Johnny Young: Johnny Young is a singer, songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, and television broadcaster from Australia and the Netherlands. He was born Johnny Benjamin de Jong on March 12, 1947. His family moved to Perth, Western Australia, from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in the 1950s. Pop singer of the 1960s whose 1966 double-A-side featuring “Step Back” and a cover of the Strangeloves’ “Cara-lyn” went to number one. Here’s a look at the rapper and actor’s net worth, life, and career.
When And Where Was Johnny Young Born & Raised?
Johnny Benjamin de Jong, who later changed his name to Johnny Young, was born on March 12, 1947, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. His mother, Anna W., had an affair with a pianist Johannes, and he was born of that union. Anna and Fokke Jan de Jong had him as their youngest son; Fokke Jan was a soldier in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army and had reared the family in Indonesia after the war.
Cornelia, Antonia, and Ferdinand are his half-siblings. When Young was one and a half years old, in September 1948, his father had not yet returned from Indonesia, where he had been stationed since December 1946. In the 1950s, Fokke and his family emigrated to Western Australia, eventually settling in the Kalamunda neighborhood of the Perth Hills.
The Kwinana Oil Refinery was one of the industrial sites where Fokke welded. His mother’s choral involvement undoubtedly influenced his early exposure to music. On August 25, 1959, Johnny, Ferdinand, and Fokke were naturalized Australian citizens.
What Is The Personal Life of Johnny Young?
Young was brought up as the son of Fokke Jan de Jong and his wife, Anna. Cornelia, Antonia, and Ferdinand were the couple’s three existing children. Young’s biological father was a musician named Johannes, with whom his mother had an affair while his military father was stationed in Indonesia. It wasn’t until Young was in his forties that he met Johannes and learned of his three other half-siblings.
Craig was born during his first marriage to Jane. However, the couple eventually divorced, and Jane later died from leukemia. Two daughters, Anna and Fleur, were born to him and his second wife, Cathy, in the early 1970s.
After the deaths of his mother and stepfather in 1989, he and Cathy divorced in 1995. In 1999, Young wed Rose McKimmie on Bali, and the couple settled into a tiny home in the country that ran on solar power and was roughly an hour and a half from Melbourne. He admitted his 18-month marriage to Rose in February 2014 was a mistake. He tied the knot with economist Marisha in 2002, and they’re still together as of 2017.
Craig, Anna, and Fleur Young; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild are Young’s offspring. Craig died in 2014 from pancreatic cancer. After training at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and performing in musical theatre, Anna now works as a voice and dance instructor at The Johnny Young Talent School for high school students. Fleur is in the clothing industry.
What Is Johnny Young’s Net Worth?
It is speculated that Johnny Young earns or has a net worth of $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Because of his success as a composer, he is now a very wealthy man.
How Did Johnny Young Start His Career?
At the beginning of 1965, Young, then age eighteen, hosted the TVW-7 Perth pop music show Club Seventeen. Two 7-Teen singles, “Club Seventeen”/”Oh Johnny, No” and “No Other Love”/”Heigh Ho,” feature Johnny Young and the Strangers. After that, Young inked a deal with Martin Clarke of Perth, Australia’s Clarion Records.
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— Johnny Young (@JohnnyYoung115) September 17, 2022
In an interview, Clarke recalled, “We just got together, and he said he wanted to have a national hit and branch out; he was ambitious.” On the strength of his Young recordings, Clarke traveled to Sydney and struck a contract with Festival Records, which would see the Clarion label manufactured and sold across Australia.
Songwriter
In late 1967, when Young was living in London with Barry Gibb, he was first encouraged to put pen to paper and create music. The lessons he took away from Gibb were that “there are no rules in song-writing, there is a structure, but what you need to do is discover the ‘hook,’ and it may be in the melody, the chorus, the words, or even a recognizable riff, and that can be the difference in making a smash record.” Please tell your friends about this if you think it’s interesting. Go to Newswatchlist.com for the latest updates and news about celebrities.