Darren Hayes

Darren Hayes
Hayes in 2012
Born
Darren Stanley Hayes

(1972-05-08) 8 May 1972 (age 52)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • music producer
  • composer
Years active1993–present
Spouses
  • Colby Taylor
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    (m. 1994; div. 2000)​
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    (m. 2006; div. 2024)​
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Labels
Formerly ofSavage Garden
Websitedarrenhayes.com

Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972)[2] is an Australian singer, songwriter, music producer and composer.[3] 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". Hayes' autobiography is due for publication by Penguin Books in 2024.[4]

  1. ^ "'Savage Garden' entry". Worldwide Home of Australasian Music and More Online. Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  3. ^ Thompson, Simon (26 October 2022). "'Homosexual' Sees Darren Hayes Win By Taking Control And Getting Down To Business". Forbes. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Darren Hayes announces new book coming late 2024". Penguin Books. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.