(1982-02-26) February 26, 1982 (age 42) Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Origin
Glendale, Arizona, U.S.
Genres
Indie pop
alternative rock
indie rock
baroque pop
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
Years active
2000–present
Labels
Fueled by Ramen
Website
nateruess.com
Musical artist
Nathaniel Joseph Ruess (pronounced /ruːs/ROOSS;[2] born February 26, 1982)[3] is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known as the founder and lead singer of the indie pop band Fun, and of the Format.[4]
Since 2013, he also performs as a solo musician, collaborating in several successful songs, including "Just Give Me a Reason" with Pink, which received two nominations at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards and won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration.[5] In 2015 he published his solo studio album Grand Romantic, which peaked at number 7 on the Billboard 200.
Ruess has also written and composed several successful songs, including "Die Young" by Kesha, "Stay the Night" by Zedd and Hayley Williams, "Walk Me Home" by Pink and with Keith Urban, Maroon 5 and Ellie Goulding. In 2015 he was honored with the Hal David Starlight Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame for his song writing. [6]
^"A Good Time at Your Expense". ASCAP. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
^How I Wrote That Song: Nate Ruess "Nothing Without Love". The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. May 13, 2015. Event occurs at 0:10. Retrieved January 25, 2023 – via YouTube.
^"Madhotcollectibles.com - HAPPY 39th BIRTHDAY to NATE RUESS!! Career years: 2000 - present Born Nathaniel Joseph Ruess, American singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer of the indie pop band Fun, and of The Format. As of 2015, he also performs as a solo musician. Ruess was born in Iowa City, Iowa to Larry Ruess and Bess Zinger. He is the younger of two children, having one sister named Elizabeth. His uncle, John Ruess, was a performer on Broadway and served as an influence for Ruess' musical ventures. In 1986, his family moved to a farm in Glendale, Arizona due to repeated bouts of pneumonia Ruess faced as a child. Ruess' pneumonia and the move are referenced in the lyrics of the fun. song "The Gambler." Ruess remained in Arizona throughout his childhood and attended Deer Valley High School, graduating in 2000. During his time in school, Ruess played in punk bands and upon graduation chose to pursue music professionally. In an interview with American Songwriter Ruess states, "I'm not one to take lessons, so I decided that the only way I was going to learn how to sing, if what they were saying was true, was to go in my car and put on any sort of music from a vocalist that might be really hard to mimic, turn it on as loud as possible and try to hit all those notes". He took a job in a law firm as a way to support himself while he pursued his musical ambitions. In 2002, at the age of 19, he launched the band The Format with his longtime best friend, Sam Means. The Format was his first musical endeavor to gain widespread attention. Ruess began dating English fashion designer Charlotte Ronson in March 2014. They married in October of 2017. They had their first child, a son named Levon Ronson-Ruess, in January 2017. They had their second child, a daughter named Olympia Ronson-Ruess, in March 2019. The family lives in Santa Barbara, California. | Facebook". hi-in.facebook.com (in Hindi). Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^Escudero, Nicki (June 16, 2011). "Former Format Singer Nate Ruess Wants to Have fun. in Arizona". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
^Montgomery, James (February 6, 2015). "Nate Ruess on Going Solo and the Future of fun". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
^"Nate Ruess | Hal David Starlight Award". Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
Nathaniel Joseph Ruess (pronounced /ruːs/ ROOSS; born February 26, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known as the founder and lead...
Give Me a Reason" is a song recorded by American singer Pink featuring NateRuess of the band Fun. The song was chosen as the third single from Pink's sixth...
executive producers. It features guest appearances from Skylar Grey, Rihanna, NateRuess, and the rapper Kendrick Lamar. The idea of a sequel to The Marshall Mathers...
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studio effort. The band's frontman, NateRuess, met with Bhasker at his hotel in New York City in February 2011. Ruess was anxious about meeting Bhasker...
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(Lorde) "Just Give Me a Reason" P!nk, Jeff Bhasker and NateRuess, songwriters (P!nk featuring NateRuess) "Locked Out of Heaven" Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence...
half-siblings by her parents' remarriages. She and partner, Fun. frontman NateRuess, welcomed their first child, a son, in February 2017.[citation needed]...
Studios. On February 4, 2008, the Format broke up. Soon after, vocalist NateRuess had called up Jack Antonoff, from the band Steel Train and Andrew Dost...
a song recorded by The Roots featuring Busta Rhymes, Joell Ortiz, and NateRuess from The Hamilton Mixtape. The song peaked at number 16 on the R&B/Hip-Hop...
help from Michael Nau (of Page France and The Cotton Jones Basket Ride), NateRuess (of The Format), Joel Thiele (of Anathallo), Chris Fafalios, and Steve...
Lewis, Wanz, Baauer, Ray Dalton, Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus and Lorde. NateRuess, already having hit number one with Fun, earns his first number one song...
Benny Blanco, and Cirkut, with additional writing from NateRuess, the lead singer of Fun. Ruess wrote the words for the chorus, but Kesha wrote the lyrics...
2015, she appeared in Ryan Coogler's Rocky sequel film Creed, and in NateRuess' short film The Grand Romantic. In 2016, she began a starring role in...