I love Bruno Mars. His real name is Peter Gene Hernandez.
no wonder he changed his name :)
I was thinking the same. He was born and raised in Honolulu Hawaii. That sounds exciting.
that is interesting a Hispanic last name in Hawaii, i bet his father or grandfather was in the military
I am not sure, but he was raised by a family of musicians and started making music at a young age.
yeah, most musicians come from a family of musicians
2003, shortly after graduating from high school at the age of 17, Mars moved to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career. He adopted his stage name from the childhood nickname his father gave him, adding "Mars" at the end because: "I felt like I didn't have [any] pizzazz, and a lot of girls say I’m out of this world, so I was like I guess I'm from Mars." Moreover, the adoption of his stage name was also an effort to "
U.S. states including Alabama and Hawaii. Brought up as a military dependent he was known by his last name only, and now signs his name as simply Brom: "I get that asked more than just about any other question. It's my real name, my last name. I got called Brom all the time as a kid, and it just stuck."
Brom has been drawing and painting since childhood, although he had never taken any formal art classes. "I wouldn't exactly call myself self-