Alexander Young (28 December 1938 – 4 August 1997), also known as George Alexander, was a Scottish singer, songwriter, saxophonist, bassist, guitarist and session musician. He is an elder brother of George Young, the rhythm guitarist and founding member of The Easybeats as well as Malcolm and Angus Young, founding members of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC.
Life and career
Young was born in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland. When his family emigrated to Sydney, Australia, in 1963, he chose to remain in Britain to pursue musical interests. At that time he was in a band called the Bobby Patrick Big Six and spent some time in Germany. Later, in 1967, Alexander formed and played bass in the London-based band Grapefruit, initially called "The Grapefruit", with three former members of Tony Rivers and the Castaways, John Perry, Geoff Swettenham, and Pete Swettenham.
Young was signed as songwriter with Apple Music Publishing Ltd. by Terry Doran, managing director of Apple, friend of The Beatles, and later manager of Grapefruit, during the summer of 1967. The song writing contract was based on the strength of the song "Lullaby for a Lazy Day", which John Lennon liked. A tape with this song was found in his personal belongings.
Alexander Young (born December 14, 1833 in Blackburn, Scotland.), started as a mechanical engineering and machinist apprentice for Alexander Chaplin & Co., in Glasgow, and then Anderson & Co. in London.
He married Ruth Pearce in early 1860 and traveled to Vancouver Island on August 26, 1860 to construct a sawmill. After a few years the two (with one child) traveled to Hawaii in February 1865. They had a total of nine surviving children.
Young had operated a small foundry and machine shop in Hilo, Hawaii with William Lidgate, and business expanded with the growth of sugarcaneplantations. He moved to Honolulu around 1869
and bought out Thomas Hughes' share of the Honolulu Iron Works.
In 1875 Theophilus Harris Davies refinanced the Honolulu Iron Works and hired Young as manager.
The two then organized the Waiakea Mill Company.
Around 1900 he formed the von Hamm-Young Company. Principals were Young’s son Archibald Alfred Young and son-in-law Conrad Carl von Hamm. An early project was the Alexander Young Hotel.
Alexander Rybak shows his support to Young Musicians
Alexander Rybak, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009 and will represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018 did a guess performance in Norwegian show Virtuos. The competition, that decides who will represent Norway at Eurovision Young Musicians in Edinburgh in August, was won by Birgitta Oftestad.
If you want to know more about the Eurovision Song Contest, visit https://eurovision.tv
published: 12 Apr 2018
Alexander Rybak - Fairytale - LIVE | Norway 🇳🇴 | Grand Final | Winner of Eurovision 2009
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LYRICS
Years ago when I was younger
I kinda’ liked a girl I knew.
She was mine, and we were sweethearts,
That was then, but then it’s true
I’m in love with a fairytale
Even though it hurts.
‘Cause I don’t care if I lose my mind;
I’m already cursed
Every day we started fighting,
Every night we fell in love.
No one else could make me sadder,
But no one else could lift me high above
I don’t know what I was doing
But suddenly we fell apart.
Nowadays I cannot find her.
But when I do we’ll get a brand new start
I’m in love with a fairytale
Even though it hurts.
Cause I don’t care if I lose my mind;
I’m already cursed
She’s a fairytale
Yeah
Even though it hurts.
Cause I don’t care if I lose my mind...
published: 12 Apr 2012
Five amazing young percussionists perform at the BBC Young Musician 2020 Percussion Final
Filmed before the lockdown, five brilliant young percussionists compete for the title of the BBC Young Musician 2020 Percussion Category Final winner.
Here is Isaac Harari, Fang Zhang, Toril Azzalini-Machecler, Lewis Kentaro Isaacs, and Alexander Pullen (all aged between 16 and 18) performing at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in March 2020.
Watch the full performances on iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08b92ts
For more information on BBC Young Musician 2020: www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician
published: 27 May 2020
WINNER - Ivan Bessonov - Russia - Final Performance - Eurovision Young Musicians 2018
Russia's Ivan Bessonov won 2018 Eurovision Young Musicians in Edinburgh. Read more about Ivan here: https://youngmusicians.tv/participant/ivan-bessonov
published: 23 Aug 2018
Watch the Eurovision Young Musicians live on youngmusicians.tv
The 2016 Eurovision Young Musicians takes place in Cologne on the 3rd of September.
Each of the 11 participants will perform a piece of up to six minutes in length, which will be judged by a five-person professional jury. Jurors will comment on the performances after each participant has finished their piece, adding to the interaction during the show.
After all of the performances, the jury will award points to each participant, with the total scores being used to decide the winner. Prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third placed participants.
published: 03 Sep 2016
Alexander Levack winner | Young Traditional Musician
Alexander Levack is the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician for 2020. Winning on whistle and pipes, from Dingwall.
Website: http://bbc.co.uk/youngtrad
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published: 05 Feb 2020
Alexander Rybak - Fairytale - Norway 🇳🇴 - Grand Final - Eurovision 2009
Alexander Rybak represented Norway at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow with the song Fairytale and was the winner of that years contest with a record amount of points at that time
published: 18 Aug 2016
BBC Young Musician of the Year 2014 - Jazz Award Final
BBC Young Musician 2014 - Jazz Award Final.
BBC broadcast of the first ever BBC Young Musician - Jazz Award Final, which took place on March 8th 2014 at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. Broadcast date - 23rd May 2014.
Finalists (in order of appearance) with start times:
Sean Payne - age 13 - alto saxophone - 9:50
Freddie Jensen - age 14 - double bass - 22:45
Alexander Bone - age 17 - alto saxophone - 37:00
Jake Labazzi - age 16 - trumpet/flugel - 51:29
Tom Smith - age 18 - alto saxophone - 01:06:12
Band - Gwilym Simcock Trio
Gwilym Simcock - Piano
Yuri Goloubev - Double Bass
James Maddren - Drums
Judges -
Django Bates
Julian Joseph
Trish Clowes
Jason Yarde .
Alexander Rybak, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009 and will represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018 did a guess performance in Norwegi...
Alexander Rybak, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009 and will represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018 did a guess performance in Norwegian show Virtuos. The competition, that decides who will represent Norway at Eurovision Young Musicians in Edinburgh in August, was won by Birgitta Oftestad.
If you want to know more about the Eurovision Song Contest, visit https://eurovision.tv
Alexander Rybak, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009 and will represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018 did a guess performance in Norwegian show Virtuos. The competition, that decides who will represent Norway at Eurovision Young Musicians in Edinburgh in August, was won by Birgitta Oftestad.
If you want to know more about the Eurovision Song Contest, visit https://eurovision.tv
Subscribe and 🔔 to Eurovision 👉 https://www.youtube.com/user/eurovision?sub_confirmation=1
LYRICS
Years ago when I was younger
I kinda’ liked a girl I knew....
Subscribe and 🔔 to Eurovision 👉 https://www.youtube.com/user/eurovision?sub_confirmation=1
LYRICS
Years ago when I was younger
I kinda’ liked a girl I knew.
She was mine, and we were sweethearts,
That was then, but then it’s true
I’m in love with a fairytale
Even though it hurts.
‘Cause I don’t care if I lose my mind;
I’m already cursed
Every day we started fighting,
Every night we fell in love.
No one else could make me sadder,
But no one else could lift me high above
I don’t know what I was doing
But suddenly we fell apart.
Nowadays I cannot find her.
But when I do we’ll get a brand new start
I’m in love with a fairytale
Even though it hurts.
Cause I don’t care if I lose my mind;
I’m already cursed
She’s a fairytale
Yeah
Even though it hurts.
Cause I don’t care if I lose my mind;
I’m already cursed
--
Alexander Rybak represented Norway in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with the song 'Fairytale'. Norway won the grand final and brought the Eurovision Song Contest to Oslo in 2010.
Subscribe to the Official Eurovision Song Contest Podcast: https://pod.link/1617767675
Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@Eurovision
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eurovision
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If you want to know more about the Eurovision Song Contest, visit https://eurovision.tv
Shop for official Eurovision Song Contest merchandise: https://shop.eurovision.tv/
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LYRICS
Years ago when I was younger
I kinda’ liked a girl I knew.
She was mine, and we were sweethearts,
That was then, but then it’s true
I’m in love with a fairytale
Even though it hurts.
‘Cause I don’t care if I lose my mind;
I’m already cursed
Every day we started fighting,
Every night we fell in love.
No one else could make me sadder,
But no one else could lift me high above
I don’t know what I was doing
But suddenly we fell apart.
Nowadays I cannot find her.
But when I do we’ll get a brand new start
I’m in love with a fairytale
Even though it hurts.
Cause I don’t care if I lose my mind;
I’m already cursed
She’s a fairytale
Yeah
Even though it hurts.
Cause I don’t care if I lose my mind;
I’m already cursed
--
Alexander Rybak represented Norway in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with the song 'Fairytale'. Norway won the grand final and brought the Eurovision Song Contest to Oslo in 2010.
Subscribe to the Official Eurovision Song Contest Podcast: https://pod.link/1617767675
Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@Eurovision
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eurovision
Follow us on Threads: https://threads.net/Eurovision
Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/EurovisionSongContest
If you want to know more about the Eurovision Song Contest, visit https://eurovision.tv
Shop for official Eurovision Song Contest merchandise: https://shop.eurovision.tv/
Filmed before the lockdown, five brilliant young percussionists compete for the title of the BBC Young Musician 2020 Percussion Category Final winner.
Here is ...
Filmed before the lockdown, five brilliant young percussionists compete for the title of the BBC Young Musician 2020 Percussion Category Final winner.
Here is Isaac Harari, Fang Zhang, Toril Azzalini-Machecler, Lewis Kentaro Isaacs, and Alexander Pullen (all aged between 16 and 18) performing at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in March 2020.
Watch the full performances on iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08b92ts
For more information on BBC Young Musician 2020: www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician
Filmed before the lockdown, five brilliant young percussionists compete for the title of the BBC Young Musician 2020 Percussion Category Final winner.
Here is Isaac Harari, Fang Zhang, Toril Azzalini-Machecler, Lewis Kentaro Isaacs, and Alexander Pullen (all aged between 16 and 18) performing at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in March 2020.
Watch the full performances on iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08b92ts
For more information on BBC Young Musician 2020: www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician
Russia's Ivan Bessonov won 2018 Eurovision Young Musicians in Edinburgh. Read more about Ivan here: https://youngmusicians.tv/participant/ivan-bessonov
Russia's Ivan Bessonov won 2018 Eurovision Young Musicians in Edinburgh. Read more about Ivan here: https://youngmusicians.tv/participant/ivan-bessonov
Russia's Ivan Bessonov won 2018 Eurovision Young Musicians in Edinburgh. Read more about Ivan here: https://youngmusicians.tv/participant/ivan-bessonov
The 2016 Eurovision Young Musicians takes place in Cologne on the 3rd of September.
Each of the 11 participants will perform a piece of up to six minutes in l...
The 2016 Eurovision Young Musicians takes place in Cologne on the 3rd of September.
Each of the 11 participants will perform a piece of up to six minutes in length, which will be judged by a five-person professional jury. Jurors will comment on the performances after each participant has finished their piece, adding to the interaction during the show.
After all of the performances, the jury will award points to each participant, with the total scores being used to decide the winner. Prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third placed participants.
The 2016 Eurovision Young Musicians takes place in Cologne on the 3rd of September.
Each of the 11 participants will perform a piece of up to six minutes in length, which will be judged by a five-person professional jury. Jurors will comment on the performances after each participant has finished their piece, adding to the interaction during the show.
After all of the performances, the jury will award points to each participant, with the total scores being used to decide the winner. Prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third placed participants.
Alexander Levack is the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician for 2020. Winning on whistle and pipes, from Dingwall.
Website: http://bbc.co.uk/youngtra...
Alexander Levack is the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician for 2020. Winning on whistle and pipes, from Dingwall.
Website: http://bbc.co.uk/youngtrad
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Alexander Levack is the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician for 2020. Winning on whistle and pipes, from Dingwall.
Website: http://bbc.co.uk/youngtrad
Click here to subscribe to your BBC Scotland Channel: http://bit.ly/BBC-Scotland-Subscribe
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Alexander Rybak represented Norway at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow with the song Fairytale and was the winner of that years contest with a record ...
Alexander Rybak represented Norway at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow with the song Fairytale and was the winner of that years contest with a record amount of points at that time
Alexander Rybak represented Norway at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow with the song Fairytale and was the winner of that years contest with a record amount of points at that time
BBC Young Musician 2014 - Jazz Award Final.
BBC broadcast of the first ever BBC Young Musician - Jazz Award Final, which took place on March 8th 2014 at the Roy...
BBC Young Musician 2014 - Jazz Award Final.
BBC broadcast of the first ever BBC Young Musician - Jazz Award Final, which took place on March 8th 2014 at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. Broadcast date - 23rd May 2014.
Finalists (in order of appearance) with start times:
Sean Payne - age 13 - alto saxophone - 9:50
Freddie Jensen - age 14 - double bass - 22:45
Alexander Bone - age 17 - alto saxophone - 37:00
Jake Labazzi - age 16 - trumpet/flugel - 51:29
Tom Smith - age 18 - alto saxophone - 01:06:12
Band - Gwilym Simcock Trio
Gwilym Simcock - Piano
Yuri Goloubev - Double Bass
James Maddren - Drums
Judges -
Django Bates
Julian Joseph
Trish Clowes
Jason Yarde .
BBC Young Musician 2014 - Jazz Award Final.
BBC broadcast of the first ever BBC Young Musician - Jazz Award Final, which took place on March 8th 2014 at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. Broadcast date - 23rd May 2014.
Finalists (in order of appearance) with start times:
Sean Payne - age 13 - alto saxophone - 9:50
Freddie Jensen - age 14 - double bass - 22:45
Alexander Bone - age 17 - alto saxophone - 37:00
Jake Labazzi - age 16 - trumpet/flugel - 51:29
Tom Smith - age 18 - alto saxophone - 01:06:12
Band - Gwilym Simcock Trio
Gwilym Simcock - Piano
Yuri Goloubev - Double Bass
James Maddren - Drums
Judges -
Django Bates
Julian Joseph
Trish Clowes
Jason Yarde .
The Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 was the sixteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Rathausplatz in Vienna, Austria on 11 May 2012. Org...
Alexander Rybak, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009 and will represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018 did a guess performance in Norwegian show Virtuos. The competition, that decides who will represent Norway at Eurovision Young Musicians in Edinburgh in August, was won by Birgitta Oftestad.
If you want to know more about the Eurovision Song Contest, visit https://eurovision.tv
Subscribe and 🔔 to Eurovision 👉 https://www.youtube.com/user/eurovision?sub_confirmation=1
LYRICS
Years ago when I was younger
I kinda’ liked a girl I knew.
She was mine, and we were sweethearts,
That was then, but then it’s true
I’m in love with a fairytale
Even though it hurts.
‘Cause I don’t care if I lose my mind;
I’m already cursed
Every day we started fighting,
Every night we fell in love.
No one else could make me sadder,
But no one else could lift me high above
I don’t know what I was doing
But suddenly we fell apart.
Nowadays I cannot find her.
But when I do we’ll get a brand new start
I’m in love with a fairytale
Even though it hurts.
Cause I don’t care if I lose my mind;
I’m already cursed
She’s a fairytale
Yeah
Even though it hurts.
Cause I don’t care if I lose my mind;
I’m already cursed
--
Alexander Rybak represented Norway in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with the song 'Fairytale'. Norway won the grand final and brought the Eurovision Song Contest to Oslo in 2010.
Subscribe to the Official Eurovision Song Contest Podcast: https://pod.link/1617767675
Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@Eurovision
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eurovision
Follow us on Threads: https://threads.net/Eurovision
Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/EurovisionSongContest
If you want to know more about the Eurovision Song Contest, visit https://eurovision.tv
Shop for official Eurovision Song Contest merchandise: https://shop.eurovision.tv/
Filmed before the lockdown, five brilliant young percussionists compete for the title of the BBC Young Musician 2020 Percussion Category Final winner.
Here is Isaac Harari, Fang Zhang, Toril Azzalini-Machecler, Lewis Kentaro Isaacs, and Alexander Pullen (all aged between 16 and 18) performing at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in March 2020.
Watch the full performances on iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08b92ts
For more information on BBC Young Musician 2020: www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician
Russia's Ivan Bessonov won 2018 Eurovision Young Musicians in Edinburgh. Read more about Ivan here: https://youngmusicians.tv/participant/ivan-bessonov
The 2016 Eurovision Young Musicians takes place in Cologne on the 3rd of September.
Each of the 11 participants will perform a piece of up to six minutes in length, which will be judged by a five-person professional jury. Jurors will comment on the performances after each participant has finished their piece, adding to the interaction during the show.
After all of the performances, the jury will award points to each participant, with the total scores being used to decide the winner. Prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third placed participants.
Alexander Levack is the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician for 2020. Winning on whistle and pipes, from Dingwall.
Website: http://bbc.co.uk/youngtrad
Click here to subscribe to your BBC Scotland Channel: http://bit.ly/BBC-Scotland-Subscribe
We’re also on other channels too!
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bbcscotland
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bbcscotland
Instagram: http://instagram.com/bbcscotland
Alexander Rybak represented Norway at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow with the song Fairytale and was the winner of that years contest with a record amount of points at that time
BBC Young Musician 2014 - Jazz Award Final.
BBC broadcast of the first ever BBC Young Musician - Jazz Award Final, which took place on March 8th 2014 at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. Broadcast date - 23rd May 2014.
Finalists (in order of appearance) with start times:
Sean Payne - age 13 - alto saxophone - 9:50
Freddie Jensen - age 14 - double bass - 22:45
Alexander Bone - age 17 - alto saxophone - 37:00
Jake Labazzi - age 16 - trumpet/flugel - 51:29
Tom Smith - age 18 - alto saxophone - 01:06:12
Band - Gwilym Simcock Trio
Gwilym Simcock - Piano
Yuri Goloubev - Double Bass
James Maddren - Drums
Judges -
Django Bates
Julian Joseph
Trish Clowes
Jason Yarde .
Alexander Young (28 December 1938 – 4 August 1997), also known as George Alexander, was a Scottish singer, songwriter, saxophonist, bassist, guitarist and session musician. He is an elder brother of George Young, the rhythm guitarist and founding member of The Easybeats as well as Malcolm and Angus Young, founding members of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC.
Life and career
Young was born in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland. When his family emigrated to Sydney, Australia, in 1963, he chose to remain in Britain to pursue musical interests. At that time he was in a band called the Bobby Patrick Big Six and spent some time in Germany. Later, in 1967, Alexander formed and played bass in the London-based band Grapefruit, initially called "The Grapefruit", with three former members of Tony Rivers and the Castaways, John Perry, Geoff Swettenham, and Pete Swettenham.
Young was signed as songwriter with Apple Music Publishing Ltd. by Terry Doran, managing director of Apple, friend of The Beatles, and later manager of Grapefruit, during the summer of 1967. The song writing contract was based on the strength of the song "Lullaby for a Lazy Day", which John Lennon liked. A tape with this song was found in his personal belongings.
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Parts played on electric piano were a testament to Alexander’s great transitions ... This was not Alexander’s first rodeo at Stanford ... Collaboration with fellow musicians has also played a significant role in Alexander’s creative process.
The portrait was painted by FutureTalent alumnus Rob Burton, 23, an award-winning saxophonist and BBCYoungMusician finalist ...Burton, 23, an award-winning saxophonist and BBC Young Musician finalist.