Vendela Astrid Young (born August 16, 1962[2][3]) is a Canadian musician, artist, author and sommelier.
[4][5][6] After her stint with the band Ohm & the Secret Sources in Canada, Young moved to Los Angeles in the mid '80s, we're she joined the glam metal band Sacred Child as lead vocalist.
[7] The 90s saw the release of her first solo album Brainflower in 1995, followed by Matinee in 2002, and Night at Giant Rock in 2014 and collaborations in the 90s with bands such as Blackthorne and Dramarama [8] She was lead vocalist and bassists for the rock band iST's on their album Pokalolo Paniolo in the early 2000s.
[13] As a session musician, Young has appeared on a multitude of albums,[14][15] collaborating, co-writing and performing with many iconic musicians, including Johnny Cash, Nancy Wilson, Bernie Taupin, Nicolette Larson, Lisa Dalbello, Martin Page, West Arkeen, Graham Bonnet, Gerry Goffin,[16] and her husband Ray Farrugia a founding member of the Canadian rock bands Junkhouse and Lee Harvey Osmond.
[33][34][35] Young has been a "director of wine" for numerous establishments near her homesteads in Toronto and Picton, Ontario, the latter is where she maintains her art gallery.