Ryan Star

Ryan Star was born Ryan Star Kulchinsky in Huntington, NY on Long Island, and grew up in nearby Dix Hills. He was 14 years old when he formed his first band called Stage. They released four EPs - Black in 1997, Blue in 1999, White in 2000 and The Final in 2004, and in 1995 studio album Historical Underdosing and a self-titled album on Maverick Records in 2002. While still in high school, the band played CBGB's and the Mercury Lounge. When the band parted ways, Star became the solo artist R.Star and released his independently produced debut solo album Songs from the Eye of an Elephant on Stone Crow Records in 2005.

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Star was a contestant on the second season of CBS' reality show Rock Star. Tommy Lee's band Supernova was looking for a lead singer to front the supergroup. On the show, Ryan consistently showed his diverse style from melodic and moving piano to rocking, and was nicknamed Ryan "The Darkhorse" Star by show commentator Dave Navarro. He was eventually eliminated, and days later, Mark Burnett, the show's producer, set up Ryan and the show's House Band to record a live album, to help Ryan jump start his career. He returned to the show on week 11 with the help of his fans through SMS voting, to perform an encore performance of "Back of Your Car", and was awarded a Honda CR-V. Atlantic Records released Last Train Home EP on June 16, 2009, of four songs to appear on Star's album. Star's first studio album since Rockstar: Supernova, entitled 11:59, was released on August 3, 2010 with a sold-out performance that night at New York City's famed Irving Plaza. His song "Brand New Day", featured as the main theme to Fox TV series Lie to Me, earned him a BMI TV Music Award in May 2009.