MANILA, Philippines -- The Filipino mother of Grammy-winning pop star Bruno Mars has died in Hawaii, a report said on Sunday. She was 55.
The Associated Press, quoting a publicist for Mars' label, Atlantic Records, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak on the record, said Mars' mother, Bernadette Hernandez died Saturday of a brain aneurysm.
"She died in Honolulu at Queens Medical Center; no other information was given," the AP said.
According to the AP, Hernandez was a hula dancer and a singer who immigrated from the Philippines and "nurtured her son's interest in music at an early age."
The Grammy winner is behind hits such as "Just the Way You Are" and "Locked Out of Heaven."
Mars visited the Philippines in 2011 for a sold-out concert at the Araneta Coliseum. He has also appeared on billboards for local clothing brand, Bench.
