Ua kū ʻo Bruno Mars (hānau ʻia ʻOkakopa 8, 1985) mai kahi malihini i kekahi o nā hōkū kāne nui loa o ka pop ma lalo o hoʻokahi makahiki i ka makahiki 2010.
Ua hana ʻo ia i nā mele pop 10 kiʻekiʻe ma ke ʻano he mea pena mele. A lilo ʻo ia i mea hoʻokani leo maikaʻi loa, i kapa ʻia e ka poʻe he duet. Ma kāna mau pop pop mua ʻelima, loaʻa iā ia ka wikiwiki ma mua o nā mea pena mele mai Elvis Presley.
ʻO nā makahiki mua o Bruno Mars
Ua hānau ʻia ʻo Bruno Mars ma Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Loaʻa iā ia nā ʻohana Puerto Rican a me Filipino. Aia nō nā mākua o Bruno Mars i ke kahua mele. Hoʻokani kona makuakāne i nā mea kani a ʻo kona makuahine he hula.
Ua hoʻomaka ʻo Bruno Mars e hoʻokani ma ke kahua i ka makahiki 3. I ka makahiki 4, hana ʻo ia me kāna hui ʻohana, ʻo ka Love Notes, a ua hoʻomohala koke ʻo ia i kahi kaulana ma ke ʻano he Elvis Presley imitator. Ma hope o ka hoʻolohe ʻana iā Jimi Hendrix, ua aʻo ʻo Bruno Mars i ka hoʻokani pila. Ma 2003, ma hope o kona puka ʻana mai ke kula kiʻekiʻe ma 17, neʻe ʻo Bruno Mars i Los Angeles, Kaleponi e ʻimi i kahi ʻoihana mele.
Ua pūlima pū ʻo Bruno Mars me Motown Records i ka makahiki 2004. Akā ʻaʻole i hoʻokuʻu ʻia kekahi o kāna mau mele ma mua o kona huki ʻia ʻana mai kāna ʻaelike i ka makahiki aʻe. Eia naʻe, ua pōmaikaʻi kona manawa pōkole me ka lepili ma muli o kāna hui ʻana me ka hoʻokumu ʻana a me ka hoa kākau mele ʻo Philip Lawrence. I ka makahiki 2008, ua hālāwai lāua me ka mea hoʻokumu makemake ʻo Ari Levine a ua hānau ʻia ka papahana Smeezingtons.
Ua hoʻomaka ka hoʻoikaika ʻana ma ke ʻano he mea pena mele, leo leo kaulana, a me ke kākau ʻana a me ka hana ʻana ma lalo o Smeezingtons i hoʻomaka i ka hua i ka makahiki 2010. Ua lilo koke ʻo Bruno Mars i mea kaulana.
Bruno Mars Albums
I ka makahiki 2010, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka album Doo-Wops & Hooligans. Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Bruno Mars he mea koʻikoʻi ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka huaʻōlelo doo-wop ma ke poʻo inoa o ka album mua. Ua ulu ʻo ia me kahi makua kāne nāna i hāʻawi i kāna aloha i nā mele kahiko o 1950s.
Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Bruno Mars, ʻo ka nani a me ke ʻano o nā mele doo-wop i manaʻo ʻia no kāna poʻe wahine, ʻo ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka huaʻōlelo "hooligans" he mea hoʻomaikaʻi i ka poʻe pā. ʻAʻole i hoʻokuʻu ʻia kāna mele punahele ma Talking to the Moon.
Ua kiʻekiʻe ʻo Doo-Wops & Hooligans i ka helu 3 ma ka pakuhi album a ua kūʻai aku ma mua o 2 miliona mau kope. Ua loaʻa iā ia ka Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album nominations ma ka Grammy Awards.
I ka makahiki 2012, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka lua album ʻo Unorthodox Jukebox. Ua ʻimi ʻo ia i nā ʻano mele like ʻole me reggae, disco a me ka ʻuhane. Ua manaʻo ʻo Bruno Mars ua wikiwiki kāna album mua, no laila ua hoʻonui ʻo ia i ka manawa ma Unorthodox Jukebox e hoʻokō pono ai.
Ua koho ʻo ia i ʻelua mau mea hana Pelekane ʻo Mark Ronson lāua ʻo Paul Epworth e kōkua i ka hōʻuluʻulu ʻana i ka album. Ua lilo ʻo Unorthodox Jukebox i ka puke palapala kiʻi mua #1 a Bruno Mars. Ua kūʻai ʻia ma luna o 2 miliona mau kope a lanakila i kahi Grammy no Best Pop Vocal Album.
I ka makahiki 2016, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka album 24K Magic. Ua koi ʻo ia e ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi ma mua o kāna mau mea ʻelua. Ua loaʻa i ka album ka mahalo no kāna ʻoihana ʻoihana. Ua kiʻekiʻe ma ka helu 2 ma ka pakuhi album a kūʻai aku ma luna o ka hapalua miliona kope.
Artist singles
I ka makahiki 2010, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka haku mele Just the Way You Are. Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Bruno Mars he mau mahina e kākau ai i kāna mele mele mua ʻo Just the You Are. Ua noʻonoʻo ʻo ia i nā mele aloha e like me Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton) a me You Are So Beautiful (Joe Cocker).
Makemake ʻo ia e kani ka mele mai kona puʻuwai mai. Ua hauʻoli nā luna o ka Atlantic Records a hoʻomaikaʻi iā ia no kona kani ʻokoʻa mai nā mea ʻē aʻe ma ka lekiō. ʻO Just the You Are peaked ma ka helu 1 ma ka US pop chart a hiki i ka piko o ka pop, adult and adult adult contemporary radio. Ua loaʻa iā ia kahi makana Grammy no ka Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
I ka makahiki 2010, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ke mele ʻo Grenade, kahi i hoʻokani ai ka mea hana ʻo Benny Blanco no Bruno Mars. Ua ʻaneʻane kākau hou ʻia i loko o ka mea a Bruno Mars i kapa ʻia "he aliʻi wahine keaka". ʻO ka mana mua o ka haku mele he puʻupuʻu lohi, wehe ʻia, akā ma hope o ka hana ʻana, ua lilo ia i mea helu 1 ma US. A alakaʻi pū i ka lekiō pop kaulana.
Mele Grenade a lanakila hou
Ua hiki pū i ka helu 3 ma ka lekiō pop makua. Mahalo i ke mele Grenade, ua lanakila ka mea pena i ka Grammy Award no Single of the Year.
I ka makahiki 2011, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ʻo The Lazy Song. Ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ʻo ia ke kolu o ka mele mele mua mai Bruno Mars. A lilo ʻo ia i ke kolu o ka poʻe pop 5 maikaʻi loa. Ua piʻi ka mea hoʻokahi i ka helu 4 ma ka Billboard Hot 100 a komo i ka 3 kiʻekiʻe o nā papa lekiō pop kaulana. ʻIke ʻia ka Lazy Song no kāna mau wikiō mele ʻelua. ʻO kekahi o lākou ka hui hula Poreotics i nā masks monkey, a ʻo ka lua me Leonard Nimoy.
I ka makahiki 2011, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ke mele It Will Rain. Ua kākau a hana ʻo Bruno Mars i mele no ke kani kani o Twilight. Saga. Breaking Dawn: Māhele 1 me nā Smithingtons. Ua kākau ʻia ma ka huakaʻi ʻahamele. He mele mele ia, a ua hoʻopiʻi kekahi poʻe hoʻohewa he melodramatic loa ia.
Akā naʻe, ua lilo ʻo It Will Rain i mea kaulana hou no Bruno Mars. Ua hōʻea i ka helu 3 i ka US a ua paʻi pū i nā pakuhi hou. Ua lilo ka mea hoʻokahi i ka hula hula 20 kiʻekiʻe, e pā ana i nā palapala lekiō R&B a me Latin i ka manawa like.
I ka makahiki 2012, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka mea hoʻokahi Locked Out of Heaven (mai ka album Unorthodox Jukebox), kahi i hoʻoikaika nui ʻia e ka mele o ka hui pop rock The Police. Ua hoʻokumu ʻia ke mele e kahi hui i hui pū me Jeff Bhasker a me ka mea hana Pelekane ʻo Mark Ronson. Ua piʻi koke ʻo Locked Out Of Heaven i ka piko o ka Billboard Hot 100. Ua hala ʻo 6 pule ma luna.
Bruno Mars: "Grammy"
Ua loaʻa i ka mea pena i nā koho Grammy no ka Record of the Year a me Song of the Year. Ua paʻi ʻo Locked Out of Heaven i ka 10 kiʻekiʻe ma ka lekiō pop a me ka lekiō o kēia wā, ma luna o nā palapala kiʻekiʻe 40. Ua komo ka haku mele i loko o ka 20 kiʻekiʻe o nā papa hula hula maikaʻi loa.
I ka makahiki 2013, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka ballad When I Was Your Man. Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Philip Lawrence, ka mea hoahana Bruno Mars no nā mea pena pop kahiko ʻo Elton John lāua ʻo Billy Joel ma ke ʻano he mau mana i ke kākau ʻana o ia mele. When I Was Your Man i komo i ka 10 kiʻekiʻe, ʻoiai ʻo Locked Out Of Heaven aia nō ma ka helu 2. Ua lawe ka mele When I Was Your Man i ke kūlana 1. Ua ʻoi aku ʻo ia ma luna o ka 40 kiʻekiʻe, nā palapala lekiō kaulana a me kēia manawa.
I ka makahiki 2014, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka haku mele ʻo Uptown Funk me Mark Ronson. Hōʻike ka mele i nā mele leʻaleʻa mai ka makahiki 1980. ʻO kēia ka hā o ka hui pū ʻana ma waena o Bruno Mars a me Mark Ronson. Ua lilo ʻo Uptown Funk i kekahi o nā mele nui loa o nā manawa a pau, e paʻa ana i ka #14 no 1 pule. Ua piʻi pū ka haku mele i ka piko o nā papa lekiō pop kaulana a me nā papa hula. Ua loaʻa iā ia kahi makana Grammy no Record of the Year.
Ma 2016, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka 24K Magic hoʻokahi mai ka album o ka inoa like e Bruno Mars. Ua hana ʻia me The Stereotypes. Ua hoʻohuli ʻia ke mele e ka 1970s retro a me ka 1980s funk. Ua piʻi ka 24K Magic ma ka helu 4 ma ka pakuhi Billboard Hot 100. Ua hōʻea pū ʻo ia i ka 5 kiʻekiʻe o nā pop, hula, a me nā lekiō 40 kiʻekiʻe.
Ka hopena o ka hana hoʻohālike
ʻIke ʻia ʻo Bruno Mars no kona akamai i ka wā e hoʻokani ola ai. ʻIke ʻo ia iā Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson a me Little Richard i kāna mau kiʻi nui.
Ua lilo ka mea pena i hōkū pop nui i ka wā i hoʻomalu ʻia ai nā mele pop e nā mea pena kiʻi. Ua hoʻokani ʻo Bruno Mars i nā mea kani e like me ka piano, percussion, guitar, keyboards and bass.
Ua hoʻohanohano ʻia ʻo Bruno Mars i ka hoʻokani mele e ʻoluʻolu i nā poʻe mele pop o nā makahiki āpau a me nā ʻano lāhui. I ka makahiki 2011, kapa ʻia ʻo Time magazine kekahi o ka 100 o ka poʻe koʻikoʻi o ka honua.
He makahiki kūleʻa ʻo 2017 no ka mea mele i loaʻa iā ia nā makana he nui no kāna mele. Ua loaʻa i ka mea mele ka Teen Choice Awards a ua kapa ʻia ʻo ia ka lanakila nui loa ma ka 2017 American Music Awards a me Soul Trains Awards.
I kēlā makahiki hoʻi, hāʻawi ʻo Mars i $ 1 miliona e kōkua i ka poʻe i hōʻeha i ka pilikia wai Flint. Ua komo pū ka mea mele ma Somos Una Voz i hoʻonohonoho ʻia e Jennifer Lopez. Ua hana ʻia e kōkua i nā mea ola o ka Hurricane Maria ma Puerto Rico.
