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Jennifer Rush

Jennifer Rush, American singer-songwriter

Born
September 28, 1960
Age in 2026
66
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1960

About Jennifer Rush

Jennifer Rush is an American pop and rock singer. She achieved initial success during the mid-1980s with several singles and studio albums, including the million-selling single "The Power of Love", which she co-wrote and released in 1984. Her initial greatest success came in Europe, especially the United Kingdom. Her other successful singles from that period include "Ring of Ice", "Destiny", "I Come Undone", "You're My One and Only", "Higher Ground", "25 Lovers", "If You're Ever Gonna Lose My Love", "Heart over Mind", and "Flames of Paradise", a duet with Elton John. In the 1990s she had several charting singles, including "Tears in the Rain". Rush was first signed to CBS Songs Publishing Company as a songwriter in Frankfurt, Germany. Rush's debut single with CBS Records International was "Tonight", which was released in West Germany under her birth name of Heidi Stern in 1982. After meeting singer, songwriter, and producer Gene McDaniels in Seattle, she went to Los Angeles to record demo songs with him.

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Jennifer Rush timeline

  1. Rush's debut single with CBS Records International was "Tonight", which was released in West Germany under her birth name of Heidi Stern in 1982.
  2. She achieved initial success during the mid-1980s with several singles and studio albums, including the million-selling single "The Power of Love", which she co-wrote and released in 1984.

The world when Jennifer Rush was born

Jennifer Rush was born in 1960. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1960

  • #1 song"The Twist" – Chubby Checker
  • Top movieThe Apartment
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookTo Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins Olympic gold in boxing
  • Top headlineJFK elected as youngest US president
  • Technology milestoneFirst working laser demonstrated
  • Defining fadThe Twist dance craze
  • Notable inventionLaser
  • World population3.03 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population180.7M

1960 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jennifer Rush's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19602026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,700$435,000
Average income$7,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population180.7M341 million

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