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Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985 in Waikiki, Hawaii), better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is a Filipino-Puerto Rican American singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist signed to Atlantic Records. He is most well known for his hit Just The Way You Are, which went #1 in 9 countries in 2010. He is also known for singing/co-writing the hooks for the #1 hit Nothin' On You by B.o.B, and Billionaire by Travie McCoy; he also co-wrote the international hits Right Round by Flo Rida and Wavin' Flag by K'naan.
After the success of the songs he featured on, Mars...
Zachary Breaux (June 26, 1960 - February 20, 1997) was an American jazz guitarist, influenced by George Benson and Wes Montgomery and best remembered for his soul-jazz work. He played with many notable jazz musicians during his career, including Roy Ayers, Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, Lonnie Liston Smith, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Donald Byrd.
Biography
Zachary Breaux was born on June 26, 1960 in Port Arthur, Texas. He began playing at the age of 9 and after graduating from Lincoln High School, he studied music composition at North Texas State University. In 1984, he moved to New York, where he...
Nato sul suolo africano dell'Eritrea, ma cresciuto a Genova, è considerato - insieme con Fabrizio De André, Umberto Bindi, Luigi Tenco e Gino Paoli - tra i fondatori e maggiori esponenti della cosiddetta scuola genovese dei cantautori (alla quale sarebbe poi stato assimilato anche Piero Ciampi).
L'inclinazione artistica di Lauzi si manifesta piuttosto precocemente. Sono gli anni cinquanta quando, insieme all'amico Luigi Tenco, compagno di banco al ginnasio con il quale condivide la passione per le pellicole musicali e per il jazz, forma un gruppo musicale e inizia a scrivere i primi brani.
Il debutto discografico avviene nel 1962: con...
