John Paul Young

John Paul Young ( born June 21, 1950 in Glasgow, Scotland) is an Australian pop musicians.

The Young family migrated to Australia when he was a child and settled in Sydney. In the early 1970s he was lead singer of the rock band Elm Tree. From 1972 to 1974 he played in the Australian production of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar. In addition, he was initially also a radio presenter.

After a few unsuccessful singles, he was looked after by the team of producers Harry Vanda and George Young. The result was a number of Australian hits, including Pasadena (written by Young, Vanda and British actor David Hemmings ), Yesterday's Hero, St. Louis, The Love Game, Here We Go, Keep On Smiling, Where The Action Is, I Hate The Music and I Wanna Do It With You. There were also some hits in Europe, Asia and South Africa. Yesterday's Hero was a moderate success in the United States.

In 1978, Young had his greatest successes with Standing In The Rain, and especially Love Is In The Air, his only worldwide hit. The next singles were less successful. Young's last top ten hit in Australia in 1983 Soldier Of Fortune.

His producer George Young is the older brother of AC / DC members Angus Young and Malcolm Young. The resulting often to read assertion that John Paul Young was also a brother of the latter, based on a confusion and is therefore wrong.

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• Pop singer
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