Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Paul Louis Hardcastle is a British composer, musician, producer, songwriter, radio presenter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his song "19", which went to number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1985. Born in Kensington in London in 1957, he is the son of Joyce ("née" Everett, 1930–1991) and Louis Hardcastle (1915–2000). Hardcastle achieved some success with his early singles, including the 1984 electro-funk/freestyle/instrumental track, "Rain Forest", which along with the track "Sound Chaser", reached number two on the dance chart. "Rain Forest" also hit number five on the soul chart and number fifty-seven on the
Peter Hardcastle (rower) Olympics Hardcastle competed as Australia's single sculls entrant he failed to make the A final and finished in overall twelfth place. Post competitive rowing Hardcastle took up coaching in the United Kingdom. He coached at London's Emanuel School seeing their crews contest the Henley Royal Regatta. In 2014 he was appointed as Chief Coach of the London Rowing Club, a post he held till 2017. In 2017 he was appointed as Senior Rowing Coach at the Imperial College Boat Club. Peter Hardcastle (rower) Peter Hardcastle (born 14 July 1978) is a British born, Australian rower who competed at the Summer