About
Grammy-winning R&B singer whose real name is Peter Gene Hernandez, and whose second album, Unorthodox Jukebox, hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard in 2012.
Before Fame
He moved to Los Angeles after college to be a musician, and had a failed gig with Motown Records.
Trivia Fact
His songs "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade" both became world-wide number-one singles, and he co-wrote the hit song, "Wavin' Flag," with K'naan.
Family Life
He was raised by his parents, Pete Hernandez and Bernadette, in Honolulu; his mother died of a brain aneurysm in Hawaii in June 2013.
Associated With
He co-wrote Flo Rida's hit song, "Right Around."
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