Bruno Mars : pop singer and producer

32 Pages·2013·11.61 MB·english

by  Nadia Higgins

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SUPER SINGERS
B R U N O
M A R S
POP SINGER AND PRODUCER
NADIA HIGGINS
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Higgins, Nadia.
Bruno Mars : pop singer and producer / Nadia Higgins.
p. cm. — (Pop culture bios: Super singers)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978–0–7613–4144–4 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
1. Mars, Bruno, 1985–—Juvenile literature. 2. Musicians—
United States—Biography—Juvenile literature. I. Title.
ML3930.M318H54 2013
782.42164092—dc23 [B] 2012006518

Manufactured in the United States of America
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INTRODUCTION PAGE 4
CHAPTER ONE
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BRUNO PICS! 28
SOURCE NOTES 30
MORE BRUNO INFO 30
INDEX 31
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The multi-talented
Bruno Mars plays some
sick guitar and drums.
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Bruno says.
Fast forward to a happier
day in December 2010.
Bruno' s laughing his head
off. He' s driving the W hip, his
old Jeep from high school.
His band buddies are with
him, and he' s showing
them his old hangouts.
Bruno walks the red carpet at
an event in December 2010.
Tomorrow, Bruno' s performing at the Blaisdell arena, a
nine-thousand-seat concert hall in Honolulu. At first, Bruno
wasn' t sure he could handle a show that big. ª But it' s
sold out,” Bruno says, laying on the swag. ª Sold out.”
Next day, showtime, Bruno and his band are climbing
onto the stage. They look as if they stepped out of the
1960s. They' re
wearing matching
POMPADOUR =
dark blue jackets.
Bruno' s hair is
an old-fashioned hairstyle with
swept up in a
a big pouf over the forehead
classic pompadour.
A sold-out crowd packed Blaisdell arena for
Bruno’s homecoming show in December 2010.
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The guys step into the blinding white stage lights, and
the crowd goes wild. Above the roar, you can hear the
chant: ª Bruno! Bruno! Bruno!”
This is how Bruno Mars wanted to go back home.
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Bruno was already into
music at the age of four.
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SHOW KID
Bruno (CENTER) with (FROM LEFT) his sister Jaime; his
mom; his sister Tiara; and his brother, Eric
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