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
Charlie Hardcastle year was a points loss to former British bantamweight champion Curley Walker. Hardcastle started 1917 with a points loss to former English champion Seaman Arthur Hayes in January. After Llew Edwards vacated, Hardcastle faced former amateur champion Alf Wye in June for the British featherweight title. Hardcastle knocked Wye out in 2 minutes and 22 seconds of the first round to become British champion. He successfully defended his British title in July against Ruddick, who was disqualified in the 15th round after hitting Hardcastle while he was down, and in November made a second defence against Tancy Lee. Lee Knocked