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  • It goes without saying that no one can replace Michael Jackson on the pop stage.

  • His style was extraordinary and carved a deep track on the career paths of his admirers.

  • Still, it is hard to ignore how much Bruno Mars resembles the King of Pop.

  • Bruno Mars surely tops the music charts, having won 11 Grammy Awards by the time he was 32.

  • Find out in our video why Bruno Mars has so much in common with Michael Jackson!

  • It's well known that Michael Jackson started his career with Jackson 5 -the band started

  • by his elder brothers.

  • But few know that Bruno's family is just as big and no less talented.

  • When he was only 4, Bruno performed with his parents in the band, The Love Notes, at Waikiki beach.

  • His father was a drummer and his mother a delightful singer and dancer.

  • No wonder that after growing up in a creative family, Bruno Mars has chosen to become an artist.

  • Even though his family band didn't become a nationwide success like Jackson 5, his parents

  • molded Bruno to love music.

  • Michael Jackson first appeared on stage at the age of 13.

  • But Bruno was even younger.

  • As a 4-year-old, he'd stolen the hearts of audiences by performing Elvis Presley impersonations.

  • Actually, Mars was so good in his role that he had a cameo in one of the episodes in 1992's

  • Honeymoon in Vegas, performing together with Sarah Jessica Parker and Nicolas Cage.

  • Bruno became a talented impersonator of James Brown and, as you guessed it, Michael Jackson.

  • It's a sure thing that he was inspired by these exact images.

  • Michael Jackson's performance at halftime in 1992 was one of the most memorable in the

  • history of NFL.

  • Bruno Mars performed at the Super Bowl twice.

  • In 2014, he blew the crowd away with his band, The Hooligans.

  • In 2016, he joined Beyoncé, who by the way wore a Michael-inspired outfit, for an amazing

  • performance next to Coldplay.

  • A great success for such a young artist!

  • You will never confuse Michael's falsetto with any other voice.

  • Except, perhaps Bruno's!

  • There are a couple of noticeable similarities in their voices.

  • They both have a high tenor range.

  • And neither have trouble tearing up and down the scales.

  • If you don't believe us, trust your own ears and listen to Bruno's cover of "The Way You Make Me Feel".

  • In fact, they both have their own unique traits that they put not only into their music, but

  • also into their style and dancing.

  • Bruno Mars took a lot of inspiration from the King of Pop's sense of fashion.

  • It's bright and motley, full of metallic shine, leather and sequins.

  • Bruno keeps true to Michael's legacy, but still adds some original details.

  • As Mars once said, his music idols always paid much attention to the details, that's

  • the secret to success.

  • Just take a look at these hats!

  • Pretty much the same ones, don't you think?

  • We hope Bruno will yet perform some iconic moves such as Michael's moonwalk, but there's

  • no doubt he's got the soul for his own moves!

  • Plus, some of the choreography in his music videos echoes a bit of Jackson's moves such

  • as theBad”-like shuffle he does in "Uptown Funk."

  • Following heroes doesn't mean copying them.

  • Bruno Mars partly absorbed the King of Pop's style in music and dancing, but he still adds

  • something special to it.

  • Did you notice any other similarities between Bruno and Michael?

  • Let us know what you think in the comments below!

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It goes without saying that no one can replace Michael Jackson on the pop stage.

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