Bruno Mars

**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.

## Biography

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.

## Coaching

Bruno Mars is a recurring coach on the fantasy voice seasons. He has so far appeared in the following seasons: Seasons 25-27, and All Stars Season 2. He was a coach for Fantasy League Season 1. Fantasy league was the second fantasy voice spinoff.

He is portrayed by William