Bruno Mars is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer. He was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, by a family of musicians. His father, Pete Hernandez, was a Latin percussionist from Brooklyn. His mother, Bernadette Bernie San Pedro Bayot, was a hula dancer and singer from the Philippines. Bruno's parents met while performing in a show in Honolulu.
Bruno Mars has sold over 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He has won numerous awards, including 11 Grammy Awards and three Brit Awards. In 2011, Billboard named him the Digital Songs Artist of the Year and the Radio Songs Artist of the Year. In 2013 he was ranked number 26 on Forbes' list of The Celebrity 100: Most Powerful Celebrities In The World