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This Page Left Blank Intentionally P P P POOOOPPPP CCCCUUUULLLLTTTTUUUURRRREEEE BBBBIIIIOOOOSSSS SUPER SINGERS B R U N O M A R S POP SINGER AND PRODUCER NADIA HIGGINS s Lerner Publications Company MINNEAPOLIS 1 Copyright © 2013 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review. Lerner Publications Company A division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55401 U.S.A. Website address: www.lernerbooks.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Higgins, Nadia. Bruno Mars : pop singer and producer / Nadia Higgins. p. cm. — (Pop culture bios: Super singers) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–7613–4144–4 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) 1. Mars, Bruno, 1985–—Juvenile literature. 2. Musicians— United States—Biography—Juvenile literature. I. Title. ML3930.M318H54 2013 782.42164092—dc23 [B] 2012006518 Manufactured in the United States of America 1 – PP – 7/15/12 2 INTRODUCTION PAGE 4 CHAPTER ONE SSHHOOWW KKIIDD PAGE 8 CCCHHHAAAPPPTTTEEERRR TTTWWWOOO MMAAKKIINN’’ IITT PAGE 14 CCHHAAPPTTEERR TTHHRREEEE JJJJUUUUSSSSTTTT TTTTHHHHEEEE WWWWAAAAYYYY HHHHEEEE IIIISSSS PAGE 20 BRUNO PICS! 28 SOURCE NOTES 30 MORE BRUNO INFO 30 INDEX 31 3 The multi-talented Bruno Mars plays some sick guitar and drums. INTRODUCTION 44 I nn 22000088,, BBrruunnoo MMaarrss ddiiddnn'' tt wwaanntt ttoo ggoo hhoommee.. BBaacckk tthheenn,, hhee wwaass bbrrookkee,, ttrryyiinngg ttoo mmaakkee iitt iinn LLooss AAnnggeelleess.. HHee'' dd aallmmoosstt qquuiitt mmaannyy ttiimmeess.. BBuutt oonnee tthhiinngg aallwwaayyss ssttooppppeedd hhiimm:: tthhee llooookkss hhee iimmaaggiinneedd oonn hhiiss ffrriieennddss'' aanndd ffaammiillyy'' ss ffaacceess.. ªª II ddiiddnn'' tt wwaanntt ttoo ccoommee hhoommee ttoo HHaawwaaiiii aa ffaaiilluurree,,”” Bruno says. Fast forward to a happier day in December 2010. Bruno' s laughing his head off. He' s driving the W hip, his old Jeep from high school. His band buddies are with him, and he' s showing them his old hangouts. Bruno walks the red carpet at an event in December 2010. Tomorrow, Bruno' s performing at the Blaisdell arena, a nine-thousand-seat concert hall in Honolulu. At first, Bruno wasn' t sure he could handle a show that big. ª But it' s sold out,” Bruno says, laying on the swag. ª Sold out.” Next day, showtime, Bruno and his band are climbing onto the stage. They look as if they stepped out of the 1960s. They' re wearing matching POMPADOUR = dark blue jackets. Bruno' s hair is an old-fashioned hairstyle with swept up in a a big pouf over the forehead classic pompadour. A sold-out crowd packed Blaisdell arena for Bruno’s homecoming show in December 2010. 6 The guys step into the blinding white stage lights, and the crowd goes wild. Above the roar, you can hear the chant: ª Bruno! Bruno! Bruno!” This is how Bruno Mars wanted to go back home. 7 Bruno was already into music at the age of four. C C CHHHAAAPPPTTTEEERRR OOONNNEEE SHOW KID Bruno (CENTER) with (FROM LEFT) his sister Jaime; his mom; his sister Tiara; and his brother, Eric 8