Rufus Wainwright

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composer human recording artist singer-songwriter

Rufus Wainwright is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and composer known for his lush, theatrical pop music and distinctive, operatic vocal style.

Aliases (3)

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	composer → human → recording artist → singer-songwriter →
activeYearsStart	1990s →
awardReceived	Juno Award for Best Alternative Album →
countryOfCitizenship	Canada → United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1973-07-22 →
familyName	Wainwright →
fullName	Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright →
gender	male →
genre	baroque pop → chamber pop → indie pop → opera → pop →
givenName	Rufus →
hasFanBase	LGBT community →
instrument	guitar → piano → voice →
languageSpoken	English → French →
musicalStyle	theatrical pop →
nominatedFor	Grammy Award →
notableSong	"Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk" → "Going to a Town" → "Hallelujah" cover → "Poses" →
notableWork	album "All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu" → album "Out of the Game" → album "Poses" → album "Release the Stars" → album "Rufus Wainwright" → album "Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets" → album "Unfollow the Rules" → album "Want One" → album "Want Two" → opera "Hadrian" → opera "Prima Donna" →
occupation	composer → guitarist → pianist → singer → songwriter →
parent	Kate McGarrigle → Loudon Wainwright III →
placeOfBirth	Rhinebeck, New York, United States →
relative	Anna McGarrigle →
residence	Canada → United States of America →
sexualOrientation	gay →
sibling	Martha Wainwright →
vocalStyle	operatic →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Judy Garland → Leonard Cohen →	influenced
Jon Brion →	associatedAct
Rufus Wainwright ("Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright") →	fullName
Everybody Knows →	hasNotableCoverVersionBy
Jon Brion ("Rufus Wainwright – Want One") →	producerOf
Samuel Barber ("Rufus Wainwright Porter") →	studentOf