Singer Ellie Goulding says her stage shows are inspired by Bruno Mars.
The 'Burn' hitmaker, who has toured the US supporting Mars, said his live shows have improved her own stage performances, reported Femalefirst.
"Bruno's show is phenomenal. It's the most incredible live show I've seen - that and Bjork, and it made me want to up my game.
"I read an article the other day that said I'd become Americanised, that I'd come from this shy English rose girl playing a guitar to being this big pop star... But you do adapt a bit to those bigger crowds and playing arenas. You can't just go out there and just say, 'Hiii'. You really do have to go out there and command," she said.
Goulding, 26, penned her 2012 album 'Halcyon' after splitting with boyfriend Greg James.
"I'd drawn to sadness, to sad songs. But there was just something deeper this time.. The saddest line I wrote on the album was, 'I know I'll always ache with an empty heart'. That summed up how I was feeling. I don't necessarily feel like that now. But I felt like I was never going to win in relationships or love.
