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Peter Gene Hernandez is a singer, songwriter, dancer and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in 1985 in Hawaii.
Bruno Mars came from a family with a great tradition in music, and early in childhood he began to perform.

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He moved to Los Angeles after graduating from high school.
Bruno achieved prominence as a solo artist after making a appearance and co-wtriting rapper B.o.B's songs "Nothing 'on you" and Travie McCoy's "Billionaire".

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In 2010 he released his debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans for which he won several awards after selling over a million copies in the country.
The success of the two singles "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade" made Mars one of the six male artists in history who reached the top of Billboard with the first two singles from the same album.

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On September 19, 2010, Bruno was arrested in Las Vegas for possession of cocaine. When speaking to a police officer, he allegedly claimed that what he did was "foolish" and that he "never used drugs before".
Bruno found himself guilty of the crime of drug possession and in exchange for his confession, he was informed that the charges would be erased from his criminal record, as he was out of trouble for a year, paid a fine and did community service.

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On September 8, 2013, the NFL announced that Mars would headline the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show on February 2, 2014. During the performance he was accompanied on stage by Red Hot Chili Peppers as music parades.
The show drew the largest audience in Super Bowl history, drawing 115.3 million viewers, surpassing Madonna's record for the largest audience.
On December 2, 2015, it was announced that Bruno and Beyoncé would be the guests to the Coldplay halftime show at the Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016. This fact made of them the third and fourth artists to have appeared at the super bowl halftime show twice.

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On February 26, 2021, Mars and american rapper Anderson Paak announced that they had recorded an album together under the name Silk Sonic. The band's debut album will be titled An Evening with Silk Sonic and features american musician Bootsy Collins as a special guest.
The first single will be released on March 5, 2021.