Artist: RuPaul
Genre(s):
Rock
Discography:
Supermodel of the World
Year: 1993
Tracks: 13
A major media presence thanks to his outgoing persona and camp theatrics, RuPaul was a popular attracter on '90s dancefloors as well, scoring several club hits with Hi-NRG Euro-disco pop. Born Rupaul Andre Charles, he grew up in San Diego, eruditeness fashion tips from his mother and iII sisters. After some time dog-tired in Atlanta as a secondhand car salesman, RuPaul affected to New York and grew interested in the Manhattan ball club scene of the '80s. By the early '90s, he had begun acting and signed a narrow in 1991 with the hip-hop judge Tommy Boy Records. Though RuPaul's debut album, Supermodel of the World, was released in 1993, it failed to score with pop audiences until the following year, when the club success of the individual "Supermodel (You Better Work)" carried o'er to a spot just international of the Top 40. His twosome with Elton John, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," as well placed on the American charts but proved more successful in Europe, where the 2 co-hosted England's Brit Awards and RuPaul taped a popular Christmas special. He as well appeared in deuce films, The Brady Bunch Movie and Spike Lee's Crooklyn; the exposure gained him his possess show for VH1, The RuPaul Show. After moving to Rhino for his second album, Guileful Lady, RuPaul scored in the clubs once once more with the unmarried "Shot." In 2000 RuPaul was in Times Square, New York City, for the entry of his Madame Tussaud rise replication. In 2001 he was approached by both the A&E and Bravo networks for profiles of his life. It was wearying complementary both and RuPaul simply watched one earlier falling into a bass, monthlong depression. When he came kayoed of it, he mat free to go on to act terzetto of his animation. Ready to share his creativeness with the world over again, RuPaul released the album Red Hot in 2004 on his possess RuCo, Inc. label. The 2006 freeing Reworked featured remixes of tracks from Bolshie Hot along with a new version of "Supermodel."
