Nate Ruess

Raised on the plantation in rural Arizona, singer/songwriter Nate Ruess produced his breakthrough with indie pop outfit the File format, but is way better referred to as the frontman of Grammy Award-winning trio Fun.. After he graduated senior high school Ruess made a decision to pursue music full-time, and in 2001 the File format was conceived along with his closest friend and multi-instrumentalist Sam Means. The music group enjoyed relative achievement and released two information, the second which — Pup Complications (2007) — was extremely acclaimed with the music press. They split up in 2008, however Ruess was undeterred in his ambition following split and proceeded to go straight to function establishing Fun. afterwards that calendar year. After a lukewarm a reaction to their 2009 debut, Purpose and Ignite, Fun.’s make of indie pop and uplifting, harmonized melodies became popular using their second discharge Some Nights 3 years afterwards. Ruess brought the innovative spark and personal lyrics towards the music group, with designs of loneliness and self-worth place to the joyous and anthemic hooks that typified their audio. His achievement with Fun. was crowned using the 2013 Grammy for Greatest Song, aswell as winning the very best New Musician category. Beyond Fun. he co-wrote Ke$ha’s one “Warrior” and in addition made an appearance on P!nk’s strike single “Just Offer Me grounds.” In 2015, Ruess released his debut single album, Grand Intimate. Showcasing an exuberant pop audio similar to his use Fun., Ruess’ Grand Intimate featured creation from Jeff Bhasker (Kanye Western world, Bruno Mars) and Emile Haynie (Lana Del Rey, Child Cudi) and included the singles “Nothing at all Without Like” and “AhHa.”