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[[File:Rufus Wainright boyfriend Jorn Weisbrodt Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Wainwright and his husband, German arts administrator Jörn Weisbrodt, in 2010.]]
'''Rufus Wainwright''' ({{LifeData|birth=1973-07-22}}) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and composer.<ref name=WP>{{URLwikipedia|Rufus_Wainwright|Rufus Wainwright|2022-08-17}}</ref>
Wainwright appeared at the first [[Hope Rising]] concert, which was put on in May 2011 at Toronto's Sony Centre for the Performing Arts by the [[Stephen Lewis Foundation]].<ref>{{REFweb
|quote=In May 2011, the Stephen Lewis Foundation hosted the first ever Hope Rising concert at Toronto’s Sony Centre for the Performing Arts.
|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818011204/http://hoperising.ca/index.php/about/
|title=About Hope Rising!
|publisher=The Stephen Lewis Foundation
|date=2011-08-18
|accessdate=2020-03-07
}}</ref> Other celebrities who have participated in the concert include [[K'naan]], [[Angélique Kidjo]], [[Holly Cole]] and [[Alicia Keys]].<ref>{{REFweb
|quote=International recording artists Alicia Keys, K’naan, Angélique Kidjo, Rufus Wainwright and Holly Cole headlined this spectacular event, and Canadian broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi, actress Gloria Reuben and broadcaster Marci Ien hosted the intimate evening. The evening also featured a special performance by cast members of Da Kink in my Hair: Ngozi Paul, d’bi Young and Ordena Stephens-Thompson.
|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818011204/http://hoperising.ca/index.php/about/
|title=About Hope Rising!
|publisher=The Stephen Lewis Foundation
|date=2011-08-18
|accessdate=2020-03-07
}}</ref> Artists who appeared in the 2012 concert in Toronto, November 7th, 2012 included [[Annie Lennox]], [[Angélique Kidjo]] and [[Sarah McLachlan]].<ref>{{REFweb
|quote=World-renowned artists and AIDS activists Annie Lennox, Angélique Kidjo & Sarah McLachlan headline this spectacular event at Roy Thomson Hall.
|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818011204/http://hoperising.ca/index.php/about/
|title=About Hope Rising!
|publisher=The Stephen Lewis Foundation
|date=2011-08-18
|accessdate=2020-03-07
}}</ref>
{{REF}}
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'''Rufus Wainwright''' ({{LifeData|birth=1973-07-22}}) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and composer.<ref name=WP>{{URLwikipedia|Rufus_Wainwright|Rufus Wainwright|2022-08-17}}</ref>
Wainwright appeared at the first [[Hope Rising]] concert, which was put on in May 2011 at Toronto's Sony Centre for the Performing Arts by the [[Stephen Lewis Foundation]].<ref>{{REFweb
|quote=In May 2011, the Stephen Lewis Foundation hosted the first ever Hope Rising concert at Toronto’s Sony Centre for the Performing Arts.
|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818011204/http://hoperising.ca/index.php/about/
|title=About Hope Rising!
|publisher=The Stephen Lewis Foundation
|date=2011-08-18
|accessdate=2020-03-07
}}</ref> Other celebrities who have participated in the concert include [[K'naan]], [[Angélique Kidjo]], [[Holly Cole]] and [[Alicia Keys]].<ref>{{REFweb
|quote=International recording artists Alicia Keys, K’naan, Angélique Kidjo, Rufus Wainwright and Holly Cole headlined this spectacular event, and Canadian broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi, actress Gloria Reuben and broadcaster Marci Ien hosted the intimate evening. The evening also featured a special performance by cast members of Da Kink in my Hair: Ngozi Paul, d’bi Young and Ordena Stephens-Thompson.
|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818011204/http://hoperising.ca/index.php/about/
|title=About Hope Rising!
|publisher=The Stephen Lewis Foundation
|date=2011-08-18
|accessdate=2020-03-07
}}</ref> Artists who appeared in the 2012 concert in Toronto, November 7th, 2012 included [[Annie Lennox]], [[Angélique Kidjo]] and [[Sarah McLachlan]].<ref>{{REFweb
|quote=World-renowned artists and AIDS activists Annie Lennox, Angélique Kidjo & Sarah McLachlan headline this spectacular event at Roy Thomson Hall.
|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818011204/http://hoperising.ca/index.php/about/
|title=About Hope Rising!
|publisher=The Stephen Lewis Foundation
|date=2011-08-18
|accessdate=2020-03-07
}}</ref>
{{REF}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wainwright, Rufus }}
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[[Category:Male]]
[[Category:Celebrity]]
[[Category:Canada]]