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Ruben Studdard
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Born: Jul 14, 1978 in Birmingham, AL
Styles: Urban, Teen Pop, Pop Idol, Adult Contemporary, Dance-Pop
Biography:
Partway through the second American Idol in early 2003, guest judge Gladys Knight christened corpulent crooner Ruben Studdard a “velvet teddy bear,” a nod to his smooth, Luther Vandross-styled voice and his Barry White-sized girth. It was a nickname that stuck, since it captured the persona of the 25-year-old Birmingham, AL, native who had unexpectedly become the front-runner in the national televised talent show. Surrounded by skinny kids emulating Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini, the two singers who walked away with the debut American Idol in 2002, Studdard stood out with his massive frame, winning smile, easygoing style, mellow voice, and trademark jerseys bearing the number 205, the area code of his hometown.
That hometown looms large in the background of Ruben. The son of two teachers, Studdard was born in Birmingham on July 14, 1978. As a child, he sang at his parents’ Baptist church, but it wasn’t until college that he became serious about music. Abandoning a promising career in football that would lead to an athletic scholarship at Alabama A&M University, he decided to switch his major and study voice at the school, graduating with a degree in 2000. He started his professional career as a singer for Just a Few Cats, a Birmingham-based jazz and soul band. During 2002, Ruben joined one of the group’s backup singers at an audition for the second American Idol, making the first round of cuts at his local audition, then winning himself a slot on the national television program.
Styles: Urban, Teen Pop, Pop Idol, Adult Contemporary, Dance-Pop
Biography:
Partway through the second American Idol in early 2003, guest judge Gladys Knight christened corpulent crooner Ruben Studdard a “velvet teddy bear,” a nod to his smooth, Luther Vandross-styled voice and his Barry White-sized girth. It was a nickname that stuck, since it captured the persona of the 25-year-old Birmingham, AL, native who had unexpectedly become the front-runner in the national televised talent show. Surrounded by skinny kids emulating Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini, the two singers who walked away with the debut American Idol in 2002, Studdard stood out with his massive frame, winning smile, easygoing style, mellow voice, and trademark jerseys bearing the number 205, the area code of his hometown.
That hometown looms large in the background of Ruben. The son of two teachers, Studdard was born in Birmingham on July 14, 1978. As a child, he sang at his parents’ Baptist church, but it wasn’t until college that he became serious about music. Abandoning a promising career in football that would lead to an athletic scholarship at Alabama A&M University, he decided to switch his major and study voice at the school, graduating with a degree in 2000. He started his professional career as a singer for Just a Few Cats, a Birmingham-based jazz and soul band. During 2002, Ruben joined one of the group’s backup singers at an audition for the second American Idol, making the first round of cuts at his local audition, then winning himself a slot on the national television program.
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I Need an Angel
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Shoutbox
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kgcs10 wrote:
cannot believe how low these plays/listeners are
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LeftyNYC wrote:
OMG Together!!!!!!!
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marlonsnoop wrote:
New álbum is amazing!!!!
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john-g-iii-721 wrote:
I thought it was funny to see how bad he was sweating while he was doing a song Last night on American Idol. Must have sipping on the sauce too much...lol
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xxhopingtearsxx wrote:
Something's disturbing me. I thought this username was taken.. xxhopingtearsxx.. well I guess it's not.. But heres the thing.. when i first started last.fm, I saw this username was taken and made another username.. but i accidentally signed into xxhopingtearsxx with my username and password but the username wasn't the one I usually use.. it was xxhopingtearsxx.. so I guess it wasn't taken or was deleted or something.. I don't know.. But all I know is that I must have accidentally scrobbled a bunch of crap here. I knew I was missing something in the account I usually use!
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BackNDaDay90 wrote:
Damn! He should definitely have more plays. His last album is one of my favorites.
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maxwellveli wrote:
NEW MAXWELL SONG! Finally! True Maxwell fans I heard a demo of a new Maxwell song. I heard from a inside source at the label that he is working with some producer named Fanatic who has produced Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Anthony Hamilton, Raheem DeVaughn. The song is on his youtube page. go to www.youtube.com/alphabigmama The song is called "Test Drive".
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OP409 wrote:
celebrate me home is good
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sourpatchkid680 wrote:
i really wish i could say sorry to the year 2004.
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reeceecup wrote:
I love Ruben!
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KileyJoJoStacie wrote:
damn aint nobody around here
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idolescence wrote:
yeah, he's SUPER underrated.
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Jazz13 wrote:
only a couple shouts here, odd. he's good.
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MrStyle wrote:
The new album is HOT!
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brand929 wrote:
Where the heck is Ruben Studdard??? I hope he releases an album soon, I really love his voice.
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