Brian Hyland

Brian Hyland captured the bittersweet sweetness of early-1960s pop better than almost anyone of his moment. Scoring a Billboard number one with 'Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini' as a teenager is remarkable, and 'Sealed with a Kiss' and 'Gypsy Woman' proved it was no fluke. What impresses me is that he did not flame out the way many early successes do; he kept recording into the 1970s and remained a genuine instrumentalist, not just a voice. Bottling the feel of an era into a single song that lingers in memory for decades is a rare talent, and I simply like him for it.

Name (English)

Brian Hyland

Name (Japanese)

ブライアン・ハイランド

Reading

ぶらいあん・はいらんど

Born

November 12, 1943 (age 82)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Goat

Origin

Woodhaven, New York, United States

Occupation

singer / guitarist

• Official sitehttps://www.brianhyland.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/Brian_Hyland
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%20Hyland
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q912394

Tags

• New York
• singer
• guitarist

Last updated

2026-06-21

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