Aura V had plenty to celebrate at the 2026 Grammys.
The eight-year-old made history on Feb. 1 when she won Best Children’s Music Album alongside her father, artist and educator Fyütch, for their collaborative project Harmony. The win made Aura the youngest individually named Grammy winner to date.
Backstage after the ceremony, Aura summed up the experience.
“It was fun,” she told reporters of working on the album with her dad. “We got to spend time together. We get to go out to eat dinner. And we get to chill.”
Fyütch, born Harold Simmons II, said his daughter naturally gravitated toward the creative process.
“She enjoys the fun parts of making music,” he shared.
Music may come easily for the young performer, but she also showed an eye for fashion on Grammy night. For the ceremony, Aura selected a lavender dress for a reason.
“I picked out this lavender color because it’s chill,” she explained. “It’s relaxing. It helps me settle in because if I wore any other color, like red, that would blend into the red carpet.”
She smiled before adding, “I got to stand out.”
The Grammy win capped a year of standout moments for the father-daughter duo. What began as a project at home started after Aura asked to make music like her dad while watching him tour.
From there, the two began writing together. Aura later joined Fyütch onstage at venues including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and Lollapalooza.
In fall 2024, the pair released the title track “Harmony,” which was later named one of Spotify’s Best Kids Songs of the Year. The song centers on Fyütch teaching his daughter about musical harmony and harmony among people, with Aura delivering a standout verse: “Peace, positivity, love, and empathy—this is the recipe for life in harmony.”
The rest of the album carries the same family-first spirit and includes contributions from artists across the family music and hip hop space, including VanVan, Kaitlin Becker, Genevieve Goings, Divinity Roxx, and Mega Ran.