reselling activities that occurred during the week after the Super Bowl, and in order to limit that kind of profiteering, Hawaii Senate President Donna Mercado Kim introduced Senate Resolution 12, also known as the "Bruno Mars Act". The "Bruno Mars Act" limits all ticket purchases within 48 hours of the on-sale to the physical box office. It ensures that anyone who comes all the way to the box office to buy tickets for their favorite should would almost certainly be guaranteed to leave with a ticket in hand, dissuade ticket scalping.The State Senate in Hawaii passed the law.
ALBUMS:
- Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010)
- Unorthodox Jukebox (2012)
- Lazy Song - Bruno Mars (1@1) May 8, 2011 Bronze Award
- Lighters - Bad meets Evil featuring Bruno Mars (1@1) August 29, 2011 Bronze Award
- It will rain - Bruno Mars (1@1) November 22, 2011 Bronze Award
