Key facts
- Born
- Paul Antony Young , ( 1956-01-17 ) 17 January 1956 (age 70) , Luton , Bedfordshire , England
- Occupations
- Musician singer songwriter
- Years active
- 1978–present
- Spouses
- Stacey Smith ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1987 ; died 26 January 2018</span>"}]]}'>2018 ) Lorna Young ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2024 )
- Genres
- Pop rock new wave blue-eyed soul
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar bass guitar
- Labels
- Columbia Records , MCA Records , Spectra Records
- Member of
- Los Pacaminos
- Formerly of
- Kat Kool & the Kool Kats Streetband Q-Tips
- Website
- www .paul-young .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Young
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Luton
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Live Aid
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- www.paul-young.com
- Image
- Paul Young, Kiel 2009.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Voice type
- tenor
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- Commons category
- Paul Young
- date of birth
- 1956-01-17
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- birth name
- Paul Antony Young
- name in native language
- Paul Young
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
- different from
- Paul Young
- social media followers
- 401000
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Young's smooth yet soulful voice belongs to a genre known as "blue-eyed soul". He won a Brit Award for Best British Male in 1985, and his hit "Every Time You Go Away" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and won Best British Video at the 1986 Brit Awards. Performing on the 1984 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" which included singing the opening lines, Young played Live Aid held at Wembley Stadium, London in July 1985. He sang the Crowded House track "Don't Dream It's Over" at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute in 1988. In 1992, he sang "Radio Ga Ga" with the surviving members of Queen at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. Since the mid-1990s, Young has performed with the band Los Pacaminos.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paul Young” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.