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-| Name                = Andy Kim
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-| Background          = solo_singer
-| Birth_name          = Andrew Youakim
-| Born                = {{birth date and age|1952|12|5|df=y}}{{Dubious|Year of birth|date=June 2009}}<br />[[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal]] [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]
-| Instrument          =
-| Genre               = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Pop music|pop]]
-| Occupation          = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]]
-| Years_active        = 1969–present
-| Associated_acts     =
-| URL                 = [http://www.andykimmusic.com/ www.andykimmusic.com]
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-'''Andy Kim''' (born '''Andrew Youakim''', [[5 December]] [[1952]]){{Dubious|Year of birth|date=June 2009}} is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[pop singer]] and [[songwriter]].
-==Career==
-Born in [[Montreal, Quebec]], Youakim left his home for [[New York City|New York]] to pursue a career in [[music]]. Back home he worked on his music and in 1968 under the [[stage name]] Andy Kim, released the [[single (music)|single]] "How'd We Ever Get This Way?" on the [[Steed Records|Steed]] [[record label|label]].  That record just missed the [[United States|U.S.]] Top 20. In 1969, Kim had two [[chart-topper|hit]] singles, "Rainbow Ride," which made the U.S. Top 50, and "[[Baby, I Love You]]," which got to #9 and was popular enough in Canada to earn him a [[Juno Award]] as his country's "Top Male Vocalist."
-That same year, with [[Jeff Barry]], Kim co-wrote "[[Sugar, Sugar]]" which was a [[hit single]] for [[The Archies]], reaching [[Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1969 (USA)|No. 1]] on the [[United States|U.S.]] [[Billboard Hot 100]] [[record chart|chart]] and ultimately becoming the [[RIAA]] Record of the Year.  Kim/Barry wrote more songs for the Archies, and also for ''[[Changes (The Monkees album)|Changes]]'', by [[The Monkees]] in 1970, which Barry [[record producer|produced]].
-Over the next few years, Kim [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] a few minor hits (such as "Be My Baby" in late [[1970]]) and toured [[North America]] extensively. In the spring of 1974, he released "Rock Me Gently", which went to [[Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1974|#1]] on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,<ref name="bill">{{cite book|title=The Billboard Book of  Hits |ISBN=0-8230-8285-7|author=Adam White & Fred Bronson|publisher=Billboard Books|year=1988}}</ref>  and rose to #2 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
-By the end of 1976, Kim stopped recording and disappeared from public life. He returned under the [[stage name]] 'Baron Longfellow' with a self-titled album ''Baron Longfellow'' in 1980 and, also under the same pseudonym, in 1984 released ''[[Prisoner by Design]]''.  Both of these albums met with moderate success. In 1991, Kim again went by the name 'Longfellow' and recorded the single "Powerdrive", which received [[airplay (radio)|radio airplay]] on several [[radio station]]s across Canada.
-In 1995, Kim played at the Kumbaya Festival at which the [[Barenaked Ladies]] were also performing. Nearly a decade later, the band's [[Ed Robertson]] convinced Kim to come out of retirement.<ref name="holiday">[http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/K/Kim_Andy/2005/11/29/pf-1328766.html Andy Kim gets into the holiday spirit]</ref><ref>2006 Andy Kim Christmas Show, as aired on Mix 99.9</ref> Robertson co-wrote the song "I Forgot to Mention" with him and offered to produce the track. The single was released on a 5-track EP in 2004 which included a re-recording of "Powerdrive".
-In March 2005, Kim received the annual "Indie Award" for Favorite Solo Artist during Canadian Music Week.<ref name="holiday"/> The [[music video]] for "Love Is...", released in the summer of 2005, reached #1 at Bravo.ca. In 2005, he co-wrote "What Ever Happened To Christmas" with [[Ron Sexsmith]].<ref name="holiday"/> The same year, he established the Andy Kim Christmas Show - a live concert at the Mod Club in Toronto in which a variety of artists were invited to perform mostly Christmas music. Kim's band acted as house band for the artists, who donated their time for the show. Proceeds were donated to the CHUM/CITY Christmas Wish. The show repeated in 2006, with a similar lineup. Proceeds from the show went to support the Children's Aid Foundation, and the edited show was aired on Mix 99.9 on Christmas Eve and Day.
-More recently, Kim's music has again come into the public eye, as his single "[[Rock Me Gently]]" was sped up slightly and used by [[Jeep]] for their [[Jeep Liberty]] [[advertising|commercial]] - 'Pouring In'. His name can be seen on the radio display near the beginning of the commercial.
-==Singles==
-* 1969: "So Good Together" (U.S. #36, West Germany #37)
-* 1969: "Baby I Love You"
-* 1970: "Be My Baby" (U.S. #17, West Germany #24)
-* 1974: "[[Rock Me Gently]]" 1974 (U.S. #1, [[United Kingdom|UK]] #2, West Germany #33)
-==References==
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-==External links==
-* [http://www.andykimmusic.com/ Official website]
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