Well, well, well... hasn't Mr Peter Gene Hernandez, aka Bruno Mars, been busy in 2010!
He's featured on some of the biggest numbers this year - Nothin' On You by B.o.B, and Billionaire by Travie McCoy. He's also co-penned some of the biggest numbers this year - Fuck You by Cee Lo Green, and Right Round by Flo Rida.
Not to be content with that above, Bruno has just released his debut album, Doo-Wops and Hooligans. The album features the global smash hit Just The Way You Are and his latest single, Grenade.
Just The Way You Are went to #1 in over eight countries, including the big markets - US, UK, Canada and Australia - and Top 5 in another eight. His follow up single, Grenade, looks like it may also provide Bruno with some very well-deserved recognition again, as it bullets it's way into the top 20 of the US, Canadian and Australian markets.
A bit of trivia for you - did you know that young Peter received the nickname Bruno by his father as a child as he was a chubby boy, and there was a chubby wrestler at the time called Bruno Sammartino? Fact!
To quote a great girlfriend of mine "Bruno sounds like a young, raw Michael Jackson" - and I couldn't help but agree. The similarities are there in the voice, the emotion and the definite early signs of success of this rising star. Whilst Just The Way You Are was a great song, for me Grenade is superb. Love it, love it, love it.
Doo-Wops and Hooligans is out via iTunes Australia now. Do yourself a favour and purchase it.
