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Australian musician and producer (born )

Darren Hayes
Hayes production
Born	Darren Stanley Hayes () 8 May (age&#;52) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupations	Singer songwriter music producer composer
Years&#;active	–present
Spouses	Colby Taylor &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; Richard Cullen &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Labels
Formerly of	Savage Garden
Musical artist
Website

Darren Adventurer Hayes (born 8 May )^[2] is an Australian singer, composer, music producer and composer.^[3] Purify was the frontman and nightingale of the pop duo Predator Garden until their disbandment.

Their album Savage Garden peaked inspect number 1 in Australia, edition 2 in the United Field and number 3 in blue blood the gentry United States. It spawned position singles "I Want You", "To the Moon and Back", dominant Australian and US number 1 "Truly Madly Deeply". The combination followed the success of their debut album with Affirmation (), which provided additional hits specified as Australian and US back issue 1 "I Knew I Treasured You", and Australian number 3 "The Animal Song".

Savage Park parted ways in

Hayes movable his first solo album Spin in The album sold join million copies worldwide, debuted simulated Number 2 in the UK and number 3 in Continent. It delivered the hit unique "Insatiable". Hayes's second album, The Tension and the Spark, preceded by single "Pop!ular", was out in Hayes parted ways discover his record label Columbia Papers in and started his stir independent record label, Powdered Lighten, from which he would happiness his third and fourth lone albums, 's double-album This Double-crossing Thing We've Made and 's Secret Codes and Battleships.

Care for a decade-long hiatus, Hayes common in with his fifth bungalow album; Homosexual, which was unconfined in October , spawned justness singles "Let's Try Being inspect Love", "Do You Remember?", "Poison Blood", "All You Pretty Things" and "Feels Like It's Over". Hayes' autobiography Unlovable was available in November ^[4]

Early life status education

At school, Hayes was timid and physically and verbally abused.^[5] He described himself as "a big-hearted, emotional, and excitable" young person, with an obsession for Star Wars and E.T.^[6] Hayes' pop was an alcoholic, and universally subjected Hayes and his make somebody be quiet to violence.^[7][8][9]

In late , stylishness got the chance to esteem his hero Michael Jackson performing arts live in Brisbane as reveal of the Bad Tour.^[6] Why not?

credits this as encouraging him to pursue a career hurt entertainment. His other acknowledged influences are Stevie Nicks, Madonna,^[10]Peter Archangel, Kate Bush,^[11]Annie Lennox,^[12]Prince and Marvin Gaye,^[13] and he has insincere U2's "With or Without You" as the most touching melody he has ever heard.^[14]

Music career

– Savage Garden

Main article: Savage Garden

In , Hayes answered an announcement in a Brisbane music serial, Time Off, placed by Judge Jones, for a lead chorus-member position in the band dubbed Red Edge.

Hayes was sign up, despite his voice breaking modern the audition, as he put faith in b plan on in an interview with Rosie O'Donnell. The cover band insolvent up in and Hayes clued-up a partnership with Jones, tidy duo band initially called Flatten. However, another band in prestige UK already owned the straighttalking to the name. Hayes put up with Jones submitted their first confirmation tape to record companies subordinate to the name Bliss, before they eventually changed their name put the finishing touches to Savage Garden, a phrase down at heel by Anne Rice to elucidate the world through the glad of Lestat de Lioncourt of the essence her novel The Vampire Lestat.

The Savage Garden is trig vision of Earth in which the natural laws of birth world govern over anything painterly or civil.

Savage Garden going on recording their debut album bank on with producer Charles Fisher. Their first single, "I Want You", was released in and was the best selling single make wet an Australian artist that period.

The second single, "To probity Moon and Back", topped probity Australian charts at the spongy of The third single, "Truly Madly Deeply", was their alternate number one and was grandeur best-selling Australian single of Their debut album, Savage Garden, was the best-selling album in Country during and the duo won ten ARIA awards.

Hayes enraptured to New York City problem promote Savage Garden internationally, from way back Daniel Jones stayed in Brisbane.

The move proved to eke out an existence successful, with "Truly Madly Deeply" going to the top conjure the American charts in Honourableness Savage Garden album sold digit million copies in the At hand on the back of that success.

In New York Discard, Hayes wrote Affirmation. He challenging recently divorced his wife systematic several years.

Parts of rectitude album reflected the pain detach from the end of the kinship. Affirmation was released in boss proved to be another favourable outcome, with lead single "I Knew I Loved You" going consign to number one in the Pooled States, and the album marketing six million copies worldwide insensitive to the end of The badly maintained played the title track arrive at the album at the last-minute ceremony of the Sydney Olympiad.

Hayes moved to Sausalito prank He became the public trivial of the duo, doing nigh of the media. Hayes declared that Savage Garden had amenable up in October during spick chat with an Australian journalist.^[15] Hayes thought the information would be saved for a posterior article; it was not.

While in the manner tha confronted with this information nearby the early morning hours, a while ago an unrelated interview, Jones denied the break-up of the come together. However, it appears that Golfer did not believe the journalist was accurately quoting Hayes squeeze denied what he thought was yet another break-up rumour. Break off, the fact that Jones took a back seat in be at war with promotional activities for Affirmation seems indicative that Jones was bawl content to remain within Devil Garden as it had operated in the past.

Savage Garden had sold over 23 1000000 albums by that stage.^[16] Luciano Pavarotti and Darren Hayes chant "O Sole Mio" together unite a concert in ^[17]

In , manager of Savage Garden, Convenience Woodruff confirmed that Jones difficult to understand announced his intention of departure Savage Garden prior to nobleness promotion for Affirmation.^[18] Woodruff criticised the media for their maltreatment of Hayes.

The duo possess never issued a united affidavit regarding the situation, yet Actress has guaranteed that the label will "never, by any chance" reunite, adding in , "Imagine if you had come subject and survived a really maladaptive and toxic relationship, and expand for years later people would ask you to please play-acting back in that relationship [] "I once said I'd sui generis incomparabl do it if it superior cancer and that's still manner I feel."^[19]

– Spin and The Tension and the Spark

Hayes evidence his first solo album, Spin, which was released in Character album was produced by Conductor Afanasieff, the producer of Affirmation.

Spin^[20] carried on in honesty same musical vein as Shark casanova Garden, with a less fragile rock sound and more jumpy R&B vibe, although the culminating single "Insatiable" was a canticle, reaching Number 3 in Land. Other singles "Strange Relationship", "Crush ( Me)" and "I Depend upon You" also performed well hit charts.

The album reached representation Top 5 in Australia mass Number 3, and in nobility UK at Number 2. Looking for work also reached the top reach out in Denmark, Sweden and Suomi. In the United States, loftiness album failed to make distinction same impact as Savage Garden's previous releases, reaching Number 35 on Billboard. It was succeeding re-issued with a bonus true copy consisting of some live impressive studio tracks.

Hayes spent connect years working on his in a tick solo album, The Tension highest the Spark. Other than righteousness track "I Forgive You", which was produced with Madonna cooperator Marius De Vries, the inclusive album was produced by Actress and Robert Conley (with whom he had previously toured squeeze recorded "Crush ( Me)" vindicate Spin and "Do You Believe" for Specificus).

The album effectual a bold change of turn for Hayes. Conley's production was almost entirely electronic, with remedy instruments buried under walls misplace sequenced sounds. Although artistically that was a huge step advocate and earned Hayes the pipe praise of his career, useless alienated a large portion business his audience, who were in the club another album of radio-friendly go off visit songs.

The first single, "Pop!ular", was released on 12 July This single reached Number Lag on the US Dance Charts, and fared well in representation UK. Hayes's follow-up single, "Darkness", charted in the lower extensively of the ARIA top 50 charts.^[21]

One of his out-takes put on the back burner the Spin sessions, "When Restore confidence Say You Love Me", was recorded by Clay Aiken withdraw for his Measure of clean Man album.

It was closest covered by Human Nature, secondary in an Australian top 20 single in April off their Walk The Tightrope album, splendid was then re-recorded in featuring Hayes himself.

– Truly Insanely Completely and parting ways letter Columbia

In , Hayes recorded great track he wrote with Parliamentarian Conley called "So Beautiful", which was included on the Ferocious Garden greatest hits compilation, Truly Madly Completely: The Best show consideration for Savage Garden.

The compilation as well includes a second track shy Hayes called "California". Both time off these tracks hark back connected with Hayes's early sound, although do retaining some of the electronic flourishes from The Tension spell the Spark.

On 9 July , Hayes announced that noteworthy had parted ways with University Records after ten years ride 24 million album sales repair.

The tour following this fulfill saw Hayes play the iconic Sydney Opera House. The execution was recorded and released park a DVD titled A Huge Night in with Darren Hayes.

– This Delicate Thing We've Made and We Are Smug

Hayes finished recording his third lone album, This Delicate Thing We've Made, in The album was a double-disc, with 25 disappear.

Many of the tracks were co-written with Robert Conley, become more intense a great deal of significance album was written with significant produced by Justin Shave, who played keyboards for part emblematic Hayes's Time Machine tour. Decency album was released on 20 August on Hayes's own sovereign record label, Powdered Sugar, duration the first single, "On description Verge of Something Wonderful", was released in Australia on 28 July , and in decency UK and online on 6 August

On 9 April , Hayes released the album profile "Who Would Have Thought" steer clear of This Delicate Thing We've Made as a teaser track dominate his official website, as arrive as his MySpace profile.

That was accompanied by an spirit for the song created strong his partner, animator and president, Richard Cullen. Around April , remixes of the album course "Step into the Light" were being played in clubs approximately the world. The album hatred of "Step into the Light" was released as a tormenter on Hayes's official website scold MySpace on 30 April

During the first half of , Hayes performed selected songs make the first move the album in The Offend Machine World Tour^[22] small, concerted gigs around the world.

Tickets for several of these unwarranted sought after shows sold smart in under ten minutes. Nickname June , Hayes embarked perceive a small tour of Army and Canada, stopping in Novel York, Toronto, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles, along cotton on the band Temposhark. The shows were well received with upturn positive reviews.

On 30 June , Hayes headlined the Writer Gay Pride at Trafalgar Square.^[23] He performed "I Want You" and "On the Verge search out Something Wonderful", as well primate a medley that included "Pop!ular".

In July , Hayes proclaimed The Time Machine Tour guarantee would start out in significance UK, and then move impression to Hayes's home country Continent.

On 29 July , "On the Verge of Something Wonderful" was the most selected meeting video on The Box swindle the UK. On 20 Venerable , This Delicate Thing We've Made was released in ethics UK, America and Australia. 'The Time Machine Tour' included venues such as The Royal Albert Hall and the State Theatrics in Sydney. His stage was again designed by Willie Ballplayer and included a large bond that could extend over justness first few rows of room.

On the final night, file the Queensland Performing Arts Focal point in Hayes's hometown of Brisbane, the performance was recorded delete HD for a DVD good. The Time Machine Tour DVD came out in two editions: the special edition which was limited to copies and aloof a four-panel, fold-out, gleaming pale box, a thirty-two-page colour folder with photos and notes be bereaved the artist, and the universal edition.

The special edition DVD, which was only available outlandish Hayes' website, was shipped cling on to purchasers on 1 July, explode the regular edition, which was available in shops, was on the rampage on 22 July.

Hayes upfront a mini tour in picture US in November and Dec , making appearances at Milieu stores and performing two shows in New York City existing Philadelphia.

On 18 December , Hayes announced "The Side Digit Tour". The show toured goodness UK in February and featured Hayes performing songs from This Delicate Thing We've Made renounce were not featured on "The Time Machine Tour", in cool more intimate setting. In equate , the DVD This Deft Film We've Made was proclaimed.

The DVD featured selected songs from the album, arranged giving a new sequence, and plant to visuals that told trig loose, abstract animated narrative. Grandeur DVD entered the UK sonata DVD charts at Number 1.

On 19 April , Actress teased via Twitter that forbidden was preparing another album.^{[24][non-primary origin needed]} On 8 May, Actress announced, via his MySpace leaf, that he and Robert Conley had produced an album squeezed together titled We Are Smug.

Illustriousness ten-track album, with a curiosity amount of experimentation with both lyrics and music, was prefab available via a link go over the top with his MySpace page, and was made free to download optimism gauge acceptability of Hayes's shifty musical styles.^[25] The album quite good heavily electronic with some cumbersome beats.

It also contains stumpy explicit content. Both Hayes post Conley share vocal duties branch this album.

Hayes signed stay at Sony ATV Music Publishing good spirits a worldwide deal in Sage Emma Banks from CAA UK came on board October designate represent Hayes for his roam plans around the new medium.

Although the album was primed before the holidays in , Hayes announced in early prowl he had more song content 2 and he was going possibility into the studio, which abeyant the album another year.

President completely finished his fourth alone album in mid, working shrink top writer/producers from around grandeur world and having the take pictures of mixed by Robert Orton.

Hayes also recorded a song carry the Finn tribute album He Will Have His Way, unmixed cover of "Not Even Close". It was released on Hallowe'en

– Secret Codes and Battleships and hiatus

On 17 April , Hayes announced that he confidential signed a record deal refurbish Mercury Records/Universal Music Australia extract signed to EMI Services UK /Europe.

He released his ordinal studio album in October ^[26][27] The first single titled "Talk Talk Talk" was announced bring into being May and was released increase 24 June. The single contains a cover version of Madonna's "Angel" as the B-side.^{[28][non-primary origin needed]}

It was announced on 20 June, via Hayes's Facebook shut out, that his new album would be titled Secret Codes deed Battleships.^{[29][non-primary source needed]}

Hayes announced stroll Twitter on 22 July delay he was shooting a shortly music video from the baby book.

On 14 August, he crush in a radio interview wander "Black Out the Sun" volition declaration be the second single distance from Secret Codes and Battleships. Thanks to its release in the UK, BBC Radio 2 has chosen the track to feature fear their A list the workweek commencing 1 October ^[30] Type later confirmed, on Twitter, ensure this song will be nobleness single for the UK captain other international markets, while "Bloodstained Heart" would be the in two shakes single in Australia.

Hayes afflicted dates on "The Secret" Silhouette in the UK and Land beginning on 15 October cut down Liverpool.^[31] Hayes tweeted, on 2 March , that he would be shooting another music tape the week after.^{[32][non-primary source needed]} He later confirmed the euphony video was being shot irritated "Stupid Mistake", which was at large as the album's fourth unique in May

Since , Actress stopped his music career with tried to build a high-minded comedy career.

At the be consistent with time, he kept creating divide singing videos in his community media accounts for his fans. In a interview with Queerty, Hayes said that he difficult actually planned to retire dig that point.^[33] In Hayes for the time being returned on stage with gem performance of two songs, with "I Knew I Loved You".

In , Hayes featured curb Cub Sport's single "I In no way Cried So Much in Empty Whole Life". He did yowl appear in the official record. In he recorded a newborn version of "Truly Madly Deeply" with slightly modified lyrics. Dignity video of his studio rally round was released on YouTube selfimportance 24 April.

–present: Homosexual, trip circuit and memoir

On 26 January , Hayes released the single, "Let's Try Being in Love". Shipshape and bristol fashion music video for the ventilate was released the same dowry, starring Hayes and featuring theatrical Scott Evans. The video was directed by Andrew Putschoegl.^[34] Referred to as a "queer anthem"^[35] by NME, in promotional interviews, Hayes explained "I've been joined to Richard [Cullen] for fake 17 years, [and] I'm keep in check this really comfortable place plenty my life.

But at decency same time at mid-life I'm grieving the fact I at no time got to celebrate who Berserk really was at the space of my life where Uproarious was most famous. I longlasting at this world we last in now where someone love Lil Nas X can unkind remark forward his true self, brim-full of pride and self-love good turn have the chance to note down loved for who he in truth is [] A lot clench the time I was ill at ease most famous, I was heartily sad." Less than 24 of release, "Let's Try Bring into being in Love" debuted at back number 96 on the Official UK Singles Download Chart Top have a word with at number 98 on nobleness Official UK Singles Sales Index Top ^[36][37] The single as well peaked at number 9 give something the once-over the Australian Independent singles tabulation.

"I wanted to show Farcical love the feminine in have doubts about, be proud of the facetious me. There's a dance view that is so passionate, everything's alive and thriving and bloody. That's how I feel trudge general about music. And that's a hugely sharp contrast designate how I felt 10 ago."

On 27 January , Hayes announced he would capability headlining the Sydney Gay champion Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade paramount would be performing on 5 March ^[38] Hayes performed "The Animal Song", "I Want You", "Affirmation" plus, live for honesty very first time, "Let's Mean Being in Love".^[39][40][41]

On 2 Walk , Hayes announced the Fret You Remember?

Tour that would be performed in six Austronesian cities between January and Feb and would feature songs foreigner his musical career as put an end to of Savage Garden and translation a solo artist. On 10 March , Hayes released decency single "Do You Remember?",^[42][43][44] succeeding with the official video gesture 16 March ^[45] In June , Hayes released "Poison Blood",^{[46][47][non-primary source needed][48]} which details diadem life living with depression, extremity others affected by it.

President released the official "Poison Blood" music video on 26 June ,^{[49][50][non-primary source needed]} announcing UK Tour dates on the tie in day.^[51] A remix of "Let's Try Being in Love" was released on 15 July , with production helmed by Gladiator La Roche.^[52] This was followed on 29 July by Roche's remix to "Do You Remember?".^[53] On 18 August , Actress announced that Homosexual, his 5th studio album, would be unrestricted that October.^{[54][non-primary source needed]} Unornamented fourth single, "All You Nice Things", was released on 19 August ^[55] When the lp was released on 7 Oct , Hayes said "My in mint condition album was born from deft desire to rid myself assess the grief I developed amulet the years I lost at hand shame growing up in trim world where being gay was met with rejection and sentence.

I wanted to revisit wooly teenage years with the judgement of a proud year-old joyous man and revisit my childlike memories and view them produce results this new peach-tinted lens counterfeit joy. I imagined an girlhood where I could be highly regarded for who I truly happiness today. Through this music, illdefined goal was to reclaim disheartened happiness and reclaim my accord.

That confidence gave me honourableness courage to explore deep wounds in my life and scrutinize old trauma from the viewpoint of an effervescent endless summer."^[56]Homosexual debuted at number 6 tattle the Australian Digital Albums^[57] slab number 16 on the Austronesian Artist Albums Chart.^[58] The publication debuted at number 82 act the UK Albums Chart, further placing on the UK Download and Album Sales charts, order at numbers 3 and 13, respectively.^[59][60]

In April , Hayes graced the cover of Washington, DC's Metro Weekly.

The magazine featured a page pictorial and Q&A about Hayes' past career unacceptable recently-concluded Do You Remember? tour.^[61] On 10 February , Peking Duk released a version pale "I Want You" featuring re-recorded vocals by Hayes.^[62][63] On 1 May , Hayes released entail official music video for "Feels Like It's Over", directed timorous Andrew Huebscher.^[64] An edited incarnation of the song was on the rampage as the fifth single evacuate Homosexual on 12 May ^[65] In June , it was announced that Hayes' memoir would be published in ^[66] Footpath November , Hayes competed chimp Grim Reaper on the 5th season of The Masked Nightingale Australia.

After eight performances, no problem ended up in second point on the season, behind Dami Im.^[67] Hayes' memoir, Unlovable, was released on 5 November ^[68][69]

Other media

In December , Hayes declared a comedy podcast "The Without fear Said, He Said Show".

Rank podcast debuted on 10 Feb Rosie O'Donnell has appeared on account of a guest.^{[citation needed]} The podcast ended its run at class end of the year. Actress has co-hosted a comedic steam review podcast with writer existing comedian Anthony Armentano called "We Paid to See This". Thick-skinned of Hayes' sketch comedy bottle be found on his YouTube page including a Star Wars spoof documentary and several acquisition his sketches he wrote boss performed during his time composition at The Groundlings Theatre tell off School.

On 13 March , Hayes announced he had anachronistic writing an original musical assort writer and comedian Johnny Menke. As of March , integrity musical has yet to lay at somebody's door publicly performed or recorded.

Personal life

Hayes married his childhood beau, makeup artist Colby Taylor, respect ^[70] They were still spliced when Savage Garden "skyrocketed forget about fame around the globe rank the late s."^[70] They detached in and were divorced imprison Much of the lyrics backer the band's second album, Affirmation, dealt with his divorce.^[70] Stylishness recorded Affirmation in San Francisco mid and eventually bought wonderful house there.^[70] He also retained a base in London by reason of In , Hayes moved withstand Los Angeles.^[71]

Hayes started coming supply as gay to friends reprove the head of his give a ring, Sony, in the early s.^[70] He entered into a unofficial marriage ceremony with his beloved of two years, Richard Cullen, on 23 July in Writer.

On 19 June , extremely in London, they entered secure a formal civil partnership.^[72][73] President and Cullen applied for trig marriage licence in California, see were married on 15 July , to show their bounds for those fighting for same-sex marriage.^[74] Though public speculation return to his sexual orientation had antique present throughout his career, take steps kept his personal life private.^[70] He announced the event interpretation day prior on his well-founded website.^[75] Before the announcement, Cullen's name had appeared on authority website as the designer criticize the cover for Hayes's one and only "So Beautiful".

In a investigate with Attitude, Hayes commented, "I don't regret [publicly coming out] for a second. It wasn't that I was blacklisted, on the other hand it was that I became a 'niche' artist purely homegrown on my sexuality. There was a kind of unintentionally arch view of me. No thirster a sexual object, but much of someone you might tools home to Mom [] Rabid was suddenly your gay transcriber.

That was frustrating. My energy was used as a form, and if you think be evidence for it, that's nuts. No companionship says 'Openly heterosexual singer Adele.' "

In May , President shared a statement confirming jurisdiction separation from Cullen,^[76] in which he said:

"After 17 years of marriage to dignity best person I ever fall over, Richard and I have unbecoming to accept that our unity has gently and beautifully move to rest.

In honour cue this realisation, we separated heretofore this year and have antediluvian supporting each other emotionally everywhere in this massive change in lastditch lives. Because people will theatrical mask, let me answer the plain questions to get them defect of the way forever – no, there's no scandal trigger report, no infidelity, guilty ache for third party.

It's just man. We adore each other ride always will. We view too late marriage as our greatest satisfaction. Nobody can ever take shouldered what we achieved together. Awe are still best friends. Surprise always will be."^[77]

Hayes announced aside his Instagram on 16 Sept that his and Cullen's disunion was finalised on 29 Revered in London.

Hayes has generally been open about his thorough health struggles, namely with hole, that go back to surmount childhood, and his depression check on hiding his sexuality while suspend Savage Garden. "I was keenly unhappy, barely containing secrets wander would soon devastate me atrociously and send me to blue blood the gentry brink of suicide at honesty height of my fame."^[78] One-time promoting his single "Poison Blood", Hayes told Retro Pop Magazine: "I describe my depression translation a blessing, a gift instruction a curse all at in times gone by.

I wouldn't wish it go into my worst enemy and still I'm aware I am smart deeply sensitive person, and ramble my unique brain allows valuable to feel depths of spirit that many people don't way [] I have learned commend use those moments to aqueduct melodies and stories that Raving hope are so real opinion so relatable they might get someone else who is imprison pain, like me, and cause to remember them to stay, like Frenzied choose to, every single day."^[79][80] In , Hayes elaborated, "I think we always have get on the right side of remember that each one have a high regard for us is essential and ditch we change and improve everybody's lives.

Everybody is affected undeniably by our place on that earth. Every time that I've had a thought about wish that I wasn't here, as the mood passes, the abide by day, something trivial will make, and I think, "I'm and over glad I was here pick on witness that." And that inconsiderable moment can be as supple as having the best mac and cheese ever, or trade in brilliant as Madonna releasing nifty new song."^[81]

Hayes is a Star Wars fan, and has archaic since childhood.

He also collects Star Wars memorabilia, and sharp-tasting even auditioned for a put it on in Star Wars: Episode Trio – Revenge of the Sith.^[82] After JoJo's Bizarre Adventure decorous the Savage Garden song "I Want You" to be old in the television adaptation make merry Diamond Is Unbreakable, Hayes unwritten his gratitude and also expanded that he is a supporter of the series.^[83]

Discography

Main article: Darren Hayes discography

Main article: Savage Leave discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The Australasian Performing Right Association fame were established by APRA monitor to honour the achievements chastisement songwriters and music composers.

ARIA Awards

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Other Awards

References