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Fact #146762

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Jimmy Young, a much-loved veteran BBC radio broadcaster, dies peacefully at home, aged 95, in the UK. Before becoming a broadcaster, Young enjoyed a hugely successful career as a singer, scoring several Top Ten UK hit singles. His version of Unchained Melody remained at No1 in Britain for three weeks in 1953.