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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 different languages on Wikipedia. John Paul Young is the 1,780th most popular singer (down from 1,349th in 2019), the 4,863rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,597th in 2019) and the 187th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, John Paul Young ranks 1,780 out of 4,381. Before him are Nicky Jam, Jonny Jakobsen, Sonny Terry, Eva Dahlgren, Jagjit Singh, and Loleatta Holloway. After him are Flo Rida, Paul Carrack, Claes-Göran Hederström, Natalie Dessay, Raf, and Johnny Burnette.

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Contemporaries

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 4,864 out of 8,785. Before him are Bart McGhee (1899), Michelle Dockery (1981), Josh Bowman (1988), Mark Haddon (1962), 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 187. Before him are Bryn Terfel (1965), Jim Kerr (1959), Joe Elliott (1959), Richard Thompson (1949), Sam Brown (1964), and Clodagh Rodgers (1947). 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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