Thursday, May 29, 2014

Bruno Mars




Date of Birth
Birth Name
Peter Gene Bayot Hernandez
Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)
Bruno Mars' fact:
-Much like "Nothin' On You", Mars co-wrote the hook for "Billionaire", in which he again provided vocals to go along with rapper Travie McCoy.

-Co-wrote the hook for number 1 hit single, "Nothin' On You", in which he also provided vocals along with rap artist B.o.B..

-Can play guitar and drum kit.

-Growing up, he was widely influenced by Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley.

-Is singer-songwriter.

-His father is of half Puerto Rican and half Ashkenazi Jewish (from Hungary and Ukraine) descent. His mother, who was Filipino, was of Filipino and Spanish ancestry.

-His father nicknamed him "Bruno" after Bruno Sammartino.

-Has four sisters who form the musical group, "Lylas", and a brother who plays drums for his band.

-His mother, Bernadette Martínez-Hernández, died at age 55 of a brain aneurysm on June 1, 2013 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was a hula dancer and singer and has been credited with encouraging her children's love of music.


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