JOHN PAUL YOUNG is Australia’s reigning King of Pop – he took the crown in 1978, the last year the title was awarded. As his great mate Ian “Molly” Meldrum says, it’s a title he deserves. Working closely with the legendary songwriting and production team Vanda & Young, JPY dominated the pop charts in the ’70s, scoring 12 Top 40 hits, including the classics ‘Love Is In The Air’ (which peaked at #3 in 1977 and 1992), ‘Yesterday’s Hero’ and ‘I Hate The Music’. ‘Love Is In The Air’ also hit the Top 10 in the US and UK, and JPY had five Top 10 hits in South Africa, including two number one singles. JPY, aka “Squeak”, was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2009. And in 2012 he was awarded the Order of Australia (OAM) for his services to charity and the music industry. He released his memoir, JPY, The Autobiography, in 2019.