Karen Young (born 13 April 1946 in

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) is an English-born singer who had a 1969 hit on the

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with " Nobody's Child" (originally by Canadian country singer

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). Note: "Hot Shot" by the American Karen Young was incorrectly included in this discography for the British Karen Young. She had other

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released between 1965 and 1971, such as her cover of Cher's #9 hit "

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" (1968), " Allentown Jail" (1969), and "

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" (1970), before retiring from the

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in 1974.

Discography

Charting singles

References

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* 1946 births Living people English women singers Musicians from Sheffield {{UK-singer-stub