Half-Puerto Rican, half-Filipino, Peter Hernandez (aka Bruno Mars) was born in
Honolulu and as a child was nicknamed Bruno by his father, who thought his son's
chubby features resembled a famous wrestler called Bruno. From a musical family
and influenced by a broad diversity of material, Mars was performing from an
early age - his first stage appearances were in Hawaii with his father's band.
After moving to Los Angeles to launch his own career, Mars landed a job as house
songwriter and producer at Atlantic Records and went on to work on material for
Alexandra Burke, Flo Rida, Br...