Cathy Young (vocalist)

Cathy Young
Born 1951 (age 66–67)
Toronto, Ontario
Occupation(s) singer

Cathy Young (born 1951) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She released her first album A Spoonful of Cathy Young in 1969 and her second album Traveled Stained in 1973. Young won the Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year in 1974 and was nominated for the Juno Award for Best Female Vocalist in 1975. In November 2017, Cathy Young's image was included on a 70 ft. Mural of Canadian music Icons who have performed at historic Yonge Street music Venues. The 22 storey mural currently is the second tallest in the world. Created by noted Toronto artist Adrian Hayles.

Early life and education

In 1951[1] Young was born in Toronto, Ontario.[2] She began singing at the age of three and became a busker as a teenager. When she was sixteen, she sang at The Mynah Bird in Yorkville, Toronto.[1]

Career

After performing at a Queen's Park concert in 1967[1] Young was signed by the manager of the Canadian band Nucleus.[3] Young released her debut album A Spoonful Of Cathy Young in 1969 on Mainstream Records. Her first album was named a Pick of the Week by Billboard magazine in May 1969.[4] In 1973, Young released her final album Travel Stained on GRT Records.[2] While she continued her music career until the mid 1990s, Young portrayed Mary Magdalene acted in Jesus Christ Superstar[5] and voice acted for multiple video games including part of The Black Mirror series.[1] Young was also a founding member of the Spirit of Yorkville Music Festival in Toronto.[6]

Discography

Albums

  • A Spoonful of Cathy Young (1967)
  • Travel Stained (1973)

Awards and honours

In 1974, Young won the Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year.[7] The following year, she was nominated for the Juno Award for Best Female Artist.[8] In 2011, Young was featured in the documentary Yonge Street - Toronto Rock & Roll Stories.[9] Young was honoured in multiple tribute concerts held during the period of October 2012 to June 2013.[10] In November 2017 Young's image was included in the 22 storey mural at 423 Yonge Street depicting Music icons who have performed in historic Yonge Street venues. The mural was created by noted Toronto artist Adrian Hayles.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Andrews, Coral (9 June 2017). "Cathy Young is still 'a sucker for applause'". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Young, Cathy". Museum of Canadian Music. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "International News Reports". Billboard. Vol. 80 no. 45. 9 November 1968. p. 64. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 81 no. 18. 3 May 1969. p. 51. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Vernon, Jamie (28 November 2004). "Young, Cathy". Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia. 2.
  6. ↑ "Get your groove on @ this weekend's spirit of yorkville music fest". Fordham PR. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year 1974". Juno Awards. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Female Vocalist of the Year 1975". Juno Awards. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  9. ↑ Doherty, Mike (19 March 2011). "Remembering Yonge Street's musical roots". National Post. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "SongTown announces reprise HOO for Cathy Young June 1". Toronto Moon. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
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