Photo: Tuomas Vitikainen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · credits
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Ruudolf
Person · male · Finland · born 1983 · died 2021
Finnish hip hop artist
Timeline
2 events◦ Birth 1† Death 1
1980s
2020s
Biography
English biography196 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1379096490
Biography
Ruudolf (born Rudy Frans Kulmala in 1983) is a Finnish hip hop artist. He is known for his calm flow and energetic live performances. He rhymes in Finnish.
Career
His debut album Doupeimmat Jumala Seivaa climbed on the 18th place on Finland's official album list after its release in 2004. Ruudolf has won the Finnish freestyle and battle rap championship two times. First in 2001, being only 17 years old at the time. His latest win came in 2005, already being an accomplished artist in Finland. Before starting his career as a solo artist, Ruudolf was a part of the group ‘Vähäiset Äänet’. His friend Karri Koira (also former member of Vähäiset Äänet) is often seen by his side during live performances. Karri Koira also features on many of his recordings.
Personal life
He grew up in Herttoniemi, Helsinki. He is a quarter Mexican and a faithful Christian. This can be heard in his lyrics. He used to drink alcohol and smoke cannabis. He says that after he found God, his life took a complete turnaround – he has since quit using drugs, drinking and smoking. His debut album, Doupeimmat Jumala Seivaa roughly translates to God Saves the Dopest.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 3 | 16th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
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Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Ruudolf head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 3 | 16th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ruudolf_-_Ilosaarirock_2009.jpgcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7383560genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7383560seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruudolfbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruudolf
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Tuomas Vitikainen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q7383560 · MusicBrainz: 6afca0dc-ffdb-4611-a15d-4feac2f23367
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