Young, John Paul

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Young, John Paul
Name (Arabic)
يونغ، جون بول
Date of birth
1950-06-21
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 88078465
Wikidata: Q205583
Library of congress: n 95057600
Sources of Information
  • Love is in the air, p1978:label (John Paul Young)
  • All music guide WWW site, June 30, 2010(John Paul Young; b. 1953, Glasgow, Scotland)
  • Wikipedia, June 30, 2010(John Paul Young; b. June 21, 1950, Glasgow, Scotland; Australian pop singer-songwriter; initially performed as John Young; known as JPY or Squeak to fans)
  • Enc. of pop. mus., 4th ed.(Young, John Paul; b. June 21, 1950, Glasgow, Scotland)
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Wikipedia description:

John Inglis Young, OAM (born 21 June 1950), known professionally as John Paul Young, is an Australian pop singer who is best known for having a worldwide hit with "Love Is in the Air" in 1978. His career was boosted by regular appearances as a performer and guest host on Countdown, a 1974–1987 TV series for Australia's national broadcaster ABC. Besides "Love Is in the Air", Young had top ten chart success in Germany and the Netherlands with "Standing in the Rain", released in 1977, and four other top ten hits in South Africa, including No. 1 hits "Yesterday's Hero" in 1975, and "I Hate the Music" in 1976. On 27 August 2009, Young was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame.

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