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Colin Hay

Colin Hay

Colin James Hay (born 29 June 1953) is a Scottish-Australian musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and the sole continuous member of the band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist. Hay's music has been used frequently by actor and director Zach Braff in his work, which helped a career rebirth in the mid-2000s. Hay has also been a member of Ringo Starr's Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.

Hay has made appearances in movies such as Cosi (1996) and in television shows such as The Larry Sanders Show, JAG, The Mick Molloy Show, A Million Little Things, and Scrubs. In Scrubs, he performs an acoustic version of the Men at Work hit "Overkill". His music also appeared in the television series What About Brian, The Black Donnellys, Cane, and the BBC medical drama Casualty.

Albums

1987 Looking for Jack
1992 Peaks & Valleys
1994 Topanga
1998 Transcendental Highway
2000 Going Somewhere
2002 Company of Strangers
2003 Man @ Work
2007 Are You Looking at Me?
2009 American Sunshine
2011 Gathering Mercury
2015 Next Year People
2017 Fierce Mercy
2021 I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself
2022 Now and the Evermore
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News / Festivals
Meredith Music Festival 2025
TV On The Radio, Colin Hay Lead 2025 Meredith Music Festival Line-up
The second round of the ballot to attend this year's event is now open.
News / Music
Colin Hay
Colin Hay Announces 2025 Australian Solo Shows
Colin Hay is touring in support of his forthcoming album, 'Man At Work Vol. 2.'
News / Music
Matty Healy, Colin Hay
The 1975's Matty Healy Covers Colin Hay's 'I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You'
Healy also inserted another cover: Donny Hathaway’s A Song For You, which he played with the band’s touring guitarist Jamie Squire.
News / Music
Colin Hay's Inspirational APRA Awards Speech In Full
Men At Work's Colin Hay was granted APRA's Ted Albert Award for services to Australian music and brought the house down with this hilarious and touching speech.
Reviews / Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery: 2023 APRA Music Awards
Highlights from the 2023 APRA Music Awards.
Features / Music
The Story Of The 2023 APRA Music Awards
The 2023 APRA Music Awards will be held on Thursday, 27 April, at ICC Sydney.
News / Music
Colin Hay To Receive The Ted Albert Award For Outstanding Services To Aus Music At APRA Music Awards
“To receive the news that APRA wanted to bestow this most prestigious Ted Albert Award is very special indeed."
Features / Music
Meet: Luude's balanced approach
“it’s just honestly random everytime, sometimes it’s good sometimes it’s shit haha”.
News / Music
Colin Hay with his current LA band
How Touring With With Ringo Starr Inspired Colin Hay To Announce New Men At Work Tour
The band is back for the first headline tour in almost two decades!
News / Arts
Adelaide Fringe Unveil 2016 Program
More than 1100 events across 12 categories
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Colin Hay
"His stories are incredible and evoke a rough timeline of his life, from playing in a band with an American number one single and a Grammy for Best New Artist"
Reviews / Arts
Colin Hay
"A hugely uplifting performance."