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Jennifer Holliday

1960 - Today

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Jennifer Yvette Holliday (born October 19, 1960) is an American singer and actress. She started her career on Broadway in musicals such as Your Arms Too Short to Box with God (1980–1981) and Dreamgirls (1981–1983), and later became a successful recording artist. She is best known for her debut single, the Dreamgirls number and rhythm-and-blues/pop hit, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", for which she won a Grammy Award in 1983. She also won a 1982 Tony Award for Dreamgirls. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Jennifer Holliday is the 4,042nd most popular singer (down from 3,472nd in 2024), the 18,373rd most popular biography from United States (down from 16,876th in 2019) and the 1,011th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jennifer Holliday ranks 4,042 out of 4,381. Before her are Margaret, Hind Laroussi, Ai Kawashima, Anthony Hamilton, Son Dong-woon, and Ksenia Sitnik. After her are Eliot Vassamillet, Rachel Platten, Lucky Ali, Ann Sophie, SinB, and Linda Sundblad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Jennifer Holliday ranks 1,069. Before her are Jo Durie, Amar Singh Chamkila, Craig Johnston, Mark Takano, Bill McKibben, and Anne-Marie Johnson. After her are Chris Barrie, Dino Ciccarelli, Jeanette Bolden, Tanvi Azmi, Grayson Perry, and David Frum.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jennifer Holliday ranks 18,381 out of 20,380. Before her are Jeff Rouse (1970), Sharon Case (1971), Gianna Dior (1997), Joy Fawcett (1968), Chris Masters (1983), and Danielle Fishel (1981). After her are Kaitlyn (1986), Olivia Olson (1992), Tristin Mays (1990), Cooper Koch (1996), Gavin DeGraw (1977), and Scott Pruitt (1968).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jennifer Holliday ranks 1,011. Before her are Stacie Orrico (1986), Jelly Roll (1984), Nayer (1990), Jeff Tweedy (1967), Keyshia Cole (1981), and Anthony Hamilton (1971). After her are Rachel Platten (1981), Ester Dean (1982), Lupe Fiasco (1982), CeCe Peniston (1969), Jaci Velasquez (1979), and Lauv (1994).

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