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Darren Hayes

Darren Hayes

Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972) is an Australian singer, songwriter, music producer and composer. He was the frontman and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden until their disbandment. Their 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at number 1 in Australia, number 2 in the United Kingdom and number 3 in the United States. It spawned the singles "I Want You", "To the Moon and Back", and Australian and US number 1 "Truly Madly Deeply". The duo followed the success of their debut album with Affirmation (1999), which provided additional hits such as Australian and US number 1 "I Knew I Loved You", and Australian number 3 "The Animal Song". Savage Garden parted ways in 2001.

Hayes released his first solo album Spin in 2002. The album sold two million copies worldwide, debuted at Number 2 in the UK and number 3 in Australia. It delivered the hit single "Insatiable". Hayes's second album, The Tension and the Spark, preceded by single "Pop!ular", was released in 2004. Hayes parted ways with his record label Columbia Records in 2006 and started his own independent record label, Powdered Sugar, from which he would release his third and fourth solo albums, 2007's double-album This Delicate Thing We've Made and 2011's Secret Codes and Battleships. After a decade-long hiatus, Hayes returned in 2022 with his fifth studio album; Homosexual, which was released in October 2022, spawned the singles "Let's Try Being in Love", "Do You Remember?", "Poison Blood", "All You Pretty Things" and "Feels Like It's Over".

Albums

2002 Spin
2004 The Tension and the Spark
2007 This Delicate Thing We’ve Made
2011 Secret Codes and Battleships
2022 Homosexual
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Darren Hayes Shares Health Update After Breaking His Jaw
In March, Hayes experienced a "terrible accident" in which he snapped his jawbone "in half" and broke nearly a dozen teeth.
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Darren Hayes Details 'Terrible Accident' That Left Him With A Broken Left Jaw Bone
“I could have died if I landed in a different position,” Hayes wrote to fans.
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"These are going to be three very special evenings..."
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Darren Hayes Announces Memoir 'Unloveable'
'Unlovable' has been described as a “candid” and “unfiltered” portrait of Darren Hayes as he “takes control of his life story.”
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Dami Im Wins 'The Masked Singer Australia' 2023
“I actually won 'The X Factor' here, on this same stage, exactly ten years ago. And now I’m back winning this!”
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Darren Hayes To Release Memoir In Late 2024
"I feel free for the first time in my life and so grateful to partner with Penguin to truly tell my authentic story.”
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Darren Hayes Announces Separation From Partner
"After 17 years of marriage to the best person I have ever met, Richard and I have chosen to accept that our union has gently and beautifully come to rest."
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OG Savage Garden Album Reissued On Delicious White Vinyl
Featuring the original Australian tracklisting, including 'Mine' and 'All Around Me'.
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Peking Duk & Darren Hayes Reimagine The Savage Garden Classic, 'I Want You'
I"t’s an honour because we grew up on Savage Garden."
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90s Aus Pop Star Backing Darren Hayes
"I am very excited to be going on the road with Darren Hayes as backing vocalist for these ‘Do You Remember' shows both here and in the UK."