Barry Ryan is an English former pop singer. He currently works as a photographer. The son of pop singer Marion Ryan, with his twin brother Paul, Ryan began to perform at the age of 16. In 1965 they signed a recording contract with Decca and, under the name of "Paul & Barry Ryan", brought out singles such as "Don't Bring Me Your Heartaches", "Have Pity on the Boy" and "Missy Missy". His stepfather was the American agent and music promoter Harold Davison. When it turned out that Ryan's brother was unable to cope any longer with the stress connected with show business, the brothers decided that Paul would write the songs which Ryan would interpret as a solo artist. Their greatest success as a composer-singer duo, now for MGM Records, was "Eloise", melodramatic and heavily orchestrated. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Later singles included "Love Is Love", "The Hunt", "Magical Spiel" and "Kitsch". "Love is Love", written by Paul Ryan and released in the United Kingdom during February 1969, was not a great success in his own country. 

October 24th, 1948 in Leeds  /  Died:   Sep 28th, 2021