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Paul Young is a House and Rhythm and blues act. Their catalogue also touches Rock. Their sound grew out of Hall & Oates, Kim Wilde, Zucchero, Nicky Thomas and The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness. Those roots explain a lot about how Paul Young arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cock Robin, Mike & The Mechanics, Wet Wet Wet, Richard Marx and Spandau Ballet, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Alexandre Pires, The Silencers, Chicane and Alexia, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Paul Young, reaching back through Hall & Oates and forward to Alexandre Pires. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Paul Young connections
Paul Young grew out of Hall & Oates, Kim Wilde, Zucchero and Nicky Thomas, shares an orbit with Cock Robin, Mike & The Mechanics, Wet Wet Wet and Richard Marx, went on to shape Alexandre Pires, The Silencers, Chicane and Alexia. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Paul Young
Sounds and acts that shaped Paul Young.
- Hall & Oatesartist
- Kim Wildeartist
- Zuccheroartist
- Nicky Thomasartist
- The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awarenessartist
- Crowded Houseartist
- Spike Edneyartist
- Love Will Tear Us Apartartist
- Alison Moyetartist
- Kiki Deeartist
- Rico Rodriguezartist
- John Hiattartist
- Londonbeatartist
- Ann Peeblesartist
- China Crisisartist
- Bob Telsonartist
Artists similar to Paul Young
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Paul Young.
- Cock Robinartist
- Mike & The Mechanicsartist
- Wet Wet Wetartist
- Richard Marxartist
- Spandau Balletartist
- Fine Young Cannibalsartist
- Climie Fisherartist
- T'Pauartist
- Eurythmicsartist
- Terence Trent D'Arbyartist
- Go Westartist
- Phil Collinsartist
- Thompson Twinsartist
- Belinda Carlisleartist
- Kim Wildeartist
- ABCartist
- Starshipartist
- Cliff Richardartist
- Gazeboartist
- Leo Sayerartist
- Glass Tigerartist
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