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Singer Bruno Mars was named Billboard's 2013 Artist of the Year by the industry trade magazine on Friday.
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Hawaiian-born Mars, 28, topped eight of Billboard's year-end music chart lists, including the Hot 100 Artists, Mainstream Top 40 and Hot Digital Songs, and his 2012 album "Unorthodox Jukebox" has becoming one of this year's best-selling records with more than 1.8 million copies sold in the United States.+ N8 E2 F% A) {5 F# l& X! P" J
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"Bruno did well in touring and I think longevity does really well for him. His songs stuck around on multiple formats all year round," Bill Werde, editorial director of Billboard magazine, told Reuters.* O4 t P5 H% r* M- V; z, Z
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"He's a powerhouse, and really keeps his focus on the music in a year where conversations have been dominated by (MTV's Video Music Award) performances and PR cycles."6 j, ~2 k z3 }5 b
0 @8 D/ c; P! NGrammy-winning Mars, whose music crosses between R&B and pop, has established a successful career as a singer and producer with The Smeezingtons, working on songs both for himself and other artists., N" M. G. I# p) Y# W, Y( u
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He also notched four Grammy nominations this month, including two of the industry's top prizes - his single "Locked Out of Heaven" picked up both record and song of the year nods.0 y) q- q3 ]: M& P7 `- M
! Y$ ?7 P9 f8 d6 lThe singer will embark on the North American leg of his "Moonshine Jungle World Tour" in 2014, and will also headline the Super Bowl half time show in February.- j% v) |, c; s4 V' n G1 i- G, K
1 D. P! y1 f% mMars's music crosses over between pop, R&B, soul and hip hop, and he is known for conjuring up different musical eras within his albums. He reimagined 1940s doo-wop music for his 2010 debut album, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans," and revived sounds of Motown and 1970s disco in "Unorthodox Jukebox."
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