Rufus Wainwright

Grammy-nominated, Canadian-American baroque pop and operatic pop singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright was born on July 22, 1973, in Rhinebeck, New York, United States. He began playing the piano at age of six, and started touring at thirteen with "The McGarrigle Sisters and Family", a folk group featuring Rufus, his sister Martha, his mother Kate, and aunt Anna. His song "I'm a-Runnin'", which he performed in the film Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller at the age of fourteen, earned him a nomination for a 1989 Genie Award for Best Original Song. He was also nominated for a 1990 Juno Award for Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year. In 2007, he released his best selling album, Release the Stars, which charted in 12 countries, reaching Top 10 positions in Denmark, Norway, and the United Kingdom, and was certified gold in Canada and the UK. It also yielded the hits, "Going to a Town", "Rules and Regulations", and "Tiergarten". And now, you may download Rufus Wainwright's album, Release the Stars, in mp3 from our site.