just about performing. it will impact his bottom line. call it the business of bruno mars. chief business correspondent christine romans tells us more. reporter: fredricka, bruno mars is taking music s bibbe bi stage and coming off a grammy s win. not bad for 28 years old. bruno mars is going from superstar to the super bowl. born peter hernandez to a musical family in hawaii he started out as the world s youngest elvis impersonator. take my hand reporter: he struggled as a performer. he was dropped from motown records, then changed his business plan and began writing and producing songs for other artists. got nothing on you reporter: his big break came in 2010 doing vocals or two songs he repped write. nothing on you, and
york/new jersey area are renteding their homes and their houses for the super bowl, and just in case you re wondering, people are already renting their homes or listing their homes for next year s super bowl in phoenix, and this one hasn t happened yet. wow. i know one people. a lot of people have friends coming out of the woodwork. from seattle and denver who want a couch to borrow for a few nights. thank you. bruno mars is taking music s biggest stage tomorrow. headlining the super bowl half time show and coming off a grammy s win. not bad for 28. take a look at being one of pop s biggest stars with us. reporter: bruno mars is going from superstar to the super bowl. born peter her and in toews a musical family in hawaii he started as the world s youngest elvis impersonator. take my hand reporter: he struggled as a
billionaire. his debut album, a success. you re amazing just the way you are reporter: and landed mars two number one hits. catch a grenade for you reporter: album number two reached number one. oh, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah snow reporter: and the accompanying tour brought in $46 million so far. i should have brought you flowers and held your hand reporter: altogether mars solds 115 million singles worldwide and landed singles faster than any male singer since elvis. thank you. you ve been a wonderful audience. reporter: he was artist of the year last year. expect to have fun with us. reporter: and landed his second grammy this one for best pop vocal album of the year,
performer. he was dropped from motown records then changed his business plan and began writing and producing songs for other artists. got nothing on you reporter: his big break came in 2010 doing vocals for two songs he helped write. nothing on you and billionaire i want to be billionaire reporter: his debut album, a success. amazing just the way you are reporter: and landed mars two number one hits. n catch a grenade for you reporter: album number two reached number one. oh, yeah, yeah. oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah reporter: and the accompanying tour brought in $46 million so far. that i should have bought you flowers and held your hand reporter: altogether, mars sold 115 million singles
would see me and enjoy it. but as far as it making making it that far, i never even dreamed. i m hoping to be on the grand ole opry. take the ribbon from my hand reporter: when she was 15, she and her brother cobbled together what little they had to record this homemade album that no one heard. but now she s a hit. at least in the mountains and certainly at the walmart she calls her second home. we were poor but we had love, that s the one thing my daddy made sure of i ve actually had people come through my line and be like, can i have your autograph? or will you sing me a song? i start singing. lord, forgive me for what i do, you want him, well it s up to you reporter: she now sings at her register, in the break room, and underneath the valentine s day balloons that are for sale. she says she ll never give up. no matter how small the stage. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta.