Jude (singer)

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Jude (born Michael Jude Christodal in Massachusetts), is an American singer and songwriter. His music ranges from acoustic to pop, featuring poetic lyrics, Beatles-esque melodies, and memorable vocals. Although a very charismatic performer, Jude seldom tours and is considered to be more of a cult-figure/songwriter. Jude first brushed with wide acclaim when his song, "I Know" was featured on the multi-platinum "City of Angels" soundtrack. Jude enjoyed a short-lived radio term on select stations throughout the US, featuring two tracks from No One is Really Beautiful, "I'm Sorry Now" and "Rick James." His follow-up album, "King Of Yesterday", seems to have been a classic struggle between artist and label, and was unceremoniously released on September 11, 2001. In 2004 Jude produced Sarah independently and began to re-emerge as an artist on his own terms. Sarah was subsequently re-released in France and parts of Europe.

He is currently based in Los Angeles.

[edit] Discography

430 N. Harper Ave. (1997)
No One is Really Beautiful (1998)
King of Yesterday (2001)
Sarah (2004)
Redemption (2006)

Currently, Jude is signed with Naive records in Paris, France. Jude's second and third albums are no longer produced by Maverick Records. His latest album, Sarah is available through Jude's official website. Naive released Redemption in Europe in September 2006, and plans on releasing the Single Save Me via iTunes October 7th, while the whole album will get a stateside release in November 2006.

[edit] Non-Album work

Jude has also done many musical works outside of his albums. Among them:

The title theme music to The Ellen Show (2001).
The song "You All, Everybody" by the fictional band Drive Shaft in the television series Lost.
The song "All I Wanna Do" for the television series Alias.
The song "Everything's Alright (I think it's Time)" for the television series Alias.
The song "I Know" on the 1998 City of Angels soundtrack.
The song "Everything's Alright (I think it's Time)" for the film "The Animal".
The song "I Do" for the television series Felicity and Dawson's Creek
The song "My Name is Death" for the Film "Final Destination 2.