|
Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972) is an Australian singer-songwriter. Hayes was the frontman and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden, whose 1997 album ''Savage Garden'' peaked at No. 1 in Australia, No. 2 in United Kingdom and No. 3 in United States. It spawned the singles "I Want You", "To the Moon and Back", and Australian and US No. 1 "Truly Madly Deeply". The duo followed the success of their debut album with ''Affirmation'' (1999), which provided additional hits such as US No. 1 "I Knew I Loved You", and Australian No. 3 "The Animal Song". Savage Garden sold more than 23 million albums worldwide before parting ways in 2001.〔(Savage Garden's official site )〕 Hayes released his first solo album ''Spin'' in 2002. The album sold two million copies worldwide, debuted at No. 2 in the UK and No. 3 in Australia. It delivered the hit single "Insatiable". Hayes's second solo album ''The Tension and the Spark'' marked a change of direction for the singer-songwriter, showing experimentation with electronica and darker lyrics. ''NME'' wrote about its first single, "Pop!ular" saying it was "A twistered masterclass in career reintervention...This guy is a genius." While ''The Observer'' said "This album is no folly and succeeds, often to the point of all out triumph, on its own terms." Hayes parted way with his record label Columbia Records in 2006 and started his own independent record label, Powdered Sugar, from which he would release his third solo album, ''This Delicate Thing We've Made'' (2007). In mid-2010, Hayes announced the completion of recording his fourth solo album, ''Secret Codes and Battleships'', featuring three songs co-written and produced by Brian West and mixed by Robert Orton, who is best known for working with Lady Gaga. On 17 April 2011, Hayes signed with Mercury Records' Australian division and in August 2011 with EMI Records in the UK. The album was released in Australia on 21 October 2011, 24 October in the UK and 25 October in the US, with singles "Talk Talk Talk", "Bloodstained Heart", and "Black Out the Sun" released before the album. In 2013, Hayes relocated from London to Los Angeles, where he began to pursue a career in improv sketch comedy and acting.〔http://www.darrenhayes.com/bio〕 In 2015, he created a comedy podcast titled ''The He Said He Said Show'', in which he stated on some occasions that he has retired from the music industry.〔http://www.darrenhayes.com/news/new-comedy-podcast-the-he-said-he-said-show〕 ==Early life and education== Hayes was born on 8 May 1972 in Brisbane, Australia. He is the youngest of three children. His early childhood was difficult, marked by his father's alcoholism and domestic violence. His father became abstinent when Hayes was aged 11.〔"What I've Learnt: Darren Hayes", interview with Joanne Brookfield, ''The Age'', 23 October 2004〕 He started performing for his mother in his lounge room from an early age. At Mabel Park High School, Hayes appeared in the school musicals ''Man of Steel'' (playing Jimmy Olsen) in 1988 and ''Bye, Bye, Birdie'' (playing Albert) in 1989. He also sang at school concerts before graduating in 1989. At school, Hayes was bullied and physically and verbally abused. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Darren Hayes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|