Set List Memories
Peter Gene Hernandez is better known as Bruno Mars. He was born on October 8, 1985.
His genres considered include pop, R&B, funk, soul, reggae, disco, and rock.
Bruno is the lead to his band, the Hooligans. The current lineup includes -
Bruno Mars - Lead vocals, Rhythm guitar
Philip Lawrence - Backing vocals
Jamareo Artis - Bass guitar
Eric Hernandez - Drums
Kameron Whalum - Trombone, Backing vocals
Dwayne Dugger - Saxophone
James King - Trumpet, Backing vocals
John Fossit - Keyboard
Mateus Asato - Rhythm guitar, Lead guitar
3 albums -
Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010)
Unorthodox Jukebox (2012)
24K Magic (2016)
Bruno has 8 No. 1 singles in the U.S.
Bruno is the first solo male artist with 9 No. 1 positions in the U.S. Mainstream Top 40 (2018).
As of 2020, Mars has sold 200 million singles.
Bruno is the first artist to receive 6 diamond certified singles in the U.S. (2022). As a reminder, diamond certification is achieved with or in excess of 10,000,000 in sales. One such honor is impressive enough so six is truly a treasure.
Point of interest - As of 2021, Mars has earned $604.4 million in concert sales. Less than 30 artists have achieved $600 million in Boxscore history.
Awards -
15 Grammy Awards*
*Record/Song of the Year - 2 songs, Same album (2018)
*Record of the Year - 3 times (2022)
4 BRIT Awards
4 Guinness World Records
11 American Music Awards
14 Soul Train Music Awards
Honors -
No. 6 on Billboard's Hot 100 Songwriters (2013)
No. 41 on Billboard's Greatest of All Time Artists (2019)
Noteworthy -
Forbes "30 Under 30" (2014)
(Put into perspective - Bruno is two years younger than me so when he made the list, he was 29 years old.)
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