John Inglis Young, OAM (born 21 June 1950), known professionally as John Paul Young, is a Scottish-born

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n pop singer who had his 1978 worldwide hit with " Love Is in the Air". His career was boosted by regular appearances as a performer and guest host on national broadcaster, ABC's 1974–1987 TV series, ''

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''. Besides "Love Is in the Air", Young had top ten chart success in

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and the

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with " Standing in the Rain" and four other top ten hits in

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, including No. 1 hits with "

I Hate the Music "I Hate the Music" is a pop song written by George Young (rock musician), George Young and Harry Vanda and recorded by Australian pop singer John Paul Young. The song was released in March 1976 as the lead single from the singer's second studio ...

" in 1976 and "

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" in 1975. On 27 August 2009, Young was inducted into the

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(ARIA)

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Career

1950–1974: Early life and early career

Young was born John Inglis Young in Bridgeton,

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to James and Agnes (nee Inglis) Young. Together with his parents, two sisters and a brother, Young emigrated to Australia on board the , arriving in

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(26 January) 1962 when he was aged 11. His family lived at

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before moving to

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. He attended school at Hammondville Public School, Liverpool Boys High School and

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. After finishing school, he started an apprenticeship as a

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worker. Initially performing as John Young, his first involvement in music began in late 1967 when he formed a band, Elm Tree, with schoolmates. The other members included Robert (Slim) Barnett on

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, Ollie Chojnacki on

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, Philip Edwards (drums 1968–1971, 1972–1976), Andy Imlah on co-lead vocals, Dave Kaentek, Ron Mazurkiewicz on

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and Geoff Watts on

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. Elm Tree gained a moderate following around Sydney, and after being spotted by producer Martin Erdman, they cut one single for his Du Monde label, a

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of UK band

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's "Rainbow", which was released through

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in November 1970, but did not enter the top 50 Australian singles charts. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until

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created their own

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in mid-1988. In mid-1971 they entered the New South Wales heats of

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and got as far as the Sydney finals, but they didn't make it through to the national final, and so never managed to break out of the Sydney suburban dance circuit. At this point, Young's manager Dal Myles got him a role in the Melbourne production of '' The Jesus Christ Revolution''. The show opened and closed in six weeks. However, due to being seen in this production, Young received a

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from

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who wanted him to

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for

Harry M. Miller Harry Maurice Miller (6 January 1934 – 4 July 2018) was a New Zealand Australian promoter, publicist and media agent. Life and career Born on 6 January 1934 in New Zealand, Miller grew up in the Auckland suburb of Grey Lynn. He moved to Aus ...

's original Australian production of the

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and

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rock musical ''

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''. The show premiered in Sydney on 4 May 1972, and, as well as established theatrical performers, the cast featured leading pop-rock artists: Trevor White, Robin Ramsay,

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(ex-The Easybeats),

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and Reg Livermore. Young remained with the production until it closed in February 1974; the production broke theatrical attendance records in its two-year season, and whilst it provided him with a public profile, it left him at a loose end when it concluded. For Young, a major break occurred at an Elm Tree performance when visiting producer and

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Simon Napier-Bell Simon Robert Napier-Bell (born 22 April 1939) is an English record producer, music manager, author and journalist. At different times, he has managed artists as diverse as the Yardbirds, John's Children, Marc Bolan, Japan, London, Ultravox, Bon ...

, heard them in a pub in

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in 1971. He persuaded Young to sign as a solo artist to

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—the company that had produced Australia's top 1960s group

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. Napier-Bell then produced Young's first hit single, "

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", at Armstrong Studios in

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; it was co-written by George Young (also Scottish-born, but no relation) and

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of The Easybeats, together with British actor David Hemmings who was a partner in Napier-Bell's label, SNB Records.

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also produced

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and other Albert Productions artists. All he had to do was sing over the

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Vanda/Young had sent from

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magazine, 4 November 1976: "John Paul Young – Today's Reluctant Hero" by Ken Quinnel, pp: 45–6 The single was released under the name, John Young, later releases used "John Paul Young" (Paul was his Catholic

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) to avoid confusion with

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(no relation), the 1960s pop star and ''

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'' (1971–1988 TV show) presenter. He performed the song on ''Happening 70'' on Channel Ten.Wilmoth, Peter – Glad All Over – The Countdown Years 1974–1987, p 66-9 McPhee Gribble/Penguin Books 1993. "Pasadena" peaked at No. 16 in the Australian Singles charts in early 1972. It was followed by "You Drive Me Crazy" which was released in February 1973 but failed to chart. Young renewed his association with

, signing with them as a solo artist.

had returned to Australia from UK in 1973. After his stint in ''Superstar'', they took over as his producers and resumed writing songs for him. Young's third single "It's Only Love" was released in March 1974, but failed to chart in the top 50. The

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was a track called "Bad Trip". Young said "no one liked it. It was a disappointment. It was about

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but they must've thought it was about

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because of the title. It wasn't banned or anything, they just didn't play it." Young considered a part in the musical ''

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'' but decided against it, preferring to go back to sheet metal work. He left the job after a day and a half due to being hassled by the boss.

1975–1977: Australian chart success

In February 1975, Young released "

", a song about the fleeting nature of pop stardom which drew on Vanda & Young's own experiences as former

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. The single shot into the national charts in April and gave Young his first top ten hit, reaching No. 8 on the Australian singles chart. The single sold strongly in the United States, where it reached No. 44 on the

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Top 100 in February 1976. One of the key factors in the Australian success of "Yesterday's Hero" was the film clip made to promote it, which enabled the song to be given heavy exposure on ''

'', which had just switched to its new one-hour Sunday evening format, following the official start of

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broadcasting on 1 March 1975. Young's debut performance on ''Countdown'' had him miming "Yesterday's Hero" while dressed in a sailor's suit surrounded on an island stage with a studio audience of screaming teen girls. He was dragged off the stage three times by audience members and the microphone cord was ripped out but the song continued uninterrupted. ABC TV producer, Michael Shrimpton believes his show, ''Countdown'', played a big part in making "Yesterday's Hero" and Young a teen pop success. By mid-1975, ''Countdowns talent co-ordinator, Ian "Molly" Meldrum, had started appearing on-screen with a weekly rock report. Young, as guest host, introduced Meldrum's second report, "Here's boring old Molly with boring old humdrum".—"Molly" Meldrum's ''Humdrum'' and ''Countdown'' continued until 1987, with Young often featured as a performer or guest host named "Squeak" or "JPY" by Meldrum. For touring purposes Young fronted John Paul Young and The All Stars, with members who had worked with Vanda and Young's former bandmate Stevie Wright. The All Stars included,

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(ex-

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) on

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and vocals, who co-wrote songs with Young. Other early members were,

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(

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) on guitar, Johnny Dick ( Max Merritt & the Meteors, Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs) on drums, Ronnie Peel (aka “Rockwell T James”, Missing Links, La De Das) on bass guitar and Ian Winter (Carson, Daddy Cool) on guitar.

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reportedly said they were the best rock band in Australia. Throughout 1975, Young toured with Stevie Wright, Sherbet and

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, with the latter also being his backing band. Young headlined his first concert tour over the Christmas period of 1975–6, preferring to use local bands as their

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s. Young's debut

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, ''

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'' was released in October 1975 and peaked at No. 9 on the Australian Album charts. A string of top 10 hits, written and produced by Vanda & Young, followed in Australia including " The Love Game" (peaked at No. 4 in September 1975), "

" (No. 2, April 1976) and " I Wanna Do It with You" (No. 7, May 1977). Young's second studio album, '' J.P.Y.'' was released in August 1976 and also peaked at No. 9. In addition to his Australian success, Young achieved top 20 hit singles in

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, with "Yesterday's Hero" and "I Hate the Music", and in

where "I Hate the Music" and "Yesterday's Hero" were No. 1 hits, and " Keep on Smilin'" and "I Wanna Do It with You" were top ten hits. In May 1977, Young released his third studio album ''

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'', which peaked No. 19. In a 1976

interview, Young gives an insight into working with the Vanda/Young team:

After I recorded ''Pasadena'' our relationship just developed. They play me their songs and say: "See what you think of this." Usually I like it, sometimes I don't. Sometimes I pick out something they've written and say "I want to do this", like I did with ''Things to do''. (For the ''JPY'' album), we worked out some of the songs on the road. Others are worked out in the studio and some, like ''Standing in the Rain'' are produced by the studio system. Harry and George work it out and I come in later to do the vocal.

In November 1977, Young's first 'best of' compilation was released, titled '' All the Best''. It was preceded by the single "

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" and both single and album peaked within the Australian top 40.

1978–1980: International success and "Love is In the Air"

Late in 1977, the European markets began playing " Standing in the Rain", the B-Side for the song " Keep on Smilin'". The song became a top 10 hit in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. NOTE: Some information in Austrian. NOTE: Some information in Dutch. NOTE: Some information is in German. selling over 400,000 copies. Young's next single, " Love Is in the Air", became a worldwide hit during 1978, peaking at No. 3 on the Australian charts in May, No. 7 in the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and No. 5 in the

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. The associated album, '' Love Is in the Air'' was released in October and reached the top 40 on the Australian albums chart. Subsequent singles, " The Day That My Heart Caught Fire" which peaked in the top 20, and "Heaven Sent" continued the disco style. Young was crowned '

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' in October 1978. "Love Is in the Air" also won 'Most Popular Australian Single' and Vanda & Young won both 'Best Australian Record Producer' and 'Best Australian Songwriter' at the same awards. Young's fifth studio album, '' Heaven Sent'' was released in November 1979 and peaked at number 95. By mid-1980 Young had left Albert Productions and ended his association with Vanda & Young.

1981–1990: Career decline & ''Classic Hits''

Young used session musicians for his 1960s' covers album, '' The Singer'' released in August 1981 but failed to reach the top 50. Young turned to a more contemporary

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sound and adult oriented style. He signed to the Australian branch of German label I.C. Records in 1983 and flew to Germany with producer, composer and keyboard player

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(ex-Carson) to start recording a new album, with sessions at studios in

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, Melbourne and Sydney. Most of the material was co-written by Capek and Canadian

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. The resulting album, '' One Foot in Front'' was released in March 1984. The lead single, "Soldier of Fortune", peaked at No. 17 on the national singles chart, other singles "War Games", "L.A. Sunset" and "Call the Night" (1984) all failed to chart into the top 50, "Soldier of Fortune" gained further prominence when it was picked as the theme song for the

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held in

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, and also went on to be a hit in Germany. On 25 January 1988 Young performed in the 'Royal Command, New South Wales Bicentennial Concert' in front of the

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and

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at the

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. Televised across Australia, the event was viewed by over 10 million people and prompted an invitation to appear at

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. In late 1988, Young and his family moved to

Lake Macquarie The City of Lake Macquarie is a local government area in Greater Newcastle and part of the Hunter Region in New South Wales, Australia. It was proclaimed a city from 7 September 1984. The area is situated adjacent to the city of Newcastle and is ...

near

. Newcastle's first

FM radio FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting using frequency modulation (FM). Invented in 1933 by American engineer Edwin Armstrong, wide-band FM is used worldwide to provide high fidelity sound over broadcast radio. FM broadcasting is cap ...

station,

New FM NEWFM (call sign: 2NEW) is an Australian radio station, licensed to, and serving Newcastle and its surrounding area. It is owned by Bill Caralis's Broadcast Operations Group, and operates at 105.3 megahertz on the FM band The FM broadcast ba ...

, was preparing to open in 1989 and Young was asked to head their All-Australian programme, ''Oz Made Mondays''. The programme was successful with Young moving through the ranks of the station to Morning Announcer garnering four No. 1 rating spots for his ''Breakfast'' and ''Drive Time'' programmes along the way. A compilation album titled ''

Classic Hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980s ...

'' was released in 1988, including the new single "Don't Sing That Song", but failed to chart.

1991–2003: Career revival, theatre, Olympic Games & Australian citizen

In 1992, an Australian comedy film titled '' Strictly Ballroom'' was released. The film and associated

soundtrack A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack o ...

featured new versions of "Love Is in the Air" and "Standing in the Rain", both of which were released as singles. "Love Is in the Air" peaked at No. 3 on the Australian Singles Charts and was a top 50 hit in the UK. In 1994 Young left 105.3 NEWFM in Newcastle and joined 2CH in Sydney, which only lasted six months. On 4 November 1994, Young became a

naturalised Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by which a non-citizen of a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country. It may be done automatically by a statute, i.e., without any effort on the part of the i ...

Australian citizen and received his papers from then

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Paul Keating Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944) is an Australian former politician and unionist who served as the 24th prime minister of Australia from 1991 to 1996, holding office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He previously serv ...

. In 1996, Young released his eighth studio album and first since 1984. Titled ''

Now Now most commonly refers to the present time. Now, NOW, or The Now may also refer to: Organizations * Natal Organisation of Women, a South African women's organization * National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization * Now ...

'', it is a covers album and includes a re-recording of "Love Is in the Air". In 1997, Young made two trips to

following invitations to perform on a host of national and European television specials and to promote ''Now''. Young returned to Germany in 1998 with The Allstar band for a month-long tour On returning to Australia Young joined the stage production of ''

Leader of the Pack "Leader of the Pack" is a song written by George "Shadow" Morton, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich. It was a number one pop hit in 1964 for the American girl group the Shangri-Las. The single is one of the group's best known songs as well as ...

'' playing the role of Gus Sharkey (aka

Phil Spector Harvey Phillip Spector (born Harvey Philip Spector; December 26, 1939January 16, 2021) was an American record producer and songwriter, best known for his innovative recording practices and entrepreneurship in the 1960s, followed decades later by ...

). In 2000, he played to his largest audience as a featured performer at the

closing ceremony An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event.

of the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

. Young was recorded on DVD for three songs at the ''

Gimme Ted ''Gimme Ted'', or more fully ''Gimme Ted – The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts'', is an Australian 2×DVD video and tribute album by Various Artists, which was released on 19 May 2003. It was recorded at two eponymous benefit concerts on 9 and 10 ...

'' benefit concert held on 9 March 2001. From 8 August 2001, ABC-TV broadcast a six-part documentary, ''

Long Way to the Top ''Long Way to the Top'' was a six-part weekly Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) documentary film series on the history of Australian rock and roll, from 1956 to the modern era, it was initially broadcast from 8 August to 12 September 2 ...

'' which chronicled 50 years of

rock 'n' roll Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It originated from African-American music such as jazz, rhythm an ...

in Australia, Young featured in "Episode 4: Berserk warriors 1973–1981". For the associated Long Way to the Top Tour in August–September 2002, Young re-formed the All-Star Band with Juan Gonzales on guitar,

on piano, Ronnie Peel on bass guitar, Greg Plimmer on drums and Michael Walker on synthesiser. From 12 October 2003, ABC broadcast, ''Love Is in the Air'', a five-part documentary on Australian

pop music Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describe ...

with "Episode 3: Strange Fruit" describing ''Countdown'' and how Young was made into a pop star.

2004–present: ''Popstars Live'', ''In Too Deep'' and ARIA Hall of Fame

In 2004, Young became mentor for contestants on the music talent show, ''

Popstars Live ''Popstars Live'' was an Australian music talent show television program similar to '' Australian Idol'' that aired on the Seven Network in early 2004. It was an evolution of the original ''Popstars'' TV show which aired between 2000 and 2002 on ...

'', which was broadcast on

Seven Network The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...

from February 2004. Young left the show in April, a spokesperson for the producers of ''Popstars Live'' denied that he had been sacked. In 2005 Young reprised his role as Gus Sharkey in the musical, 'Leader of the Pack'. In 2006, Young returned to the studio with

and released '' In Too Deep'' in September. Young appeared on the

Countdown Spectacular The ''Countdown Spectacular'' is a series of concerts reviving the nostalgia of the Australian music television series ''Countdown''. Countdown Spectacular The first tour was staged from June to August 2006. It featured mainly Australian artists a ...

concert series in Australia during June–August in 2006 and on the Countdown Spectacular 2 during August–September 2007. Young co-hosted the 2007 event with

Ian Meldrum Ian Alexander "Molly" Meldrum AM (born 29 January 1943) is an Australian music critic, journalist, record producer and musical entrepreneur. He was the talent co-ordinator, on-air interviewer, and music news presenter on the former popular mus ...

. In 2008, Young worked on a musical comedy titled ''Van Park'', which focuses on "a group of fellow music lovers have gathered to live out their remaining years" in a caravan park. Young plays Akbar, one of the co-owners of the park. On 27 August 2009, Young was inducted into the

(ARIA)

alongside

Kev Carmody Kevin Daniel Carmody (born 1946), better known by his stage name Kev Carmody, is an Aboriginal Australian singer-songwriter and musician, a Murri man from northern Queensland. He is best known for the song "From Little Things Big Things Grow", ...

The Dingoes The Dingoes are an Australian country rock band. They were initially active from 1973 to 1979, and reformed in 2009. Initially based in Melbourne, the band relocated to the United States from 1976. The most stable line-up comprised John Bois on ...

Little Pattie Patricia "Little Pattie" Thelma Thompson (née Amphlett) OAM (born 17 March 1949) is an Australian singer who started her career as a teenager in the early 1960s, recording surf pop, with her backing group The Statesmen, she subsequently went on ...

and

Mental As Anything Mental As Anything are an Australian New wave music, new wave and pop rock musical ensemble, band that formed in Sydney in 1976. Its most popular line-up (which lasted from 1977 to 1999, and recorded all of their charting singles and albums) w ...

. Upon the announcement Young said, "It's an honour to be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, now point me to the lounge room, I wonder who's in there." At the ceremony, Meldrum inducted Young who then performed, "I Hate the Music", "Yesterday's Hero" and "Love is in the Air".

Sony Music Australia Sony Music Entertainment Australia is the predominant record label operated by American parent company Sony Music Entertainment in Australia. SMEA also formerly published and distributed video games in Australia & New Zealand on behalf of Sony ...

released the compilation ''

''. In 2012, Young was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to the performing arts as a singer and songwriter, and through support for a range of charitable organisations. In a statement, John Paul Young said, “I give my time when I can to assist many charities and not-for-profit organisations, but this is a small contribution compared to the enormous amount of unpaid work volunteers undertake for the good of their communities and society in Australia.” In 2015, Young appeared on the fifteenth season of ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...

''. He was the first contestant eliminated. Late in 2015, Young toured a show across Australia based on a complete set of Vanda and Young material. In 2016, Young joined

Jon Stevens Jon Stevens (born 8 October 1961) is a New Zealand singer, best known for his work with Noiseworks and ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. Biography 1980–1986: career beginnings and ''Jezebel'' Stevens was born in Upper Hutt, New Zealand, and is ...

Kate Ceberano Catherine Yvette Ceberano ( or , born 17 November 1966) is an Australian singer and actress who performs in the soul, jazz, and pop genres, as well as in film and musicals such as '' Jesus Christ Superstar''. Her song " Pash" received a gold ...

and

Daryl Braithwaite Daryl Braithwaite (born 11 January 1949) is an Australian singer. He was the lead vocalist of Sherbet (1970–1984 and many subsequent reunions). Braithwaite also has a solo career, placing 15 singles in the Australian top 40, including t ...

for the APIA Good Times tour. In 2019, Young released his autobiography ''JPY'' (). In 2022, he released his first new song in 15 years, "Felt Like Love" and performed nationally on his anniversary tour ''50 Years Young''. Young was forced to cancel much of the tour due to ongoing health issues.

Sporting associations

During the 1980s, Young's 1978 hit "Love is in the Air" was adopted by fans of

Scottish Premier League The Scottish Premier League (SPL) was the top level league competition for professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football' ...

football team

Dundee United Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1 ...

as an unofficial club anthem. Played since then at many home matches, it was sung in its entirety by an estimated 28,000 fans before and after the 2010 Scottish Cup Final held on 15 May at

Hampden Park Hampden Park (Scottish Gaelic: ''Pàirc Hampden''), often referred to as Hampden, is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The -capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland. It is the no ...

in Glasgow.

Community work

For many years, Young has supported children's charities. He participates in the NSW Variety Bash as a participant in one of the old cars and also to entertain along the way. He also supports the children's emergency transport service NETS through its ''4WD4Kids'' fundraiser. Young is also an avid environmentalist, supporting Landcare projects in his local community.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''

'' (1975) * '' J.P.Y.'' (1976) * ''

'' (1977) * '' Love Is in the Air'' (1978) * '' Heaven Sent'' (1979) * '' The Singer'' (1981) * '' One Foot in Front'' (1983) * ''

'' (1996) * '' In Too Deep'' (2006)

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

ARIA Music Awards The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...

is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

Australian music The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions of ...

. They commenced in 1987. Young was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009. , - ,

ARIA Music Awards of 2009 The 23rd Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) took place on 26 November 2009 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex. The ceremony was telecast o ...

, himself ,

ARIA Hall of Fame In music, an aria (Italian: ; plural: ''arie'' , or ''arias'' in common usage, diminutive form arietta , plural ariette, or in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompanime ...

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the

Australasian Performing Right Association APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwr ...

(APRA). , - , 2004 , " Love Is in the Air" – Young –

, Most Performed Australian Work Overseas , , -

Helpmann Awards

The

Helpmann Awards The Helpmann Awards are accolades for live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001. The annual awards recognise achievements in the disciplines of musical t ...

is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group ''Live Performance Australia'' since 2001. Note: 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

. ! , - ,

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, John Paul Young – ''Shout! The Legend of The Wild One'' ,

Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical The Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical is a musical award, presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA) at the annual Helpmann Awards since 2003. This is a list of winners and nominations for the Helpmann Award ...

, , , -

King of Pop Awards

The King of Pop Awards were voted by the readers of

TV Week ''TV Week'' is a weekly Australian magazine that provides television program listings information and highlights, as well as television-related news. Content ranges from previews for upcoming storylines of popular television programs, particu ...

. The King of Pop award started in 1967 and ran through to 1978. , - , rowspan="2" , 1978 , himself , King of Pop , , - , "Love Is in the Air" , Most Popular Australian Single , , -

TV Week / Countdown Awards

'' was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974–1987, it presented music awards from 1979–1987, initially in conjunction with magazine ''

''. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards. , - , 1979 , himself , Most Popular Male Performer , , -

Band members

Current members

Warren Morgan, Donovan Whitworth III, Greg Plimmer, Floyd Vincent, Darren Hoad and Paul Kirtley.

Allstars

Arranged chronologically:
John Paul Young and the Allstars *John Young/John Paul Young —

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

(1975–1981) *

–

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

(1975) *Johnny Dick –

(1975–1977, died 2017) *Warren Morgan –

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

(1975, 1977–1981) * Ronnie Peel (aka Rockwell T. James) –

rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guitar ...

(1975–1979; died 2021) *Ian "Willie" Winter – guitar (1975–1977) *Ray Goodwin – guitar (1975–1976) *Dallas McDermott – bass guitar (1977–1978) *Phil Manning – lead guitar (1977) *Ian Miller – lead guitar (1977–1979) *Jacques De Jongh – bass guitar (1978–1979) *

Ray Arnott Ray Arnott is an Australian rock drummer, singer-songwriter, he was a member of Spectrum (1970–1973), which had a number one hit with " I'll Be Gone" .Spencer et al, (2007Arnott, Rayentry. Retrieved 31 January 2010. NOTE: Used for Australian Sin ...

– drum (1978–1981) *Tony Buchanan –

saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to pr ...

(1979) *Harry Vanda – guitar (1979) *George Young – guitar (1979) *Billy Rogers – saxophone (1980–1981) *John Young (no relation) – bass guitar (1980–1981) *

Vince Melouney Vincent Melouney (Maloney) (born 18 August 1945) is an Australian musician, singer and songwriter best known as an official member of The Bee Gees from 1967 to 1969 during the group’s initial period of worldwide success. Prior to joining Be ...

– guitar (1981) *Peter Northcote – saxophone,

(1981) John Paul Young's Allstars *John Paul Young – lead vocals (1986–1989, 2002-present) *Juan Gonzales – guitar, backing vocals (1986–1989, 2002-2020; died 2022) *Warren Morgan – piano, backing vocals (1986–1989, 2002-present) *Floyd Vincent – guitar (1986–1989, 2020-present) *Ronnie Peel – bass guitar, backing vocals (1986–1989, 2002-2019; died 2021) *Donovan Whitworth – bass guitar, backing vocals (2019-present) *Greg Plimmer – drums (1986–1989, 2002-present) *Michael Walker – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1986–1989, 2002-2020) *Darren Hoad – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2021-present)

References

* ''The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop'' –

Ian McFarlane Ian McFarlane (born 1959) is an Australian music journalist, music historian and author, whose best known publication is the '' Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop'' (1999), which was updated for a second edition in 2017. As a journalist ...

–

Allen & Unwin George Allen & Unwin was a British publishing company formed in 1911 when Sir Stanley Unwin purchased a controlling interest in George Allen & Co. It went on to become one of the leading publishers of the twentieth century and to establish an ...

, Sydney (1999)

External links

John Paul Young
at Nostalgia Central

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