At 28 years old, singer-songwriter Bruno Mars will be performing on the largest stage in the world. With a viewership of 108.4 million in 2013, the Super Bowl in 2014 is predicted to rack in over 115 million. With such predicted hype, Bruno’s pay for the 15-minute performance ought to be $2 million. But Bruno Mars has also acquired an added $4 million for Pepsi to apply his discography of their commercials as much as the event. Last year Forbes named him number 1 on their 30 under 30 listing which ranks celebrities through their influence, achievement and earnings. He can anticipate gaining that listing in 2014 again. If promoting 10 million albums and fifty-eight million singles weren’t sufficient, Bruno Mars can say he’s accomplished it all. The Hawaiian rock famous person made his debut simply three years in the past, and Time has named him one of their most influential people.
Only one week earlier than the overall performance of a life-time, Bruno Mars was nominated for 5 Grammy Awards. His sophomore album Unorthodox jukebox became 2013’s 5th great promoting album of the year. His eclectic blend of various genres of a song like pop, reggae, R&B, jazz, and folks have garnered him much crucial praise. Bruno’s ear for a song is established in his award-winning number 1 singles “When I Was Your Man”, “Grenade”, and “Just The Way You Are”. It would possibly explain why an artist like Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Beyonce, B.O.B., Sugababes, Sean Kingston, Adam Levine, and endless others have come to him for hits.
Bruno also has a strong effect on social media, with over 17 million Twitter followers.
Peter Gene Hernandez was born in Honolulu. His ethnicity is a melting pot of cultures. Bruno’s father is Jewish and Puerto Rican, and his mother is Filipino. His mother and father surrounded Peter and his six siblings with song growing up. His mom became a hula dancer, and his father performed percussion, piano and the guitar. He cites his musical impacts developing up because of the Isley Brothers, Temptations and Prince. As a baby, Peter became given the name Bruno due to his resemblance to expert wrestler Bruno Sammartino.
Today Bruno is giving back to his family, supporting his sisters with their musical career. His five sisters are in a set called “LYLAS”, which stands for Love You Like A Sister. They also have their own collection on WE TV.
