Johnny Young (born
Johnny Benjamin de Jong, 12 March 1947) is a
Dutch Australian singer, composer, record producer, disc jockey, television producer and host. Originally from the
Netherlands, his family settled in
Perth, Western Australia in the early 1950s. Young had a career in the 1960s as a pop singer and had a number one hit with the
double-A-side, "Step Back" and "Cara-lyn" in 1966. As a composer, he penned number one hits, "
The Real Thing" and "The Girl That I Love" for
Russell Morris, "The Star" for
Ross D. Wylie and "I Thank You" for
Lionel Rose. He presented and produced the popular television show,
Young Talent Time, which screened on
Network Ten from 1971 to 1988 – it launched the careers of teen pop stars
Jamie Redfern,
Debra Byrne,
Dannii Minogue and
Tina Arena – typically each episode closed with a sing-along rendition of
The Beatles song "
All My Loving".