“放克”起源于上世纪60年代中晚期的美国。非裔美国音乐家将灵魂乐、灵魂爵士乐与节奏蓝调融合，创造了这样一种动律十足的音乐新形式。提到“放克”，相信许多朋友对这样一首歌曲绝不陌生，那就是“火星哥”Bruno Mars的黄金单曲《Uptown Funk》。而湖南卫视最新一期《歌手》节目里，俗称“进口小哥哥”的迪玛希就为我们全新演绎了“火星哥”这首经典曲目。

迪玛希《Uptown Funk》

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 【关于Bruno Mars】

Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and choreographer.
彼得·基恩·埃尔南德斯（1985年10月8日－），艺名布鲁诺·马尔斯（火星哥），是美国的创作型歌手、多乐器演奏家、音乐制作人和舞编。

Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age and performed in various musical venues in his hometown throughout his childhood.
“火星哥”出生在夏威夷檀香山的一个音乐世家，自幼便开始创作音乐。童年期间，他曾在当地多家音乐场所表演过。

He graduated from high school and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career.
高中毕业后，“火星哥”搬到洛杉矶，开启了他的音乐生涯。

In 2009, he co-founded the production team The Smeezingtons, responsible for the singles "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy.
2009年，“火星哥”加入了制作团队The Smeezingtons，为美国说唱歌手小鲍比以及“水果姐”前男友崔维·麦考伊分别创作了成名曲《比不上你》和热单《亿万富翁》。

He featured on the hooks for both singles, becoming recognized as a solo artist.
“火星哥”创作的这两首歌大获全胜，他作为一名独唱艺人的才华也因此得到重视。

His debut studio album Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010) included the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade", as well as the number-four single "The Lazy Song".
他的首张录音室专辑《斗佬和流氓》（2010）包括了打入美国《公告牌》热单榜100强的单曲《皆应是你》《手雷》，以及位列第4的单曲《懒汉之歌》。

His second album, Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), peaked at number one in the United States. The album spawned the international singles "Locked Out of Heaven", "When I Was Your Man" and "Treasure".
他的第二张专辑《火星点唱机》（2012）在美国销量登顶。这张专辑里则包含了世界流行曲目《宫锁天堂》《当我还是你另一半的时候》和《宝藏》。

To date, he has sold over 100 million singles and albums worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.
截至目前，“火星哥”已在全球范围内售出超过1亿张单曲和专辑，这无疑使他成为有史以来销量最高的艺人之一。

Mars has landed six number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 since his career launched in 2010, attaining his first five faster than any male artist since Elvis Presley.
自打2010年正式出道以来，“火星哥”已经拥有6支入围《公告牌》百强热单榜的单曲，其中前5支的入围速度赶超猫王之后任何一位男艺人。

Mars has received many awards and nominations, including five Grammy Awards, and was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2011.
“火星哥”荣获了太多的奖项与提名，其中包括5个格莱美奖项，以及成为了《时代周刊》杂志评出的2011年100位最具影响力人物之一。

In December 2013, he ranked number one on the Forbes 30 under 30 list.
2013年11月，“火星哥”在《福布斯》评出的30位30岁以下人物中位居榜首。

Mars is known for his stage performances and retro showmanship. He performs in a wide range of musical styles.
“火星哥”以舞台表演和复古风格闻名，他的演唱展现了其多变的音乐风格。

【关于歌曲】

"Uptown Funk"is a song recorded by British record producer Mark Ronson and American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars, for Ronson's fourth studio album, Uptown Special (2015).
《放克名流》是一首由英国音乐制作人马克·朗森录制，美国创作型歌手布鲁诺·马尔斯演唱的一首歌曲，此曲收录于马克·朗森的第4张录音室专辑《放克特区》（2015）。

The song went through many different incarnations, and was worked on for months.Ronson and Mars recorded it at multiple different locations worldwide, ranging from recording studios to dressing rooms.
这首歌有过很多不同版本，录制花费了很长时间。朗森和“火星哥”在世界范围内找了许多地方来录这首歌，从录音室到更衣室都试了个遍。

"Uptown Funk" spent 14 consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, seven non-consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart, and topped the charts in several other countries including Australia, Canada, France, Ireland and New Zealand.
《放克名流》在美国《公告牌》百强单曲榜连续占据了长达14周的冠军位置，也在英国《单曲排行榜》创下了绵延7周(非连续)冠军的纪录。同时它还在诸如澳大利亚、加拿大、法国、爱尔兰及新西兰等国的音乐榜单中获得了极佳的成绩。

It became the second best-selling single of 2015 and one of the best-selling of all-time. The song won two Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year.
这首歌成为2015年销量第二的单曲，也成为了有史以来销量最高单曲之一。而“火星哥”更是凭借该曲斩获了2座格莱美奖杯，其中就包括了“最佳年度专辑”奖。

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