Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars has sold over 115 million records worldwide as a singer, producer and songwriter. This book documents his childhood in Honolulu and how he found fame from the age of four.

Here is the incredible story of Bruno Mars, the obscure Hawaiian singer /songwriter who rocketed to global fame in just three years.
After failure and near poverty in LA where the Motown record label signed and then dropped him, Bruno Mars had a surprise worldwide smash with his fi rst single for Atlantic, 'Just The Way You Are'. With sales of over 115 million, including two record-breaking digital single releases, Bruno Mars became a major star almost overnight. Even so, his exotic origins make for a story of rare fascination - raised by a family of musicians, learning his craft in Honolulu, playing, writing and performing on other people's records in LA and surviving a career-threatening drug bust.

This is the amazing biography of Bruno Mars so far. The future promises even more success!

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Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars has sold over 115 million records worldwide as a singer, producer and songwriter. This book documents his childhood in Honolulu and how he found fame from the age of four.

Here is the incredible story of Bruno Mars, the obscure Hawaiian singer /songwriter who rocketed to global fame in just three years.
After failure and near poverty in LA where the Motown record label signed and then dropped him, Bruno Mars had a surprise worldwide smash with his fi rst single for Atlantic, 'Just The Way You Are'. With sales of over 115 million, including two record-breaking digital single releases, Bruno Mars became a major star almost overnight. Even so, his exotic origins make for a story of rare fascination - raised by a family of musicians, learning his craft in Honolulu, playing, writing and performing on other people's records in LA and surviving a career-threatening drug bust.

This is the amazing biography of Bruno Mars so far. The future promises even more success!

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Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars

by Emily Herbert
Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars

by Emily Herbert

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Bruno Mars has sold over 115 million records worldwide as a singer, producer and songwriter. This book documents his childhood in Honolulu and how he found fame from the age of four.

Here is the incredible story of Bruno Mars, the obscure Hawaiian singer /songwriter who rocketed to global fame in just three years.
After failure and near poverty in LA where the Motown record label signed and then dropped him, Bruno Mars had a surprise worldwide smash with his fi rst single for Atlantic, 'Just The Way You Are'. With sales of over 115 million, including two record-breaking digital single releases, Bruno Mars became a major star almost overnight. Even so, his exotic origins make for a story of rare fascination - raised by a family of musicians, learning his craft in Honolulu, playing, writing and performing on other people's records in LA and surviving a career-threatening drug bust.

This is the amazing biography of Bruno Mars so far. The future promises even more success!


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781783053551
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Publication date: 09/01/2014
Pages: 210
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Emily Herbert is a bestselling journalist and author, based in London. Her past subjects have included Michael Jackson, Lady GaGa and Stephen Gately.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 White Lines And Conspiracy Theories 7

Chapter 2 Little Elvis 22

Chapter 3 The Lean Years 36

Chapter 4 LA Confidential 46

Chapter 5 The Smeezingtons 55

Chapter 6 A Star Is Born 68

Chapter 7 Fringe Benefits 84

Chapter 8 Doo-Wops & Hooligans 99

Chapter 9 The Flyin' Hawaiian 114

Chapter 10 Unorthodox Jukebox 126

Chapter 11 The Sacred And The Profane 138

Chapter 12 Tragedy Strikes 151

Chapter 13 Thank You For The Music 160

Chapter 14 His Just Deserts 174

Chapter 15 Superstar 189

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