Jo Young-nam (Korean: 조영남, hanja:趙英男; born April 2, 1945) is a South Korean singer-songwriter and painter, writer, and television personality.[1] He became very popular as soon as he debuted as a singer in 1968. Jo married actress Youn Yuh-jung in 1974, but divorced in 1987.

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Jo Young-nam
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Born	(1945-04-02) April 2, 1945 (age 77) Pyongsan County Japanese Korea (now Pyongsan County, North Hwanghae, North Korea)
Occupations	singer-songwriter, painter, writer
Years active	1968–present

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