John Paul Young

John Inglis Young, OAM, known professionally as John Paul Young, is an Australian 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 Countdown, a 1974–1987 TV series for Australia's national broadcaster ABC. Besides "Love Is in the Air", Young had top ten chart success in Germany and the Netherlands with "Standing in the Rain" and four other top ten hits in South Africa, including No. 1 hits with "I Hate the Music" in 1976 and "Yesterday's Hero" in 1975.

21 June 1950

Born on the same birth date (21 June 1950): Anne Carson • Enn Reitel • Joey Kramer • Trygve Thue

Born on the same birth day (21 June): Brad Walker (pole vaulter) • Carlo Matteucci • Conrad Hall • Derek Emslie, Lord Kingarth • Don Black (lyricist) • Eddie Lopat • François Moubandje • Gretchen Carlson • James Short (mathematician) • Juliette Lewis • Luis Taruc • Mark Kimmitt • Max Schneider • Mike Einziger • Pontus Hultén • Pope Leo IX • Samuel Oppenheimer • Shōhei Takada • The Wachowskis • Tomáš Valášek • Willem Hendrik Keesom • William, Prince of Wales

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