Bruno Mars's Life And Accomplishments

Bruno Mars is a Grammy-winning singer and song-writer. He was born on October 8th, 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He wrote the well-known song “Wavin’ Flag” for artist Knaan, that became the song for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. In 2010 he made his major career breakthrough when his first single “Nothin’ on you” was released. He released the Grammy-winning hit “Uptown Funk!” in 2015. Bruno Mars began his career in the early 2000s, the era of legendary artists such as Usher, Eminem, Beyonce, Britany Spears and Jay-Z. His rise to fame occured during the decade of revolutionary advances in technology. These were the years of new inventions influences how music is composed and produced, and the rise of underground and Independent music. It

His father, Pete, was a Latin percussionist from Brooklyn. His mother Bernadette was a also a singer, both giving him inspiration and encouragement. Bruno Mars’ real name is Peter Hernandez, but was given the nickname Bruno by his family as a baby due to his strong-willed nature resembling a brute. Mars’ family preformed on Waikiki Beach doing celebrity impersonations and Motown hits. He learned musical instruments such as drums, piano and guitar at an early age. At age 4, he joined the family musical act as an Elvis impersonator and by his adolescence he was performing impersonating Michael Jackson. He moved to Los Angeles after high school and began writing songs to move his career forward. His career breakthrough began when he was introduced to Phillip Lawrence who helped compose a song that he ended up selling to another artist. He found his success by writing songs made famous by several well-known pop artists including number one hit “Right Round” by Flo Rida and many others that made their way to the top 10

He started off his music career writing songs for many famous and successful artists and moved his way up writing and singing his own songs. This shows a multifaceted musical talent and true merit of the success he has today. Writing music to target audiences, especially in such a variety of different music genres is also extremely difficult. His music carries a melody that is memorable and catchy enough for his listeners. The lyrics in Mars songs are well written and convey messages and meaning. Furthermore, Mars songs are ones that listeners catch themselves listening to years after they were