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Bruno Mars

Who

Bruno Mars · Arts & Literature

What

Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and producer; of partial Ashkenazi Jewish descent (paternal grandmother)

When

1985, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Where

United States

Biography

Bruno Mars is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and producer; of partial Ashkenazi Jewish descent (paternal grandmother)

How & why

Bruno Mars (born Peter Gene Hernandez) is a Grammy-winning American singer, songwriter and producer known for chart-topping hits such as 'Uptown Funk', 'Just the Way You Are' and 'Locked Out of Heaven'. He is of partial Ashkenazi Jewish descent through his father, Peter Hernandez, who is of Puerto Rican and Ashkenazi Jewish (Hungarian and Ukrainian) ancestry. He is one of the best-selling music artists of his era.

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Source: The Forward / Wikipedia

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Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and producer; of partial Ashkenazi Jewish descent (paternal grandmother)

2010

Source: The Forward / Wikipedia