Darren Hayes
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A pop/rock singer/songwriter Darren Hayes is probably best known for his former group Savage Garden who has released multiple international hit singles like I Want You, To The Moon and Back, I Knew I Loved You, Truly Madly Deeply and the Animal Song. He launched himself as a solo artist with his debut album Spin in 2002.
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About
Darren Hayes (born on May 8, 1972 in Logan City, Brisbane Australia) is the youngest among three children of Robert and Judy Hayes. He attended Mable Park Infants then Mable Park High School and lastly University of Queensland where he first studied Journalism and then switched to Education and completed the course. His musical inclination was observed eversince he was a kid and often held performances witnessed by his mom, who became his most avid fan at that time. His musical career began when he first joined an audition seeking for a vocalist for a local band named Red Edge with Daniel Jones. But the group broke-up in 1994 after failing to acquire a recording contract. Hayes and Jones began to reformed a band which they named Crush but the latter name was already existing in the UK, so they ended naming their band as Savage Garden in 1996 which was taken from Anne Rice's novel The Vampire Chronicles.
Soon, the duo became extremely popular in the business after the release of their phenomenal hit singles Truly Madly Deeply, I Want You and I Knew I Loved You and their debut album Savage Garden became the best-selling album in 1997. It was the same year when Darren married his high school sweetheart, Corby Taylor. But the marriage only lasted for 2 years and led to divorce in 1999. But just like other musical groups, Savage Garden split in 2001 after releasing two amazing albums which have been sold for more than 20 Million copies worldwide. After the break-up of Savage Garden, Darren went on to create two solo albums, Spin in March 2002 and The Tension and the Spark in September 2004, both under Sony Music Records. The first album contains the hit singles Insatiable, Strange Relationship, Crush (1980 Me) and I Miss You that performed well on both UK and Australian charts. The second album contains the track I Forgive You produced by Madonna collaborator Marius De Vries. The Tension and the Spark was produced by Darren himself and Robert Conley (his co-producer in Crush (1980 Me) single). It's first single Popular reached top position on U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in February 2005.
In the attemp to promote The Tension and The Spark album, Darren toured some parts of Europe, Australia and Asia with his Dark Light Tour held in November 2004 until early 2005. He also participated in New York's World Tsunami Benefit Concert in January 2005 and performed at Lesbian and Gay Mardi Gras Party in Australia on March 5, 2005.
In June 19, 2006, Darren registered his civil partnership with Richard Cullen (his boyfriend of two years) in the UK and revealed the said ceremony in his website on July 17, 2006. Darren also commend the UK government for this civil liberty.
While residing in London, England, Hayes have recorded and finished his third solo album titled This Delicate Thing We've Made. The album is a double-disc record comprising of 25 tracks which he co-wrote some of its tracks with Robert Conley. This album is set to be released in the market on August 23, 2007 on Darren's own record label, Powdered Sugar.
Awards & Certifications
| Year | Award | Category |
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| 2000 | APRA Awards | Won Songwriter of the Year Won Most Performed Australian Work for Animal Song Won Most Performed Australian Work Overseas for Truly Madly Deeply (all shared with Daniel Jones) |
| 2001 | APRA Award | Won Most Performed Australian Work Overseas for I Knew I Loved You (shared with Daniel Jones) |
| 2002 | Alex Music & Movie Award | Got nomination for Best Pop Album of the Year for Spin |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | Adult Contemporary | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | The Billboard Hot 100 | Album |
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| 2006 | So Beautiful | 27 | Truly Madly Completely: The Best Of Savage Garden | ||
| 2005 | Pop!Ular | 43 | The Tension and the Spark | ||
| Pop!Ular (Guido/Wayne G/P. Presta/J. Budz Mixes) | 1 | The Tension and the Spark | |||
| 2002 | Insatiable | 16 | 77 | Spin |
News
- Darren Hayes Latest News
- Darren Hayes Exclusive on WHO.com.
- The Sundance Film Festival Lineup
- Darren Hayes Married His Boyfriend
Tours & Concerts
| UK Tour Dates | City/State | Venue |
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| April 16, 2007 8:00P | London | Soho Revue Bar |
| April 18, 2007 8:00P | London | Soho Revue Bar |
| April 19, 2007 8:00P | London | Soho Revue Bar |
| May 12, 2007 8:00P | London | Soho Revue Bar |
| June 9, 2007 8:00P | London | Soho Revue Bar |
| June 20, 2007 8:00P | London | Soho Revue Bar |
| June 30, 2007 8:00P | London | Soho Revue Bar |
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Trivia
- His father, Robert, is a merchant seaman and his mother, Judy, is a nurse.
- Has two siblings: an older sister, Tracey, and an older brother, Peter.
- Attended the University of Queensland.
- Deferred his university studies in Teaching at the University of Queensland to pursue music.
- Enjoys reading, especially Ann Rice's vampire novels (which is where the name "Savage Garden" came from).
- Collects Star Wars memorabilia.
- Former member of the Australian band Savage Garden.
- Worked as an early education teacher while waiting for Savage Garden's first album to be released.
- Was a vegetarian for 7 years, but currently eats meat.
- Leonie Messer was his personal assistant during the "Affirmation" promo & tour. She later went on to be his manager. Sharon Millington replaced Leonie as PA and personal trainer. With Darren she did boxing, weight training, circuit and yoga. Darren does yoga each day while on tour and prior to shows. Lana Penrose is Darren's current PA.
- Is currently managed by Leonie Messer & Wendy Laister. Leonie started out as the publicist for Savage Garden, went on to be Darren & Daniel's PA, and when Darren went solo, became his manager. She joined forces with Wendy after the birth of her child in July 2003.
- Registered his civil partnership with Richard Cullen on 19 June 2006, in the UK.
- Fell offstage twice; in Spain (1997) and Brisbane (1998).
- Would love to be a teacher and a daddy if he weren't a singer.
- According to him, the best song ever written is "With Or Without You" by U2.
- Prefers skimmed milk, yogurt, and healthy food.
- The first concert he went to was Alison Moyet Festival Hall in Brisbane. * Went to the concert of Eurythmics' Peace Tour, U2's Zoo TV, Michael Jackson's Bad Tour.
- Had ever worked at Woody's Record Store and a video store.
- Had been a teacher in a kindergarten. Loved to watch Wonderwoman, Scoobydoo, and Smurfs cartoon when he was a child.
- Loves breakfast.
- Likes Biology, Art, and English subjects.
- Likes watching TV series of "Seinfeld," "Friends," and "Mad About You."
- Likes surfing the Internet and watching movies.
- Has 3 dogs: 2 cocker spaniels named Obi and Oola, and 1 English cocker spaniel, Wally.
- His dog, Obi, is named after Obi-wan Kenobi of "Star Wars."
- Has 2 kangaroos named Mork and Mindy.
- Hates his nickname, Daz.
- Was given the nickname of Dozer by his father who thought Darren just looked like a bulldozer.
- Grew up listening to the music of Fleetwood Mac and Motown.
- His first car was Mazda 808.
- Does not have any tattoos or apply body piercing.
- Would like to be a monkey, mogwai, or Stitch if he could be an animal.
- Hates mathematics.
- Allergic to cats.
- Dislikes rudeness and lazy waiters.
- His favorite actresses are Grace Kelly, Natalie Portman, and Ellen DeGeneres.
- His favorite actors including Harrison Ford, Steve Buscemi, and Raph Fiennes.
- His favorite artists are U2, Basement Jaxx, Prince, Michael Jackson and Madonna.
- His most favorite Savage Garden's track is "I'll Bet He Was Cool."
- His favorite color is dusky blue.
- His favorite childhood book is C.S Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."
- His favorite food including Starbucks Coffee, Baskin Robbins Peanut Butter and Chocolate Ice cream, Dr. Pepper, Linguini with Pesto Sauce, and Cherry cola.
- His favorite places are San Francisco and Paris.
- His favorite place in the house is kitchen.
- Hayes' natural hair color is blonde.
- In 2001, Hayes was part of the All Star Tribute recording of What's Going On?, a remake of the 1971 Marvin Gaye song, made with several other pop stars as a tribute to the victims of September 11, 2001 as well as for the organization Artists Against AIDS Worldwide.
- Before the announcement of his marriage, Richard Cullen's name had already appeared; he designed the cover of "So Beautiful".
- Darren Hayes uses his blog to communicate with fans.
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