Fun.
Wins
1
Nominations
5
Category
Biography
"I don't want to be known for anything other than writing songs." — Nate Ruess
- Members: Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff
- Formed 2008 in New York
- The first single from their sophomore album, Some Nights, "We Are Young," was Fun.'s first No. 1 hit. Some Nights sold 3 million copies in the United States and was nominated for two GRAMMYs.
- At the 55th GRAMMY Awards in 2013, Fun. won Best New Artist and its members won Song Of The Year as individual songwriters for "We Are Young" with Janelle Monáe. The group also performed "Carry On" during the telecast that same year, making their GRAMMY stage debut.
- Jack Antonoff dated actress Scarlet Johansson for a year when the pair were high school students.
- The band performed a private show for Washington, D.C., GRAMMY U students and answered questions during a SoundChecks event in 2012.
- Fun. started the Ally Coalition, which supports more than 50 local organizations that help LGBTQ youth. The band also supported Mainers United, Maine's campaign for marriage equality, in 2012.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Fun.
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Album Of The Year
Some Nights
Jack Antonoff, Richard Costey, Jeffrey Chestek, Chris Gehringer, Ken Lewis, Jeff Bhasker, Janelle Monae, Sonny Pinnar, Nate Ruess, Pawel Sek, Emile Haynie, Andrew Dost, Pete Bischoff, Stuart White, Jacob Dutton, Manny Marroquin, Fun., TommyD, Andrew Dawson
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Best New Artist Winner
Best New Artist
Jack Antonoff, Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Fun.
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Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
We Are Young
Jack Antonoff, Janelle Monae, Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Fun.
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Record Of The Year
We Are Young
Jack Antonoff, Chris Gehringer, Ken Lewis, Jeff Bhasker, Janelle Monae, Nate Ruess, Pawel Sek, Andrew Dost, Stuart White, Fun., Andrew Dawson
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Best Pop Vocal Album
Some Nights
Jack Antonoff, Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Fun.
