Born: 29 / 6 / 1953
Location: Australia
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.
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Healy also inserted another cover: Donny Hathaway’s A Song For You, which he played with the band’s touring guitarist Jamie Squire.
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.
Highlights from the 2023 APRA Music Awards.
The 2023 APRA Music Awards will be held on Thursday, 27 April, at ICC Sydney.
“To receive the news that APRA wanted to bestow this most prestigious Ted Albert Award is very special indeed."
The band is back for the first headline tour in almost two decades!
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"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"
"A hugely uplifting performance."
"You can spot his distinctive brogue a mile off"