It amassed two Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits, " Locked Out of Heaven" and " When I Was Your Man". Drawing inspiration from disco, funk, rock, reggae and soul genres, his second studio album, Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), was his first number one on the Billboard 200. It spawned the international number-one singles " Just the Way You Are", " Grenade", and " The Lazy Song". That year, Mars released his debut studio album Doo-Wops & Hooligans, which blended pop with reggae pop and R&B. He rose to fame in 2010 buoyed by the success of " Nothin' on You" by B.o.B and " Billionaire" by Travie McCoy, both of which featured his vocals. In 2009, he co-founded the production team The Smeezingtons, responsible for various successful singles for Mars himself and other artists. Mars is accompanied by his band, the Hooligans, who play a variety of instruments, such as electric guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, and horns, and also serve as backup singers and dancers.īorn and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Mars moved to Los Angeles in 2003 to pursue a musical career. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, R&B, funk, soul, reggae, disco, and rock. May it not be the last.Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, and dancer. Bruno Mars, for inspiring yet another beautiful proposal.
His fiancée commented afterwards that she thought "he was just having a laugh." But by the end, once she realized what has been going on and her man was down on bended knee, she ran into his arms and emphatically said "yes." It would be safe to say that she was not the only one who was tearing up, seeing as how both her mother and sister had flown in from the UK.Īs I said before, there are many videos inspired by Mars' hit "Marry You," along with some of his other hits. Murdoch does his best to keep up with the dancers, but I don't think too many people were looking at his moves so much as the smiles on his and his fiancee's faces. But then Murdoch joins in for one spectacular show. In the four minute video, the dancers begin on their own with Murdoch and Charissa watching along with a slew of onlookers. The BDC agreed, and six dancers were with Murdoch to be a part of the flashmob. Murdoch went to the Broadway Dance Centre and asked for a little help with his proposal. The video begins by giving the audience a little bit of background. The whole scene was said to bring "New York's famous Times Square to a complete standstill," according to the Mirror. Just this past Friday, Sean Murdoch, who now plays for the New York soccer league, used Bruno Mars' hit "Marry You" to propose to his girlfriend, Charissa, in the middle of one of the greatest cities in the world. And if you did that, you'd find ex-Scottish soccer player Sean Murdoch's proposal to his now fiancée (sorry for the spoiler) Charissa. The list includes Mars' hits "Treasure," "Count On Me," "Just the Way You Are," and most obviously, "Marry You." And with a title like that, it's no surprise that the hit has become popular among men wishing to get on bended knee.Īs a matter of fact, if you type, "marry you proposal" into the YouTube search bar, the results will yield approximately 713,000 videos with Bruno Mars' hit "Marry You" featured as part of a proposal. They even wrote a whole article on five Mars' songs to include in both the ceremony and the reception. Bruno Mars has become a " wedding staple," according to the Bridal Guide.