Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Nicholas Yonge ( born about 1560 ; buried October 23 , 1619 ) was an English singer and publisher ( his name is an old spelling of the word `` Young '' and pronounced the same way ) .
Simplified: Nicholas Yonge ( ca . 1560 -- buried 23 October 1619 ) was an English singer and publisher .