Jude

Jude (born Michael Jude Christodal, October 16, 1969, Boston, Massachusetts) is an American singer and songwriter. History Jude's debut album, 430 N. Harper Ave, was released independently by the Fish of Death label in 1997. Maverick signed Jude and released his second album, No One Is Really Beautiful which contained several re-recordings of some of the debut album's tracks. Two tracks from No One Is Really Beautiful charted: "I'm Sorry Now" (#33 Billboard Adult Top 40 Chart) and "Rick James" (#29 Billboard Adult Top 40 Chart, #28 Billboard Modern Rock Chart). The song "I Know" was featured on the multi-platinum City of Angels soundtrack. The song "I Do" from No One Is Really Beautiful was used in several television shows. During this time, Jude also toured with Alanis Morissette, Ben Folds Five, The Cranberries, Dido, Tori Amos, Better Than Ezra, Train, and Chris Isaak. His follow-up album, King of Yesterday was released on September 11, 2001. The album featured a cover of Bread's "Everything I Own". Jude soon parted ways with Maverick and produced his subsequent albums independently (Sarah in 2004 and Redemption in 2006).