Nate Ruess

Nate Ruess is one of those rare singers where the voice does all the arguing for you — that soaring, slightly desperate tenor just grabs you by the collar. I followed him through The Format years and honestly thought it was a tragedy when they split, but then fun. happened and "We Are Young" became inescapable in 2012 in the best possible way. What I respect most is that he never sounds like he's performing cool; he sounds like he's about to cry or explode with joy, sometimes both at once. His 2015 solo album showed real ambition even if it didn't quite land commercially, and I think that swing-for-the-fences spirit is what makes him worth watching whenever he resurfaces.

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Name (English)

Nate Ruess

Name (Japanese)

ネイト・ルイス

Reading

ねいと・るいす

Born

February 26, 1982 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dog

Origin

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Occupation

singer / songwriter / musician / composer / pop singer

High school

Deer Valley High School

• Official sitehttps://nateruess.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nateruess/
• Xhttps://x.com/nateruessmusic
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate%20Ruess
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8D%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2760347

Tags

• Iowa
• singer
• songwriter
• musician

Last updated

2026-06-02

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