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15 Things you don’t know about Bruno Mars
1. His real name is Peter Gene Hernandez
2. He is part of the The Smeezingtons production team
3. Since the beginning of his career, as a singer, in 2010, Mars has sold 8 million albums and 58 million singles worldwide
4. Mars’ mother immigrated to Hawaii from the Philippines as a child, and is of Filipino
5. At the age of two, he was nicknamed “Bruno” by his father, because of his resemblance to legendary professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino.
6. At age four, Mars began performing five days a week with his family’s band, The Love Notes
7. He adopted his stage name from the nickname his father gave him, adding “Mars” at the end because “I felt like I didn’t have [any] pizzazz, and a lot of girls say I’m out of this world, so I was like I guess I’m from Mars.
8. Before becoming a successful solo artist, Mars was an acknowledged music producer, writing songs for Travie McCoy, Adam Levine, Brandy, Sean Kingston, and Flo Rida
9. On September 19, 2010, Mars was arrested in Las Vegas for possession of cocaine
10. As a child he spent a lot of time empersonating his time spent impersonating Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson.
11. Mars claims that his work with other artists influenced his musical style, saying that “‘Nothin’ on You’ had a Motown vibe, ‘Billionaire’ was a reggae acoustic guitar-driven song, though one of my favourites is the Cee-Lo [Green] song [‘Fuck You’]. I don’t think anyone else could’ve sung that song. And there’s ‘Just the Way You Are.’ If you know my story, you know I love all different genres of music.”He cites doo-wop as a major influence on his music, referring to the genre as “just straightforward love songs – so charming and simple and romantic.”
12. Mars also stated that he is a fan of Alicia Keys, Jessie J, Jack White and The Saturdays
13. Bruno Mars has sold 8 million albums and 50 million singles worldwide
14. Bruno Mars has won one Grammy Award in the category of Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Just the Way You Are” at the 53rd Grammy Awards.
15. His songwriting and production company has produced and written songs for artists and groups such as the Sugababes, Travie McCoy,B.o.B, Brandy Norwood, K’naan, Lil Wayne, Flo Rida, Chad Hugo,[4] Lil Eddie, Bad Meets Evil, Adam Lambert, Cee Lo Green and Charice among others. They have produced many smash hits including the #1 hit Nothin’ on Youby B.o.B, as well as being involved in the writing of the #1 hit Right Round by Flo Rida – See more at: http://www.yvafrica.com/15-things-you-dont-know-about-bruno-mars/#sthash.SOovQueR.dpuf
2. He is part of the The Smeezingtons production team
3. Since the beginning of his career, as a singer, in 2010, Mars has sold 8 million albums and 58 million singles worldwide
4. Mars’ mother immigrated to Hawaii from the Philippines as a child, and is of Filipino
5. At the age of two, he was nicknamed “Bruno” by his father, because of his resemblance to legendary professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino.
6. At age four, Mars began performing five days a week with his family’s band, The Love Notes
7. He adopted his stage name from the nickname his father gave him, adding “Mars” at the end because “I felt like I didn’t have [any] pizzazz, and a lot of girls say I’m out of this world, so I was like I guess I’m from Mars.
8. Before becoming a successful solo artist, Mars was an acknowledged music producer, writing songs for Travie McCoy, Adam Levine, Brandy, Sean Kingston, and Flo Rida
9. On September 19, 2010, Mars was arrested in Las Vegas for possession of cocaine
10. As a child he spent a lot of time empersonating his time spent impersonating Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson.
11. Mars claims that his work with other artists influenced his musical style, saying that “‘Nothin’ on You’ had a Motown vibe, ‘Billionaire’ was a reggae acoustic guitar-driven song, though one of my favourites is the Cee-Lo [Green] song [‘Fuck You’]. I don’t think anyone else could’ve sung that song. And there’s ‘Just the Way You Are.’ If you know my story, you know I love all different genres of music.”He cites doo-wop as a major influence on his music, referring to the genre as “just straightforward love songs – so charming and simple and romantic.”
12. Mars also stated that he is a fan of Alicia Keys, Jessie J, Jack White and The Saturdays
13. Bruno Mars has sold 8 million albums and 50 million singles worldwide
14. Bruno Mars has won one Grammy Award in the category of Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Just the Way You Are” at the 53rd Grammy Awards.
15. His songwriting and production company has produced and written songs for artists and groups such as the Sugababes, Travie McCoy,B.o.B, Brandy Norwood, K’naan, Lil Wayne, Flo Rida, Chad Hugo,[4] Lil Eddie, Bad Meets Evil, Adam Lambert, Cee Lo Green and Charice among others. They have produced many smash hits including the #1 hit Nothin’ on Youby B.o.B, as well as being involved in the writing of the #1 hit Right Round by Flo Rida – See more at: http://www.yvafrica.com/15-things-you-dont-know-about-bruno-mars/#sthash.SOovQueR.dpuf
