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John Paul Young

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The Resume

    (June 21, 1950- )
    Born in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Birth name is John Inglis Young
    Moved to Australia at age 11
    Became a naturalized Australian citizen (1994)
    Best-known single is ‘Love Is in the Air’ (1978)
    Also recorded ‘Pasadena’ (1972), ‘Yesterday’s Hero’ (1975), ‘I Hate the Music’ (1976) and ‘I Wanna Do It with You’ (1977)
    Member of the Australian touring production of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ (1972-74)
    Frequent guest host on the music program ‘Countdown’
    Mentor for contestants on the talent show ‘Popstars Live’ (2004)
    Awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (2012)

Why he might be annoying:

    He added ‘Paul’ to his name to avoid confusion with Johnny Young, an Australian teen idol turned TV presenter.
    When he had a series of flop singles after his stint in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar,’ he returned to his old job as a sheet metal worker – for a day and a half.
    He is a one-hit wonder in the US, where ‘Love Is in the Air’ was his only Top 40 hit.
    As a contestant on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars, he was the first celeb voted off (2015).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He had ten Top 20 hits in Australia and six in South Africa, including a pair of #1 hits.
    ’Love Is in the Air’ became a hit a second time when it was featured in Baz Luhrmann’s film ‘Strictly Ballroom’ (1992).
    He supports several children’s charities.
    He performed at the closing ceremonies of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
    He was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame (2009).

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying