John Leyton is a British actor and singer, best known for his music career in the early 1960s. His style is characterized by pop and rock-n-roll of the era, with a distinctive emotive vocal delivery. Leyton reached international fame with his hit song "Johnny Remember Me", which is considered a classic of the UK's early pop/rock-n-roll scene. Despite the short peak of his music career, his contribution to the British Invasion movement and the shaping of pop music during the 1960s is noteworthy.