Bruno Mars winning run at the Grammys appeared to be a surprise, except to Rolling Stone who pointed out most of the voters were old and he had cross-generational appeal. ‘Academy Members are people with long careers in the music biz. Lifers. Fans who cherish their memories of Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra, but can’t recall their Netflix password.’ Unkind.
Bruno Mars’ early influencers were Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Led Zeppelin, Freddie Mercury and Jimi Hendrix. He has a three octave tenor vocal range and sings across a wide repertoire from R&B, pop, rock, soul and hip hop. The NY Times critic said he was the most “versatile and accessible singers in pop, with a light, soul-influenced voice that’s an easy fit in a range of styles, a universal donor.” He’s known for his old-school showmanship and dynamic performance.
Born into a musical family on 8 October 1985 3.56pm Waikiki, Hawaii (astrotheme) he is a Sun Libra in a confident, lucky trine to Jupiter in multi-cultural Aquarius; with a passionately enthusiastic Venus Mars in Virgo in a volatile square to Uranus. If his birth time is sound, he also has an intense Pluto in Scorpio opposition North Node squaring onto a flamboyant Leo Moon opposition Jupiter. A Fixed Grand Cross will give him staying power and endurance and a single-minded sense of where he is going, not allowing distractions to get in his way.
Bruno Mars is talented, and a Global Star, too. Many of the “big” Grammy Winners really aren’t.