The Real Reason Bruno Mars Changed His Name

Bruno Mars may be one of the world's most famous and most talented singer/performers, but Bruno Mars isn't the name that's on his birth certificate. As his star has ascended, some have questioned the motivations behind Mars changing his name for professional purposes, and some have even suggested that he was motivated by a desire to distance himself from his Puerto Rican culture, while appropriating a culture that was not his own. Mars, to his credit, has answers for all of these accusations, and we're happy to say that he appears to have his heart in the right place. Even so, you be the final judge. Here's the real reason Bruno Mars changed his name.