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John Paul Young

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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" and four other top ten hits in South Africa, including No. 1 hits with "I Hate the Music" in 1976 and "Yesterday's Hero" in 1975. On 27 August 2009, Young was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John Paul Young is the 1,790th most popular singer (down from 1,350th in 2024), the 4,869th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,596th in 2019) and the 188th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, John Paul Young ranks 1,788 out of 4,381. Before him are Sonny Terry, Eva Dahlgren, Jagjit Singh, and Loleatta Holloway. After him are Flo Rida, Paul Carrack, Claes-Göran Hederström, Natalie Dessay, Raf, Johnny Burnette, Joe Jonas, and Spencer Davis.

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Among people born in 1950, John Paul Young ranks 528. Before him are Teddy Pendergrass, Albertas Šimėnas, Howard Deutch, Serge Chiesa, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, and José Carlos Serrão. After him are Juice Leskinen, Dorian Harewood, Marion Becker, Aleksandr Klepikov, Jørgen Marcussen, and Megumi Torigoe.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Paul Young ranks 4,870 out of 8,785. Before him are Josh Bowman (1988), Neil Dudgeon (1961), Mark Haddon (1962), Doogie White (1960), David Owen (1938), and Lady Charlotte Guest (1812). After him are Arthur Whitten Brown (1886), Geoffrey Crossley (1921), James Hogg (1770), Paul Carrack (1951), Robert Torrens (1780), and Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, John Paul Young ranks 188. Before him are Jim Kerr (1959), Joe Elliott (1959), Richard Thompson (1949), Sam Brown (1964), Clodagh Rodgers (1947), and Doogie White (1960). After him are Paul Carrack (1951), Spencer Davis (1939), Skin (1967), Colin Hay (1953), Kirsty MacColl (1959), and Vashti Bunyan (1945).

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