Bruno Mars: The man who always believed in his dreams When Peter Gener Hernandez (Bruno Mars) was 3 years old his uncle, who was an Elvis Presley impersonator, encouraged Mars to perform on stage. Since then, he grew up in the spectacle’s world. Bruno is considered one of the most awesome singers and dancer in the world, his personality makes people feel close to him. He’s always looking for new goals to overcome himself. Bruno came from a musical family which exposed him to a diverse mix of genres including: reggae, rock, hip hop, and R&B., so he always liked sing, dance and play instruments. In 2010, he also acknowledged his Hawaiian roots and musical family as an influence, explaining: "Growing up in Hawaii made me the man I am. I used to do a lot of shows in Hawaii with my father's band. Everybody in my family sings, everyone plays instruments... I've just been surrounded by it.” It means that he feels proud of his roots. …show more content…
Nevertheless, he always believed in himself because in that year he signed with Atlantic Records. Since then, his career has been successful. Even so, he had some obstacles like racist problems. The song "Nothin' on You" was rejected by a "music industry decision-maker" because of his race. That experience made him feel like a "mutant", and he says that was his lowest point. Also Bruno Mars confessed that he changed his surname because people in the music industry took him as another Latino artist, and even tried to convince him to sing in Spanish saying: "Your last name's Hernandez, maybe you should do the Latin music, this Spanish music... Enrique [Iglesias] is so hot right now”. Nevertheless, Mars used his childhood nickname (Bruno) and changed his surname to Mars, in an effort to "avoid being