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Rufus Wainwright is an American-Canadian singer, songwriter, and composer, born on July 22, 1973. He has released seven albums of original music and contributed to various compilations and film soundtracks. Wainwright has also composed a classical opera and set Shakespeare sonnets to music for a theater piece by Robert Wilson. Born to folk music luminaries, he has a sister who is also a singer-songwriter and a half-sister who is a singer-songwriter as well. Raised in Canada, he holds both US and Canadian citizenship. He is the father of a daughter named Viva Katherine Wainwright Cohen, born on February 2, 2011. Wainwright is the grandson of notable figures in music and the nephew of several musicians.
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