Although American singer and songwriter Jennifer Rush was born in New York, she has achieved success in Europe. Therefore, the pop singer with an opera voice preferred to record albums in Germany, where her vocals enjoyed the highest popularity.
Success came to Heidi Stern in the eighties. The most famous was her single "The Power Of Love", created in 1984, entered into the Guinness Book of Records. She was the first to perform the famous ballad in 1985. Rush sang with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, wrote songs for the world's most famous vocalists and collaborated with the world's most influential producers in show business. The vocalist dedicated her debut album to the memory of her mother.
The road to vocation
The biography of the future celebrity began in 1960. The child was born in the city of Astoria on September 18 in the family of an opera singer and vocal teacher Maurice Stern. My father loved to be creative. His hobby was sculpture.
The parents of the future star met at the Eastman Rochester School of Music. Future spouses studied there. The parents soon parted, and Jenny and her brothers were raised by the same mother. All children loved music.
The older brothers chose a musical career. Robert, Bobby Stern, became famous as a saxophonist, and Stephen, Stevie Blue, became a guitarist, songwriter and singer.
The talented girl showed giftedness from an early age. Heidi, who had an excellent ear, learned to play the violin at the Juilliard School. Although with great reluctance, the schoolgirl also mastered the piano. However, the little girl did not like the choice of instruments. That is why she secretly learned to play the guitar from everyone.
Successes and failures
When the girl was nine, the family moved to Germany. It was there that Heidi became interested in composing and performing songs. The beginning of creativity was promoted by acquaintance and friendship with the extravagant artist Fabio Peper.
The Sterns returned to the States when their daughter was a teenager. The girl, who had excellent singing skills, decided to make singing for her future. Therefore, she moved to her father, who taught vocals at the University of Washington, in Seattle.
Maurice helped his daughter with the recording of her debut disc "Heidi Stern" in 1979. However, the singles did not arouse much interest among listeners and critics. The author and performer of songs, producer Gene McDaniels drew attention to the debutante. He invited Heidi to Los Angeles for demo tapes.
The mentor predicted a successful future for the girl on stage. On his recommendation, in 1982 Stern left for Wiesbaden to begin her singing career in more favorable conditions. The girl continued to improve her performing skills and did not abandon attempts to attract the attention of famous labels.
The idea was crowned with success. The contract with the vocalist was signed by CBS Songs. At the insistence of her leadership, the girl changed her name to Jennifer Rush. Initially, she did not intend to perform songs, but to compose them.
New Achievements
The first creation was the single "The Power Of Love". In many European countries, it quickly became the number one hit. As the best-selling masterpiece in the UK, it entered the Guinness Book of Records. The ballad remained in this status until 1992. For almost two months it topped the South African and Australian charts.
The original version of The Power of Love topped the UK national charts and, after being translated into many languages, became the pop standard. It is also true that in the United States the song was called too European, and therefore was not understood above the average places of the charts. Only in the performance of Celine Dion in 1994, the song soared to the top of the American Billboard Hot 100.
Rush sang songs in English and Spanish. The collaboration with Jenny was started by German songwriters. After a year of work, the single "Into My Dreams" appeared. The song peaked at number 7 on the French charts.
In 1984, the album "Jennifer Rush" opened a new name in pop music. The collection took high places in the most prestigious charts. In 1987, her album Heart over Mind entered the Top 40 in the United States. The following compilations in 14 and 9 weeks climbed to the first places in the European charts. She sang in a duet with Elton John, Brian May and Michael Bolton.
The singer reached her highest fame in the nineties. Of the four discs she released, the last one, released in 1998, was recognized as a classic. The album contains both new hits and the most popular previously written songs.
On and off stage
In 1993, significant changes took place in the singer's personal life. She had a child, a daughter. For the sake of the girl, the mother decided to return to New York in order to protect the baby from the excessive attention of the paparazzi. In America, Jennifer was better known as a songwriter rather than a songwriter. Rush received many offers to tour, but chose the opportunity to raise her daughter in a relaxed atmosphere, composing new hits.
With the arrival of the two thousandths, her creations again soared to the top of the charts. In August 2007, the collection "Stronghold-The Collector's Hit Box" was released. The selection includes all singles of the vocalist until 1991. It also includes unreleased or rare tracks, released in a limited edition of the song on the theme of "Bond".
On March 6, 2009 on the official website of Rush there was information about the recording of the disc "Now Is The Hour". The beginning of work marked the renewal of cooperation with the label "Sony Music / Ariola". The album was released a year later in Europe and a little later it was received by listeners in the States. The collection was the first of those in which the singer did not include her own compositions.
From June to October 2015, the vocalist recorded for the radio and took part in a TV show. Rush does not stop his career to this day.
