Andy Kim

Andy Kim, born December 5, 1952 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is a pop singer/songwriter.

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His real name is Andrew Youakim. In 1967, he left home, going to New York City to pursue a career in music. His stay was short-lived, but back home he worked on his music and in 1968 under the stage name Andy Kim, released the single "How'd We Ever Get This Way? " that made the U.S. top twenty. In 1969, he had two his singles, "Rainbow Ride" that made it into the U.S. top twenty, and "Baby I Love You" made it to No. 5, and was popular enough in Canada to earn him a Juno Award as his country's "Top Male Vocalist."

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For the next few years, Andy Kim recorded a few minor hits and toured North America extensively. In September of 1974, he had a No.1 hit single on the American charts with "Rock Me Gently."

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By the end of 1976, Andy Kim had stopped recording and disappeared from public life until returning under the stage name "Baron Longfellow" with a self-titled album in 1980 and, also under the same pseudonym, in 1984 released "Prisoner by Design" both of which met with moderate success.

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