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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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: O+ r$ V2 P" q n* OHawaiian-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.1 ?) \0 r% b {6 o3 O: I
+ ~' C7 Y; o- l3 z6 a"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., U# H- C- z7 P
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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."- ]$ a6 R- r/ g1 d
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Grammy-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.( L: ]- e5 l, O% N* t u' A, h
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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.+ g! o- }, X4 y# A: E" F4 G
4 A, }7 V( d+ g" yThe 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.
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+ s0 l- b ~5 j! iMars'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."6 z/ P. Y- ]2 X6 o& i" v
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