Bruno Mars, an American singer-songwriter, is a multitalented artist. He is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and choreographer. Mars earned ma s sive popularity after releasing the songs such as Nothin' on You, Billionaire, and Just the Way You Are. From March 2017 to July 2017, he was on a 24K Magic World Tour. For his blockbuster album, he won seven Grammy Awards. Mars has also released a number of evergreen singles like Just the Way You Are, Grenade, and Locked Out of Heaven.
From his illustrious career, the Grammy-winning artist has also earned a decent amount of net worth.
Parents, Bio, And Education Of Bruno Mars
Mars was born Peter Gene Hernandez on October 8, 1985, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He is an American by nationality and regarding his ethnicity, he is of Puerto Rican and Filipino Ethnicity. He was born to Peter Hermandez and Bernadette San Pedro Bayot.
Mars grew up in the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu along with his five siblings: Eric Hernandez, Jamie Hernandez, Presley Hernandez, Tahiti Hernandez, Tiara Hernandez. His father Peter Hernandez is of half Puerto Rican and half Jewish descent. His mother Bernadette “Bernie” San Pedro Bayot was of Filipino and Spanish descent.
Mars belonged to a family whose roots were actively involved in the music industry. His father was a percussionist and has performed Little Richard rock and roll music. His mother was a singer as well as a dancer. Belonging to the musical family background, exposed him to a diverse mix of genres such as reggae, rock, hip-hop, and R&B.
Mars was nicknamed Bruno by his father at the age of two as he resembled the legendary wrestler, Bruno Sammartino. He has five siblings altogether.
Mars graduated from President Theodore Roosevelt High School and then moved to Los Angeles to pursue his musical career.
Bruno Mars' Professional Career
As a child, Bruno Mars started his music career in his local town. He started performing on stage at the age of three. He has performed songs by artists like Michael Jackson, The Isley Brothers, and The Temptations.
Mars started performing with his family band “The Love Notes” at the age of four and was very popular for impersonation of Elvis Presley, often being called “Little Elvis”. To officially start his mainstream music career Bruno moved to Los Angeles after high school graduation adopting his stage name as Bruno Mars.
Mars first was signed by Motown Records which was not a successful choice so he again signed with Atlanta in 2009. His first mainstream success was giving vocals to the songs “Nothin’ on You” by B.O.B and Billionaire by Travie McCoy. The songs were worldwide hits.
Mars co-wrote hit songs “Right Round” for Florida and “Wavin’ Flag” for K’nann. Bruno’s first studio Album was Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010). It made it to number 3 on the Billboard 200.
His songs “Just the way you are”, “Grenade” and “The Lazy Song” were worldwide number-one singles. The soph 0re album Unorthodox Jukebox (2012) was number one in the U.S. The album’s “Locked out of Heaven”, “When I was your man” and “Treasure” were international hits.
Besides going solo Mars has also collaborated with various other artists, remarkably featuring on ma s sive world hits like “Young, Wild &Free” with Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa and “Lighters” (with “Bad Meets Evil”).
Mars has in this short span of his singing career sold 10 million albums and 58 million singles worldwide. His work does not include singing but also is a lyrics writer (songwriter) and producer.
Bruno Mars' Net Worth, Salary, And Earnings
Bruno Mars has earned a tremendous amount of net worth from his illustrious career which as per Celebrity net worth is around $150 million. In 2010, he earned a total of over $10 million from his hit album Doo-Wops & Hooligans. And in the year 2012, Mars received more than $7 million from his album Unorthodox Jukebox.
In the same year, Mars also purchased a three-bedroom house in Los Angeles, California for $3.2 million. The following year, he earned more than $72.4 million from his 84 shows and his annual salary was $35 million this year too. In the year 2013, he became the Artist of the Year by Billboard and his salary was around $35 million in the same year.
Mars also listed his home on the market for $3.3 million which is located in Laurel Canyon. After a year, Mars bought a seven-bedroom mansion for $6.5 million in Studio City, California. And in 2015, he sold his three-bedroom house for around $3.3 million in Los Angeles, California.
Mars released the album titled 24K Magic which sold over 1 million copies in the United States. And from the album, he earned over $1.5 million.
Mars is also involved in several charity works. In August 2017, he donated $1 million to the victims of the Flint Water Crisis at Michigan Crisis.
Here is the list of his luxurious cars
1 Cadillac Escalade: $95 K
2 Escalade Rolls Royce: $385,000
Bruno Mars' Wife, Relationship, And Affair
Bruno Mars is unmarried. But the singer is currently dating Puerto-Rican model Jessica Caban. She became the first-ever winner of the reality competition show Model Latina and won a $10,000 contract with Q Management, per Latina.
The couple is has been dating since 2011. However, Marsh rarely appears publicly with his girlfriend. The two first in New York City. It's been nearly seven years that the couple is still together. As of 2018, the power couple resides together in a mansion in the Hollywood Hills with their Rottweiler named Geronimo.
Previously, Mars dated various Hollywood divas including Chanel Malvar. He dated her from 2009-2011.
Mars was once sued by photographer Catherine McGann in Nove 2017 due to a throwback photo of his.
Bruno Mars' Awards And Achievements
Bruno Mars has won Grammy in the category of Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Just the way you are” at the 53rd Grammy Awards. He also has won an American Music Award in 2012 for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist.
The popular artist also received a Brit Awards (2012) for International Solo Artist. In 2011 Bruno was listed in Time Magazine’s “100 most influential people in the world”. He also was ranked 1 on the “under 30 lists” of Forbes 30. In 2017, his breathtaking album 24K Magic received seven Grammy Awards.
Age, Body Measurements And Other Facts
- Bruno Mars' height: He has a height of 1.65 m (5ft 4 inch).
- As of 2019 Mars's age is 33 years.
- Birth Name: Peter Gene Hernandez.
- He is also a huge fan of the ray-ban gla s ses.
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by sushma, 17 Sep, 2021
