Peter Gene Bayot Hernandez is Bruno Mars' true name. ¹⁾

His stage name, “Bruno Mars”, was inspired by wrestler Bruno Samartino, since Bruno was confident, independent, and strong-willed as a youngster, just like the wrestler. The 'Mars' came about because females used to comment he was “out of this world,” so he named himself after the planet Mars.²⁾

His Twitter name is @BrunoMars, and he has more than 43 million followers!³⁾

Bruno Mars was born in Waikiki, Hawaii, on October 8, 1986.⁴⁾

Pete, his father, was a Latin drummer, and Bernadette (Bernie), his mother, was a vocalist.⁵⁾

He was the sixth of six children!⁶⁾

Bruno began performing as an Elvis impersonator with his family's band, The Love Notes, when he was four years old.He was the sixth of six children!⁷⁾

Mars stated that as a child, he was highly affected by Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley, earning him the name “Little Elvis”.⁸⁾

Bruno Mars was born in Puerto Rico and raised in the Philippines.⁹⁾

Bruno's fans are referred to as Hooligans.¹⁰⁾

He went to Roosevelt High School, where he and his pals created the band “The School Boys”. This assisted him in becoming more at ease and confident on stage.¹¹⁾