Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars is a Singer from Season 3. He was the winner of Season 3

## Background

Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, dancer, and music video director. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, R&B, funk, soul, reggae, disco, and rock. Mars is accompanied by his band, the Hooligans, who play a variety of instruments, such as electric guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, and horns, and also serve as backup singers and dancers.
Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Mars moved to Los Angeles in 2003 to pursue a musical career. In 2009, he co-founded the production team The Smeezingtons, responsible for various successful singles for Mars himself and other artists. He rose to fame in 2010 buoyed by the success of "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy, both of which featured his vocals. That year, Mars released his debut studio album Doo-Wops & Hooligans, which blended pop with reggae pop and R&B. It spawned the international number-one singles "Just the Way You Are", "Grenade", and "The Lazy Song". Drawing inspiration from disco, funk, rock, reggae and soul genres, his second studio album, Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), was his first number one on the Billboard 200. It amassed two Billboard Hot 100 number-one songs, "Locked Out of Heaven" and "When I Was Your Man".
In 2014, Mars was featured on Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk", which topped various music charts, spending a total of fourteen and seven weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, respectively. Mars's third studio album, the R&B-focused, 24K Magic (2016), received seven Grammy Awards, winning the major categories of Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. The album also yielded the top-five singles "24K Magic", "That's What I Like", his seventh Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, and a remix of "Finesse" featuring Cardi B. In 2021, Mars and Anderson .Paak, as Silk Sonic, released the collaborative studio album, An Evening with Silk Sonic, which delved into 70's R&B and soul, led by the chart-topping single "Leave the Door Open".
Mars has sold over 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Eight of his songs have reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and his concert tours are some of the highest-grossing in history. He has received 15 Grammy Awards (including three Record of the Year wins), four Brit Awards, eleven American Music Awards, 13 Soul Train Awards and holds three Guinness World Records, among other accolades. He featured on Music Week's best songwriters (2011) and Billboard's Greatest of All Time Artists (2019) lists and rankings such as the Time 100 and Forbes Celebrity 100. Mars became the first artist to receive five Diamond-certified songs in the United States and has been regarded as a pop icon due to his influential career.

## Season 3 Auditions

Bruno's audition consisted of him singing his original song "That's What I Like". Raynard, Hwacha and Hero all gave them a yes sending them through to the next round.

## Season 3 Judgement Week

He was one of the 10 acts to be sent to the Quarterfinals immediately without performing.

## Season 3 Quarterfinals

His performance consisted of him performing his original song "Treasure". Hwacha gave them a standing ovation. He placed either 6th, 7th or 8th landing him into the FanGT save. They received less votes than Ohio State Marching Band putting him into the Judges Choice. All the judges voted for him sending him through to the next round.

## Season 3 Semifinals

His performance consisted of him performing his original song "When I Was Your Man". Raynard, Hwacha and Hero all gave him a standing ovation. Bruno was in the Top 3 sending through to the next round instead of Avi Kaplan and Ohio State Marching Band.

## Season 3 Final

His performance consisted of him performing his original song "Billionaire". Raynard, Hwacha and Hero all gave him a standing ovation. His performance landed him in the Top 5, he ended up winning the competition and won $1,000,000