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Paul Young

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Editor's note

Paul Young, the voice behind Everytime You Go Away

A soulful British singer who turned covers into global hits in the 1980s.

For a quick sense of his style, put on "Everytime You Go Away" and "Wherever I Lay My Hat." They're the ones that stick.

Young's version of "Everytime You Go Away" topped charts worldwide and still gets played today. He had a knack for taking songs like "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" and making them feel like his own. That voice, part falsetto, part blue-eyed soul, gave his records a warmth that cut through the synth-pop era.

He started in the band Sad Café, singing on tracks like "My Oh My." His solo run began with 1983's "No Parlez" and stretched through five albums, including "The Secret of Association," before he shifted toward live shows in the '90s.

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Paul Young was born in Luton, 1956. He started out singing in local bands before joining the pop-rock group Sad Café in 1979, where he got noticed for his soulful vocals and falsetto on songs like "My Oh My."

His solo career took off in 1983 with the album "No Parlez." The single "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" became a global hit. In 1985, he released "Everytime You Go Away," which topped charts in multiple countries and remains his best-known song. Other tracks like "Come Back And Stay" and "Love Of The Common People" also got plenty of airplay.

Young released five studio albums between 1983 and 1995, including "The Secret of Association" and "Between Two Fires." He worked with musicians like Steven Van Zandt and Eric Clapton. In later years, he's mostly focused on live performances.

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