Johannes Hendrikus Jacob van den Berg (born 22 March 1946), better known as his stage name Harry Vanda, is an Australian musician, songwriter and record producer.

Vanda & Young were an Australian songwriting and producing duo composed of Harry Vanda [1] (real name Van den Berg) and George Young. [2]

From Paris to the desert, and through the deep, dark forest, the bear travels to find his mother waiting for him at the end, with an enormous hug and lots of love....

From Paris to the desert, and through the deep, dark forest, the bear travels to find his mother waiting for him at the end, with an enormous hug and lots of love.

May 23, 2017 · While never being one for looking back – “To me what’s in the past is past,” he says. – Harry Vanda is chuffed at both the results and the creation of a bond between these thrusting young bands.

May 9, 2018 · Paris, Adrift, 1955 is Book 3 in a breathtaking LGBT historical romance series. If you like pulse-pounding suspense, characters who tug at your heartstrings, and true-to-life portrayals of 1950s Paris, then you'll love award-winning writer Vanda's stunning series of novels.

He was a founding member of the bands The Easybeats and Flash and the Pan, and was one-half of the songwriting and production duo Vanda & Young with his long-time musical collaborator Harry Vanda, with whom he co-wrote the international hits "Friday on My Mind" and "Love Is in the Air", the latter recorded by John Paul Young (who is unrelated).

Jul 19, 2021 · For trivia buffs George Young’s older brother Alex Young, was a member of the band Grapefruit formed by John Lennon in the 60’s, and Harry Vanda is a second cousin to Agnetha Faltskog of the Swedish supergroup ABBA.

Dec 14, 2017 · In the Immigration housing project, the Villawood Migrant Hostel in Sydney he met lead singer Stevie Wright and Dutch immigrant Harry Vanda and a year later they decided to form a band called “The Easybeats” with two other immigrants from England and the Netherlands.

Apr 29, 2017 · Dutch migrant Harry Vanda (left) formed Australia’s first major pop band, the Easybeats with friend George Young. The Biggest mega-hit song – “Sultans of Swing” had defined generations, that song is totally an icon of the time.