Bruno Mars is a Grammy-winning singer/songwriter. He is best known for his hit songs such as "Nothin' on You," "Just the Way You Are," "Lokcked Out of Heaven," "That's what I like," and 24K Magic. Bruno Mars was born on October 8, 1985, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Mars grew up in a very musical family. His father Pete, was a Latin percussionist from Brooklyn. His mother Bernadette("Bernie"), was a singer. The guy revieved the nickname "Bruno" when was just a baby, and from there on it just stuck with him. Since Mars was always surrounded by entertainers, he started to pick up musical instruments from an early age. While in highschool he and several of friends formed a band, called the School Boys, performing classic oldies hits alongside his family's act at the Ilikai Hotel in Honolulu.After graduating from high school, Mars decided to leave Hawaii for Los Angeles, California. Over his first few years in L.A., he struggled to make a breakthrough in the music industry, and grew frustrated with waiting for his career to move forward. Then finally, a friend introduced him to songwriter Phillip Lawrence, who agreed to help Mars compose material. By the early 2000s, Bruno had begun to find success by writing songs for several popular artists, including Flo Rida's smash hit "Right 'Round," Brandy's "Long Distance" and Travie McCoy's "Billionaire." Mars also produced and co-wrote K'Naan's "Wavin' Flag," Coca-Cola's theme song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Then, several months later, Mars released his first solo single, "Just the Way You Are," from his debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, it was released in October 2010. The song quickly proved to be another hit for the Mars, putting him back at the top of the Billboard singles chart. Additionally, his album Doo-Wops & Hooligans, reached No. 3 on the Billboard album charts, and its follow-up singles such as, "Grenade" and "The Lazy Song," cracked the Top 10 on the singles chart.
In September 2013, news broke that Mars was selected to be a part of the half-time entertainment at the next Super Bowl. This honor put him in the same league as such past performers, for example, Madonna and Justin Timberlake. Mars returned to the Super Bowl stage in February 2016, performing at the half-time show with Beyoncé Knowles and Coldplay. Mars continued his extremely successful run with the release of his third studio effort, 24K Magic, in November 2016. The album was a successs because it had a catchy title track, a retro-tinted dance number in the vein of "Uptown Funk," as well as the sultry "That's What I Like," which climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Mars cleaned up at the 2018 Grammy Awards, winning in all six categories for which he drew nominations, which also included Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year.