1. Kevin Winston Rudolf was born on February 17,1983 and is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
19 Facts About Kevin Rudolf
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Kevin Rudolf is best known for his 2008 debut single "Let It Rock", which peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America.
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Kevin Rudolf signed with Birdman's Cash Money Records, an imprint of Universal Republic Records to release the song along with the parent album of which it preceded, In the City.
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Kevin Winston Rudolf was born on February 17,1983, in New York City to Ellyn, an American singer, and Stephen, a DJ originally from the United Kingdom and of English extraction.
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Kevin Rudolf grew up an only child on the Upper East Side, his parents divorcing while he was still very young.
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Kevin Rudolf has said that his first musical memory is of listening to the song "Jump" by Van Halen, while jumping around the apartment in which he grew up.
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Kevin Rudolf said, 'Whatever you put in, you'll get out,' so I thought, that makes sense.
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Kevin Rudolf played with several local bands, including an alternative rock group known as Paint, but soon found himself frustrated with the tensions and internal squabbles associated with a band situation.
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In 2000, Kevin Rudolf began work on the group of songs that, nine months later, would form the basis for his major label debut Binocular.
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Kevin Rudolf was signed to Madonna's record label, Maverick, which released the album under the pseudonym, Binocular.
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Kevin Rudolf continued to work on his solo material throughout 2007, while still working with Timbaland.
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When Kevin Rudolf was signed to a record deal by Cash Money, he became the first white artist, as well as the first rock artist, signed to a label previously known for releasing records by African-American rap artists, including, most famously, Lil Wayne.
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On January 13,2015, Kevin Rudolf announced that he had completed his contract with Cash Money Records and now he was an independent artist.
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On May 21,2015, Kevin Rudolf released the first single from Space Rock, titled "That Other Ship".
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On June 22,2015, Kevin Rudolf released a song called "Blaze Of Glory", featured on the WWE Tough Enough soundtrack.
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On May 19,2023 Kevin Rudolf released a single titled "That's the Way It's Supposed to Be".
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In September 2009, having finished two solo albums, Kevin Rudolf moved from Miami to Los Angeles to concentrate on co-writing and producing records for several LA-based artists, including Amanda Kay, Cobra Starship, Leona Lewis, Lifehouse, Natasha Bedingfield, Selena Gomez and Weezer.
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In 2013, Kevin Rudolf took a break from recording his own album to co-write a song with country artist Keith Urban and country songwriters Brad and Brett Warren called "Little Bit of Everything", which Urban debuted on May 16,2013, on the season 12 finale of American Idol.
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Kevin Rudolf first lived temporarily in Miami while doing session work with producer Timbaland.