Bon Iver
Wins
2
Nominations
11
Category
Biography
"I'm just happy and proud to be playing music every day. Recognition is really cool, but it can also be kind of scary." — Justin Vernon
- Members: Justin Vernon, Sean Carey, Matthew McCaughan, Michael Lewis, Andrew Fitzpatrick
- Formed 2007 in Fall Creek, Wisconsin
- Led by frontman Justin Vernon, the indie folk band's second studio album, 2011's Bon Iver, hit No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The single "Holocene," written by Vernon, received nominations for Record and Song Of The Year at the 54th GRAMMY Awards.
- Bon Iver won two awards at the 54th GRAMMYs: Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album for Bon Iver.
- The band's name is derived from the French word bon hiver, meaning "good winter." Vernon picked up the word from the 1990s TV series "Northern Exposure."
- In 2016 Bon Iver contributed assorted memorabilia for an auction for Studios for Schools, a nonprofit organization that builds music and film studios in low-income schools.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Bon Iver
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Best Alternative Music Performance
Everything Is Peaceful Love
Justin Vernon, Bon Iver
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Best Alternative Music Album
SABLE, fABLE
Justin Vernon, Bon Iver
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Album Of The Year
Evermore
Jack Antonoff, Robin Baynton, Justin Vernon, Bon Iver, CJ Camerieri, Greg Calbi, Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Scott Devendorf, Steve Fallone, Ariel Rechtshaid, The National, Alana Haim, Danielle Haim, Este Haim, Joshua Kaufman, Haim, Laura Sisk, Jonathan Low, Sean O'Brien, Matt DiMona, Stuart Bogie, Thomas Bartlett, JT Bates, William Bowery, Gabriel Cabezas, Jon Gautier, Trevor Hagen, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Benjamin Lanz, Nick Lloyd, James McAlister, Dave Nelson, Ryan Olson, Kyle Resnick, Evan Smith, Alex Sopp, Michael Riddleberger
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Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Exile
Bon Iver, Taylor Swift
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Record Of The Year
Hey, Ma
Justin Vernon, Bon Iver, Michael J. Lewis, Sean Carey, Greg Calbi, Matt McCaughan, BJ Burton, Brad Cook, Andrew Fitzpatrick, Zach Hanson, Chris Messina, Jenn Wasner
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Album Of The Year
I,I
Justin Vernon, Bon Iver, Michael J. Lewis, Sean Carey, Greg Calbi, Matt McCaughan, BJ Burton, Brad Cook, Andrew Fitzpatrick, Zach Hanson, Chris Messina, Jenn Wasner
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Best Alternative Music Album
I,I
Justin Vernon, Bon Iver, Michael J. Lewis, Sean Carey, Matt McCaughan, Andrew Fitzpatrick, Jenn Wasner
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Best Alternative Music Album
22, A Million
Bon Iver
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Best Alternative Music Album Winner
Bon Iver
Brian Joseph, Rob Moose, Mike Noyce, Justin Vernon, Bon Iver, Colin Stetson, CJ Camerieri, Sean Carey, Mike Lewis, Matt McCaughan
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Record Of The Year
Holocene
Brian Joseph, Rob Moose, Mike Noyce, Justin Vernon, Bon Iver, Colin Stetson, CJ Camerieri, Sean Carey, Mike Lewis, Matt McCaughan
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Best New Artist Winner
Rob Moose, Mike Noyce, Justin Vernon, Bon Iver, Colin Stetson, CJ Camerieri, Sean Carey, Mike Lewis, Matt McCaughan
