Peter Gene Hernandez, known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer born October 8, 1985, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Regarded as a pop icon, he's known for his three-octave tenor vocal range, retro showmanship, and musical versatility. Mars has won 15 Grammy Awards and is one of the best-selling artists of all time with hits like "Uptown Funk," "Just the Way You Are," and "That's What I Like."