Born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, Paul and his twin brother Barry were the sons of singer Marion Ryan.
However, the stress of public attention caused Paul to retreat into the background,[3] while Barry went solo.
for Dana and another of his songs, "I Will Drink the Wine", was a top-20 hit on the UK Singles Chart for Frank Sinatra.
[4] In the 1970s Ryan relocated to the United States, and in 1976 released an album, Scorpio Rising, but later left the music industry.
[5][6] The gothic punk band the Damned reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1986 with their cover version of "Eloise".