Ruben Studdard
Ruben Studdard
Christopher Ruben Studdard, best known as Ruben Studdard, is an American R&B, pop and gospel singer. He rose to fame as winner of the second season of American Idol and received a Grammy Award nomination in December 2003 for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Superstar". In the years following Idol, Studdard has released six studio albums, including his platinum-selling debut, Soulful, and the top-selling gospel follow-up, I Need an Angel. He is most well known for his recording career,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth12 September 1978
CityFrankfurt, Germany
CountryUnited States of America
We've been a family for 10 months, ... It's going to be difficult for us to split apart. But we're all grown people and we have our own responsibilities to take care of.
When one person does something that works, everyone else wants to do it. So it didn't surprise me at all to see people come with different versions of 'American Idol' and a lot of them are exactly the same but with different twists.
Yeah, I'd go sleep and I'd have my headphones on in my sleep. I would just always dream about being on stage and people cheering and screaming.
I think the best part for me is just being able to perform for people every week.
I'm always happy for people when I see God blessing them the way he's blessed me.
I have a greater goal - to empower young people through music education.
I just want to make good music that, you know, appeals to all people, man. I want to branch out and you know just have a lot of multiplatinum albums.
People just take your kindness for weakness sometimes, and that's just the bottom line.
The only thing about my life that's really changed is the fact that a lot of people know me now. I'm still the same person.
I'm in the process of brainstorming with my marketing team and all that stuff, trying to come up with a concept for a late-night restaurant for people in Birmingham.
My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other people's opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will.
I've toured the world with David Foster and all kinds of different people. It's been a great ride, and I don't think it's about to stop any time soon.
Everybody in this competition is a winner, ... I don't think there's too much difference.
I went to public school, and it shaped me as a musician.