Artist

Alison Krauss

Wins

Nominations

Biography

"I don't look for bliss, just contentment."

Born Alison Maria Krauss on July 23, 1971, in Decatur, Illinois
Alison Krauss achieved mainstream recognition with her contributions to the hit 2000 film soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and she extended her artistic and commercial reach in 2007 when she recorded the album Raising Sand with Robert Plant, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
Krauss earned her first award at the 33rd GRAMMYs for 1990 for Best Bluegrass Recording for "I've Got That Old Feeling."
She debuted as a GRAMMY telecast performer at the 39th GRAMMYs, performing with Union Station and GRAMMY winner Vince Gill on "High Lonesome Sound" as well as participating in a tribute to bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe.
Krauss is a top GRAMMY winner of all time with 27 wins, making her the female artist with the most GRAMMY wins.
Did you know? At age 13, Krauss won the Walnut Valley Festival Fiddle Championship. As a result of that win, she was named "Most Promising Fiddler in the Midwest" by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass in America.
Krauss and Union Station performed "No More Lonely Nights" at the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute gala honoring Paul McCartney. The annual Person of the Year gala raises funds for MusiCares, which provides services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies for music people.
In 2016 Krauss performed as part of a telethon organized by Dolly Parton to assist victims of the Gatlinburg, Tennessee, wildfires.

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Alison Krauss

2026 • 68th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Bluegrass Album

Arcadia. Alison Krauss
Best American Roots Performance

Richmond On The James. Alison Krauss

2023 • 65th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Americana Album

Raise The Roof. Robert Plant, Alison Krauss
Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Going Where The Lonely Go. Robert Plant, Alison Krauss

2018 • 60th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Country Solo Performance

Losing You. Alison Krauss
Best American Roots Performance

I Never Cared For You. Alison Krauss

2015 • 57th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best American Roots Performance

And When I Die. Billy Childs, Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas

2013 • 55th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

I Just Come Here For The Music. Don Williams, Alison Krauss

2012 • 54th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Bluegrass Album

Paper Airplane. Alison Krauss

2009 • 51st Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Country Collaboration With Vocal

Killing The Blues. Robert Plant, Alison Krauss
Pop Collaboration With Vocals

Rich Woman. Robert Plant, Alison Krauss
Album Of The Year

Raising Sand. Robert Plant, Alison Krauss
Record Of The Year

Please Read The Letter. Robert Plant, Alison Krauss
Contemporary Folk Album

Raising Sand. Robert Plant, Alison Krauss

2008 • 50th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Female Country Vocal Performance

Simple Love. Alison Krauss
Pop Collaboration With Vocals

Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On). Robert Plant, Alison Krauss

2006 • 48th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Contemporary Country Album

Lonely Runs Both Ways. Alison Krauss
Country Instrumental Performance

Unionhouse Branch. Alison Krauss
Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Restless. Alison Krauss

2005 • 47th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Female Country Vocal Performance

You Will Be My Ain True Love. Alison Krauss
Country Collaboration With Vocal

Coat Of Many Colors. Alison Krauss

2004 • 46th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Bluegrass Album

Live. Alison Krauss
Country Instrumental Performance

Cluck Old Hen. Alison Krauss
Country Collaboration With Vocal

How's The World Treating You. James Taylor, Alison Krauss

2003 • 45th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Country Collaboration With Vocal

Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Glory, Glory). Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Taj Mahal, Alison Krauss, Doc Watson
Contemporary Folk Album

This Side. Nickel Creek

2002 • 44th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Country Collaboration With Vocal

Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby. Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch
Best Bluegrass Album

New Favorite. Alison Krauss
Country Instrumental Performance

Choctaw Hayride. Alison Krauss
Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

The Lucky One. Alison Krauss
Album Of The Year

O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack. T Bone Burnett, Peter Kurland, Mike Piersante, Gavin Lurssen

2000 • 42nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Female Country Vocal Performance

Forget About It (Track). Alison Krauss
Best Contemporary Country Album

Forget About It (Album). Alison Krauss

1999 • 41st Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Country Collaboration With Vocal

Same Old Train. Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt, Dwight Yoakam

1998 • 40th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Country Instrumental Performance

Little Liza Jane. Alison Krauss
Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Looking In The Eyes Of Love. Alison Krauss
Best Bluegrass Album

So Long So Wrong. Alison Krauss

1997 • 39th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Female Country Vocal Performance

Baby Mine (Track). Alison Krauss
Country Collaboration With Vocal

High Lonesome Sound. Alison Krauss

1996 • 38th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Female Country Vocal Performance

Baby, Now That I've Found You. Alison Krauss
Country Collaboration With Vocal

Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart. Shenandoah, Alison Krauss

1995 • 37th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

I Know Who Holds Tomorrow. Alison Krauss, Cox Family
Country Collaboration With Vocal

Teach Your Children. Suzy Bogguss, Alison Krauss, Kathy Mattea, Crosby, Stills And Nash
Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

When You Say Nothing At All (Track). Alison Krauss