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Rufus Wainwright

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Born 22 July 1973.

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  1. Dramatic opening

    Thu 9 Jul 2009 08:28

    Songwriter Rufus Wainwright turns opera composer

Biography

Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Grammy-nominated, Canadian-American singer-songwriter. He has recorded five albums of original music, EPs, tracks on compilations and film soundtracks.

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    Tue 8 Sep 2009 17:20 The Beatles started off as a covers band and half the first Beatles' album consists of... Mark Cooper

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  1. Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall 2007

    Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (disc 1)

    Reviewed by Rowan Collinson

    Judy would be tapping her ruby slippers along in delight.

  2. Release The Stars 2007

    Release the Stars

    Reviewed by Chris Jones

    'Release The Stars' has to be one of the releases of the year…

  3. Want Two 2004

    Want Two

    Reviewed by Chris Jones

    Welcome to the world of Rufus the First...

Credits

Role Artist Release
Compiler Various Artists Yellow Lounge compiled by Rufus Wainwright (2007)
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Now on the BBC

  1. Rufus Wainwright - Exclusive Unplugged Performance

    Watch Rufus Wainwright perform for an intimate audience at Manchester's Pavilion Theatre.

    Rufus Wainwright - Exclusive Unplugged Performance

Played By

Since December 2008

  1. 1. Chris Hawkins

    Chris Hawkins BBC 6 Music

  2. 2. Jon Richardson

    Jon Richardson BBC 6 Music

  3. 3. Jonathan Ross

    Jonathan Ross BBC Radio 2

  4. 4. Nemone

    Nemone BBC 6 Music

  5. 5. Holby City

    Holby City BBC One

  6. 6. The Radcliffe & Maconie Show

    The Radcliffe & Maconie Show BBC Radio 2

  7. 7. Liz Kershaw

    Liz Kershaw BBC 6 Music

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Played On

Since December 2008

  1. BBC 6 Music 100%

  2. BBC Radio 2 21%

  3. BBC Radio Scotland 9%

  4. BBC One 6%

  5. BBC Two 3%

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