Karen Young
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Biography
Karen Young, born on 23 March 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was an American singer known for her contributions to disco and soul music. She began her career as a jingle singer and backing vocalist for various production companies based in Philadelphia. In the early 1970s, she joined the group Sandd. Her breakthrough came in 1978 with the release of "Hot Shot", a single written and produced by Andy Kahn and Kurt Borusiewicz. The song reached number one on Billboard's disco chart for two weeks and peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100, catapulting her to international fame. An album titled Hot Shot was subsequently released by West End Records of New York City. By 1981, the disco movement had started to decline, and she struggled to replicate her earlier success. She continued performing locally in Philadelphia until her death on 26 January 1991, at age 39, from a possible bleeding peptic ulcer. "Hot Shot" was later sampled by Daft Punk on their album Homework, while various remixes were released in 2007.
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- Itsy-Bitsy Tiny Boat
- Aha! Aha! Did You Do that?
- Song to My Assassin featuring Karen Young
- The Bells featuring Karen Young
- Wonderful Summer
- Poppies
- Too Much
- Fire featuring Karen Young
- Last Laugh
- Simon the Cricket
- Papa's Quiet Rascals
- Children At Play
- One Plus Two Plus Three Oval Eggs
- Song of Destruction featuring Karen Young
- To Be or Not to Be
- When My Nose Is Numb
- The Walls featuring Karen Young
- My Marmot and Me
- Spring Fever
- Bring On The Boys
- Little Louisa Damselfly
- Coming Back featuring Karen Young
- Hot Shot by Karen Young
- Mister Ka the Koala
