Real name: Paul Sapherson

Effective period / Period of releases: 1972 - 1976

Singer, songwriter and producer, born 24 October 1948 in Leeds, England, died 29 November 1992 in London, England. The son of singer Marion Ryan, he is best known as the songwriter of "Eloise", a 1968 hit song for his twin brother Barry Ryan with whom he had started out as the Paul & Barry Ryan duo. He is also well known for "Who Put The Lights Out?" and "I Will Drink The Wine". He lived and worked in the USA for most of the 1970s.