Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars (real name Peter Gene Hernandez) was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to L.A. at 17 to start his career. His birthday is Oct. 8, 1985, and his height is 5’5”. The genre-hopping singer, songwriter and dancer got his start in entertainment at age 4, when he played an Elvis impersonator in his dad and uncle’s variety show. Early on in his career, he signed with Universal Motown but was quickly dropped. As part of the songwriting-producing team The Smeezingtons, Mars helped pen hits for Flo Rida, Cee-Lo Green, Snoop Dogg and more. He released his debut album ‘Doo-Wops & Hooligans’ in October 2010, and it debuted and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. Lead single “Just the Way You Are” hit No. 1 on the Hot 100. Since then, he’s had multiple hits, including sophomore album ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’ (No. 1) and massive chart-topping singles such as “Uptown Funk!” with Mark Ronson, which held on to the No. 1 spot for 14 weeks. In July 2021, he and collaborator Anderson .Paak released “Leave the Door Open,” the first single from their joint project Silk Sonic, with the song reaching the summit; their album ‘An Evening With Silk Sonic’ reached No. 2. Mars has received multiple Grammys in his career – both solo and as part of Silk Sonic – including best pop vocal album for ‘Unorthodox Jukebox,’ record of the year and best pop duo/group performance for “Uptown Funk!,” album of the year for his 2016 release ‘24K Magic,’ record of the year for "Leave the Door Open," and more.