Leonid Rudenko (, born in 1985), better known by his stage name, ''Rudenko'', is a record producer and DJ from

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, who was born and raised in

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Music career

Rudenko started producing when he was 10 years old and spent all of his spare time experimenting with new sounds. "Destination", released in 2008, was Rudenko's first major single in Russia. But his second single, " Everybody", was his greatest international success. It was released in the UK in February, 2009 and peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 24. Rudenko composed the music that was played during the opening of the

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in Sochi, when the athletes entered the stadium. The music from the ceremony was released as a digital album called ''Parade of Nations'' on February 28, 2014 due to massive fan demand from around the world.

Discography

Singles

* "Destination" (2008) * " Everybody" (2009) * "Real Life" (2009) * "Love Story" (2010) * "Goodbye" (2010) * "Stranger" (2011) * "Восточный экспресс" (

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: Vostochniy express) featuring Mitya Fomin (2012)

References

1985 births Living people Musicians from Moscow Russian DJs Russian people of Ukrainian descent Winners of the Golden Gramophone Award {{Russia-musician-stub