Bruno Mars is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical styles. Mars is accompanied by his band, The Hooligans, who play a variety of instruments such as electric guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums and horns.
Mars was born Peter Gene Hernandez on October 8th 1985 in Honolulu Hawaii. His father Pete Escovedo was a Latin percussionist with the Santana Band while his mother Bernardita Bernadette Perez was a hula dancer. He has one older sister named Jamie and two younger sisters named Tiara and Tahiti. Hernandez' parents divorced when he was two years old and he was raised by his mother in Waikiki.