Karen Young (British singer)
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Karen Young is an English
born singer
, who had a 1969 hit
in the UK Singles Chart
with "Nobody's Child
" (done originally by Canadian country singer Hank Snow
).
She had other singles
released between 1965 to 1971, such as "Allentown Jail
" (1969) and "Que Sera Sera"/"One Tin Soldier" (1970), also in 1968 "You Better Sit Down Kids
" - which was a cover of Cher's US #9 hit before retiring from the music business in 1974.
On 27 August 2010, she appeared on the BBC daytime programme "Cash in the Attic
" with her parents, selling mostly Victorian bric-a-brac.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
born singer
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, who had a 1969 hit
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
with "Nobody's Child
Nobody's Child (song)
"Nobody's Child" is a song written by Cy Coben and Mel Foree. It was first recorded by Hank Snow in 1949 and it became one of his standards, although it did not chart for him...
" (done originally by Canadian country singer Hank Snow
Hank Snow
Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
).
She had other singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
released between 1965 to 1971, such as "Allentown Jail
Allentown Jail
"Allentown Jail" is a folk song. Written by Irving Gordon, it tells the story of a man who is caught stealing a diamond for his girlfriend and ends up in the Allentown jail....
" (1969) and "Que Sera Sera"/"One Tin Soldier" (1970), also in 1968 "You Better Sit Down Kids
You Better Sit Down Kids
"You Better Sit Down Kids" is a major hit single release by American singer/actress Cher in 1967. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and in Canada #7....
" - which was a cover of Cher's US #9 hit before retiring from the music business in 1974.
On 27 August 2010, she appeared on the BBC daytime programme "Cash in the Attic
Cash in the Attic
Cash in the Attic, also Cash in the Celebrity Attic, is a UK television show on the BBC. The show, made by , premièred in 2002 and has run for sixteen series; as of February 2010, the seventeenth series is currently in production, along with the fifth celebrity series...
" with her parents, selling mostly Victorian bric-a-brac.