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Paul Young

1956 - Today

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Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & the Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, he became a teen idol with his solo success in the 1980s. His hit singles include "Love of the Common People", "Wherever I Lay My Hat", "Come Back and Stay", "Every Time You Go Away" and "Everything Must Change", all reaching the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. Released in 1983, his debut album, No Parlez, was the first of three UK number-one albums. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Young is the 904th most popular singer (down from 719th in 2019), the 2,870th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,194th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Paul Young ranks 904 out of 4,381. Before him are Wadih El Safi, K. L. Saigal, Indila, Nina Grieg, Enzo Ghinazzi, and Brigitte Fontaine. After him are Patachou, Marko Perković, Milka Ternina, Lotte Lehmann, Nora Brockstedt, and Arthur Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Paul Young ranks 196. Before him are Nikola Špirić, Nicanor Duarte, Chris O'Neil, Frank Dux, Lilli Carati, and Kevin McNally. After him are Jordan Rudess, Said Belqola, Sean Kelly, Gabriela von Habsburg, Arsenio Hall, and Christiana Figueres.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul Young ranks 2,871 out of 8,785. Before him are Dennis Viollet (1933), Arthur Waley (1889), Herbert James Draper (1863), Edward William Lane (1801), Joely Richardson (1965), and Jane Digby (1807). After him are Auguste Couder (1789), John Alcock (1892), Nevil Shute (1899), Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621), Mick Ronson (1946), and Pat Jennings (1945).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Paul Young ranks 103. Before him are Chris Lowe (1959), Peter Frampton (1950), Nick Kamen (1962), Jimmy Somerville (1961), Kevin Ayers (1944), and Andrew Ridgeley (1963). After him are Arthur Brown (1942), Ian Dury (1942), Alfred Deller (1912), Biff Byford (1951), FKA Twigs (1988), and Limahl (1958).

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