Rufus Wainwright

Pop singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright is the child of famed folk singer Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian pianist Katie McGarrigle. His parents divorced when he was a child, and Rufus was raised by his mother in Montreal, accompanying her whenever she toured with her band.

Rufus began playing piano himself at age six and later decided to become a professional musician, penning several Canadian film soundtrack cuts in his teens and performing with his mother's group. After studying music formally for a time, Wainwright began a solo career in the mid-'90s, performing in small clubs along the Eastern Seaboard.

Wainwright's self-titled debut album, produced by Jon Brion (Aimee Mann), was released on DreamWorks in 1998. His sophomore effort, Poses, followed three years later.

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