Bruno Mars: The Next Big Thing?
Music downloads have never been more popular and, with music available to buy at the touch of a button, the charts can be a fast-moving place for most young artists lucky enough to have a single or album in them. However one name has popped up in the charts again and again throughout 2010, and that name is Bruno Mars. Already gaining international fame as the vocal talent behind such hits as "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B, and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy, here is the story of the superstar that's appeared as if out of nowhere.
Very much the man of the moment, he may only be 25 but this songwriter, singer and producer has earned his dues and learned his trade by writing and producing songs for an eclectic range of artists behind the scenes, from Alexandra Burke to Flo Rida. However, having spent years producing hits for other people, the singer decided it was time to take to the spotlight himself. Born Peter Gene Hernandez, in Hawaii, Mars has apparently always mimicked his favourite artists ever since he was a toddler, but it wasn't until he moved to California that he eventually got his first small break in the industry, by selling one of his songs to a music publisher.
He paid his rent for years by gradually writing and producing more and more songs, with a handful of hits under his belt too, until he eventually took his first step in the limelight by co-writing and featuring on B.o.B's 'Nothin' on You'. This was almost immediately followed up by the international smash-hit 'Billionaire', written by Travie McCoy, the former Gym Class Heroes front man.
With celebrity and the paparazzi attention that comes with it now a firm part of his day-to-day life, Bruno Mars has been in and out of the press for both good and bad reasons, and that is only set to increase with the success of his single 'Just The Way You Are' and a debut album already released in the United States; where it charted at number 3.
Thanks to his relatively young fan base, some prime time television synching opportunities and his single 'Just The Way You Are' featuring on The X-Factor, Mars has seen his single return back to the top of the charts four weeks after it was originally released in the UK. For a boy from Hawaii who grew up wanting to be Elvis, he is doing a good job in becoming a global musical force to be reckoned with, and Bruno Mars Doo Wops and Hooligans will no doubt only earn the singer even more deserved success.
Paul Buchanan writes for a digital marketing agency. This article has been commissioned by a client of said agency. This article is not designed to promote, but should be considered professional content.
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