Locked Out Of Heaven - Album

Peter Gene Hernandez Born October 8 1985 In Honolulu HI USA Known Professionally As Bruno Mars Is A Filipino-American Singer Songwriter Record Producer Musician And Dancer. 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 Hits "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 Collaborated With Anderson .Paak As Silk Sonic On The Full-Length Album An Evening With Silk Sonic Whose Single "Leave The Door Open" Topped The Billboard Hot 100. Mars Has Sold Over 130 Million Records Worldwide Making Him One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time. He Has Released Eight Number-One Singles On The Billboard Hot 100 Since His Career Launched In 2010 Attaining His First Five Faster Than Any Male Artist Since Elvis Presley. Mars Became The First Artist To Receive Five Diamond Certified Songs In The United States. He Was Included In Music Week And Billboard Magazine As One Of The Best Songwriters Of 2011 And 2013 Respectively. Mars Has Received Several Awards And Nominations Including 11 Grammy Awards Three Brit Awards Nine American Music Awards 10 Soul Train Awards And Holds Three Guinness World Records. He Appeared In Time Magazine's Annual List Of The 100 Most Influential People In The World In 2011 Forbes Magazine's List Of "30 Under 30" In 2013 And Forbes's Celebrity 100 In 2014 2018 And 2019. read less