Nate Ruess

Raised on a farm in rural Arizona, singer/songwriter Nate Ruess made his breakthrough with indie pop outfit the Format, but is better known as the frontman of Grammy Award-winning trio Fun.. After he graduated high school Ruess decided to pursue music full-time, and in 2001 the Format was conceived with his best friend and multi-instrumentalist Sam Means. The band enjoyed relative success and released two records, the second of which -- Dog Problems (2007) -- was highly acclaimed by the music press. They broke up in 2008, yet Ruess was undeterred in his ambition following the ...