It won two Grammys, including Record of the Year. Mars has sold over million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He has released seven number-one singles on the Billboard Hot since his career launched in , attaining his first five faster than any male artist since Elvis Presley.
Mars has received many awards and nominations, including eleven Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, three Guinness World Records, and was named one of Time 's most influential people in the world in In December , he ranked number one on the Forbes 30 under 30 list. Mars is known for his stage performances and retro showmanship.
He 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. Mars performs in a wide range of musical styles.
His mother emigrated from the Philippines to Hawaii as a chil, and was of Filipino, and some Spanish, ancestry. His parents met while performing in a show in which his mother was a hula dancer and his father played percussion. At the age of two, he was nicknamed "Bruno" by his father, because of his resemblance to professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino. His mother was both a singer and a dancer, and his father performed Little Richard rock and roll music.
Mars' uncle was an Elvis impersonator, and also encouraged three-year-old Mars to perform on stage. At the age of four, Mars began performing five days a week with his family's band, The Love Note, and became known on the island for his impersonation of Presley.
In , Mars was featured in MidWeek as "Little Elvis", and later appeared in a cameo role in the film Honeymoon in Vegas , and performed in the halftime show of the Aloha Bowl.
The time Mars spent impersonating Presley had a major impact on his musical evolution and performing techniques. He later began playing guitar after being inspired by Jimi Hendrix. In , he also acknowledged his Hawaiian roots and musical family as an influence, explaining: "Growing up in Hawaii made me the man I am. I used to do a lot of shows in Hawaii with my father's band. Everybody in my family sings, everyone plays instruments I've just been surrounded by it.
In , shortly after graduating from high school at the age of 17, Mars moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a musical career. Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, Mars signed with Motown Records in , in a deal that "went nowhere", and had a conversation with Will. However, Mars' experience with Motown proved to be beneficial to his career when he met songwriter and producer Philip Lawrence, who was also signed to the label. After Mars was dropped by the label less than a year after being signed, he stayed in Los Angeles and landed a music publishing deal in with Steve Lindsey and Cameron Strang at Westside Independent.
Lindsey showed Mars and Jeff Bhasker who Mars met through Mike Lynn the ins and outs of writing pop music, and acted as a mentor helping them to hone their craft. Bhasker explained that Lindsey would "mentor us, and kind of give us lectures as to what a hit pop song is, because you can have talent and music ability, but understanding what makes a hit pop song is a whole other discipline. When Lawrence was first told he should meet Mars he was reluctant to do so since he did not even have money for bus fare.
On the verge of giving up, they received a call from Brandon Creed, who was looking for songs for a reunited Menudo. He liked their song "Lost", which was written for Mars. The sale of this song allowed them to continue working, and Mars and Lawrence decided that they would write and produce songs together for other artists. Eventually, Creed became Mars' manager for nine years.
After hearing him play a couple of songs on the guitar, Bay-Schuck wanted to sign him immediately, but it took roughly three years for Atlantic records to finally sign Mars to the label, because they felt it was too early and that he still needed to develop as an artist. He also co-wrote the Sugababes' hit song "Get Sexy" and provided backing vocals on their album Sweet 7.
His first recorded appearance as a singer was on Far East Movement's second studio album Animal , on the track "3D". He was also featured on pastor and hip hop artist Jaeson Ma's debut single "Love" in August He reached prominence as a solo artist after being featured on, and composing, under The Smeezingtons, B. B's "Nothin' on You" and Travie McCoy's "Billionaire"; both songs peaked within the top ten on many charts worldwide, with the former charting at number one in the U.
Billboard Hot and in the UK single charts. He said of them: "I think those songs weren't meant to be full-sung songs. After serving as a guest vocalist on B.
The song holds the record as the longest-reigning debut format hit, spending twenty weeks atop Adult Contemporary. He also released two promotional singles, "Liquor Store Blues" featuring Damian Marley and "Grenade", before confirming the latter as the album's second single on October 21, It was also successful on other international charts.
The album, released on October 5, , debuted at number three on the Billboard , selling 55, copies. It charted number one in Canada, Switzerland, in the United Kingdom and other international album charts. In February , "The Lazy Song" was released as the third single becoming the album's third consecutive top five on the Hot , peaking at number four and reaching the top spot in Denmark and UK. It reached the top position on Billboard Brasil Hot Pop Songs and the Hot Airplay, spending several weeks on the top of both charts.
Although it was not released as a single in the US, it peaked at number 85 on the Hot on January 15, , due to strong digital sales, 2. In November, "Count On Me" was released as the album's overall sixth single in Australia, but charted in various regions.
The song was released on iTunes on September 27, It peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot and at number two in New Zealand. The songs peaked at number four, sixteen and seven on the Billboard Hot , respectively ,and reached the top twenty of various music charts worldwide.
While talking to a police officer, Mars reportedly declared that what he did was "foolish" and that "he has never used drugs before. Nevertheless, in a cover story for GQ magazine in , Mars said "I was young, man! I was in fing Vegas I wasn't thinking", he added: "I was given a number one record and I'm out doing dumb sh I was really drunk. So a lot of that is a big blur, and I try every day to forget and keep pushing.
Later, on October 18, , the singer began a co-headline European tour with Travis McCoy that lasted until early November. Most shows took place on smaller venues, such as theaters and ballrooms, which narrowed down his income in the short term, since he rejected various offers to open for notable artists on arena tours, but led to creating a substantial fan base. He announced the album title Unorthodox Jukebox along with the ten songs which would make the final cut, and the title of the first single, "Locked out of Heaven", released on October 1, It charted within the top ten in fifteen countries worldwide.
Unorthodox Jukebox , produced mainly by The Smeezingtons, was released on December 11, , and debuted at number two on the Billboard with sales of , units. The album eventually peaked at number one on the Billboard , almost three months after its release. It also charted number one in Australia, Canada, Switzerland and in the United Kingdom, becoming the fastest-selling album by a solo artist in in the UK and has since sold six million copies worldwide.
It reached number two on the UK single charts and was top ten in several countries. The third single "Treasure" peaked at number five in the United States, but had less commercial success worldwide than the previous two.
In late , "Gorilla" and "Young Girls" followed as the album's fourth and fifth singles, and reached the top 35 on the Hot The Red Hot Chili Peppers served as special guests for the show. It was the first Super Bowl halftime headlined by a performer under 30, and of Puerto Rican descent.
The show was the most-watched halftime show in the history of the Super Bowl, drawing a rating of The viewership was higher than the game itself. However, it was surpassed the following year by Katy Perry's halftime show. After that, Mars had to find a different way to pursue his dreams, which led to him learning how to write pop songs while working as a record publisher for Westside Independent.
Only two months after the May 11, release of his first EP, Bruno Mars released his debut single which was the lead track for his first full-length album that would release on October 4, It peaked at number one across the worldwide charts and hit number one on the US Billboard Hot remaining on the chart for a total of 48 weeks. His follow-up albums have since done exceedingly well with his album Unorthodox Jukebox hitting number 1 on the Billboard and 24K Magic sitting at number 2.
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