Sydney Ford (born December 2, 1960), better known as Sydney Youngblood, is an American-German singer, actor and composer, who had several successful dance hits during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Early life

Ford was born in Texas in December 1960. From an early age he loved singing. He won a competition aged six in his hometown where his grandmother called him ‘youngblood’ for his ‘vibrancy’ to perform. He played in a number of bands but at age twenty, he was drafted into the US army and served in Germany for five years. Ford returned home and returned to music straight away, only this time seeking fame and fortune as a solo artist. Signed to Virgin Records, his first release was a cover of Bill Withers' "

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", which made a short appearance in the lower section of the

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in 1988.

Career

Youngblood had two

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hits in the UK and Europe in 1988 and 1989, "

Sit and Wait "Sit and Wait" is a 1988 song recorded by American-German singer Sydney Youngblood. It was co-written by him and produced by Claus Zundel. The song was released as the second single from his debut album, '' Feeling Free'' (1989), and was release ...

" and his debut "

If Only I Could "If Only I Could" is a song by American-German singer-songwriter Sydney Youngblood. The track was co-written by Youngblood with Markus Friedrich Staab, Ralf Hamm, and Claus Zundel. In the song, Youngblood evokes "the world of brotherhood and lo ...

", which reached number three on the

. The song uses the

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and drumbeat from the Raze track "

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". In the US, the song "

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" (originally sung by

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) enjoyed heavy rotation on the dance scene and made the top 10 on the ''Billboard'' Dance chart. "Sit and Wait" reached number 16 in the UK in December 1989. Youngblood continued his success with the album '' Feeling Free'', which also contained his earlier single, "

". In 2018, Youngblood participated in the 12th season of the German reality show '' I'm a Star – Get Me Out of Here!'' on

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Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

References

External links

Discogs Profile Page – Sydney YoungbloodOfficial Homepage – International
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