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Christopher Ruben Studdard (born September 12, 1978), 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 five 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, which has produced hits including "Flying Without Wings", "Sorry 2004", and "Change Me", but he has also segued into television and stage work. Most notably, he toured with Robin Givens in the comedy-drama ''Heaven I Need a Hug'' and in 2008 starred as Fats Waller in a national tour revival of ''Ain't Misbehavin''',〔(Ruben Studdard tours with Robin Givens in play, says he'll star in 'Ain't Misbehavin'' ) by Mary Colurso, AL.com, November 30, 2007, retrieved December 16, 2007〕 which spawned a Grammy-nominated soundtrack. Studdard most recently appeared on the fifteenth season of ''The Biggest Loser''. He is signed to Verve Records and released his newest album, ''Unconditional Love'', on February 4, 2014.〔(Ruben Studdard is signed to Verve Records and will release his newest album, ''Unconditional Love ) PRNewswire, November 18, 2013, retrieved November 23, 2013〕 == Early life == Studdard was born in Frankfurt, Germany, to American parents, while his father was stationed there with the U.S. Army, and grew up in Birmingham, Alabama.〔(Birmingham man The "American Idol" brings his Bible-Belt charm to Hawaii ) by Burl Burlingame, Star Bulletin, January 2, 2007, retrieved December 10, 2007〕 The youngest son of two teachers, at the age of three he sang for the first time at the Rising Star Baptist Church in his hometown of Birmingham. He continued singing gospel in church, performing solos as a child while his mother sang in the local choir. While at Huffman High School, he played football for which he received a scholarship to Alabama A&M University. While at Alabama A&M he joined the Omicron Delta chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the men's music fraternity of America. After growing up listening to his mother's Donny Hathaway albums, Fred Hammond, and gospel music, Studdard began to pursue a career in the music industry, majoring in voice studies at Alabama A&M. He sang with Just a Few Cats, a popular local Birmingham jazz and R&B band founded by members of Ray Reach's (UAB Jazz Ensemble ), along with other local musicians. Year later, Studdard stated: "A lot of people don't realize how hard I was trying to get into the business before ''American Idol''. I was making demos and just working so hard."〔"The Idol's Idol", ''The Asbury Park Press'', January 26, 2007.〕 A back-up singer from Just a Few Cats asked him to accompany her to Nashville, Tennessee for an audition on the 2003 second season of ''American Idol''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ruben Studdard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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