Darren Hayes: Last News

After saying sayonara to Savage Garden, Darren went on to release chart-topping solo albums Spin (2002), Tension and Spark (2004) before departing Columbia Records in 2006 to start up his own independent label - Powdered Sugar.

TMZ. The news of their upcoming divorce doesn’t come as a complete surprise, as the two announced their separation in May.

Darren Hayes is filing for divorce.

An iconic 90s pop star who was part of the biggest band at the time selling 200 million records has revealed how they've swapped fame for painting houses. Musician and songwriter Daniel Jones, 50, was part of the iconic music group Savage Garden alongside Darren Hayes.The pair founded the band in 1993.The duo shot to fame with hits such as Truly Madly Deeply and Crash and Burn before they publicly split in 2001, just two years after releasing their second album and despite selling millions of copies from both albums. Daniel who notoriously hated touring has since swapped his singing career for a completely different trade and is now flipping houses.

Affirmation, the band’s second album, and it proved to be just as musically delicious as the first.The follow-up CD landed in music stores at the end of 1999. To date, the two albums have sold a combined total of approximately 23 million copies worldwide.And then, just like that, it was over.

Savage Garden frontman Darren Hayes has announced that he and his husband Richard Cullen are splitting after 17 years of marriage. The 50-year-old revealed on Instagram on Wednesday night that he and artist/director Richard, 52, had separated earlier this year and were "supporting each other emotionally" throughout the split. "After 17 years of marriage to the best person I ever met, Richard and I have chosen to accept that our union has greatly and beautifully come to rest," he wrote.

Darren Hayes says his father was the first person to insult him for being gay. The 50-year-old pop star - who has been married to Richard Cullen since 2013 and was previously married to Colby Taylor - explained that his childhood was "traumatising" because his father was a "violent alcoholic" who would beat his mum and "insult him" about his homosexuality. He exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "My experience was so traumatising.

Darren Hayes thought he was going to "die from AIDS" when he realised he was gay. The 50-year-old pop star - who has been married to Richard Cullen since 2013 and was previously married to Colby Taylor -explained that he "didn't understand how sex worked" throughout his "traumatising" childhood as he grew up as a confused teenager at the height of the HIV epidemic.

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Darren Hayes opened up about his struggles with coming to terms with his sexuality in an HuffPost op-ed on Friday.The 50-year-old Savage Garden singer wrote about his mental health struggles admitting that he was on 'the brink of suicide.'He elaborated on his words in the op-ed during an interview with People. Mental health struggles: Darren Hayes opened up about his struggles with coming to terms with his sexuality in an HuffPost op-ed on Friday (pictured 2011)'I would say my new album honestly saved my life,' the musician said.

Darren Hayes is sharing his story of struggle with mental health as part of one of the biggest music groups of the 90’s.

music after a 10 year break.Savage Garden singer and solo artist Darren will return to the UK for the Do You Remember Tour in 2023 - his first concerts in the country in over a decadeSpeaking exclusively to Daily Star, Darren discussed his break from music, achieving a lifelong dream on his new album and how a performance by Kate Bush became a pivotal moment in his life.READ NEXT: Only Fools icon John Challis' secret 'touching' Benidorm gesture to Carol DeckerAward-winning songwriter Darren Hayes rose to fame as one part of duo Savage Garden, whose hits include Truly, Madly, Deeply, I Want You and To The Moon And Back.Selling over 30 million records through his career, which included solo hits Insatiable and Crush (1980 Me), Darren took a break from music in 2012, saying: "I'd been working steadily from the very beginning of Savage Garden, all the way through until I was 40, and the short story is, I was just burnt out."During this time, Darren also moved to Los Angeles with his husband, where he studied improvisation and acting classes, as well as writing a musical, adding: "To have 10 years away when I've done so many things outside of music, I feel invigorated and excited. "I just did all these other things that gave me stuff to write music about and made me excited about music."He also revealed that one visit to the UK to watch Kate Bush in concert became a pivotal and inspirational moment in his career during his break from music too.Paying a sweet tribute to Kate Bush, who he described as "amazing", Darren said: "The other thing was seeing Kate Bush in concert.

songwriter Darren Hayes has announced his first UK tour in over a decade, to celebrate 25 years in music.The Do You Remember Tour will feature hits from across his career, including his chart-topping records in duo Savage Garden, as well as his solo hits and new music.The tour will begin on March 21, 2023 at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham, taking in over 10 cities across the UK including Brighton, Cardiff, Oxford, Birmingham, London, Southend, Glasgow, Newcastle and Manchester.READ NEXT: Sugababes' return at Glastonbury sees fans turned away as tent becomes overcrowdedKnown for songs including Truly Madly Deeply, I Knew I Loved You, Insatiable and Crush (1980 Me), Darren Hayes expressed his excitement for performing to generations of fans on the upcoming tour as he prepares to return to the UK next year.He said: "You never know how much you love something until it’s taken away from you. "After almost a decade out of the spotlight and all this time in lockdown I found myself really missing the electric feeling that only a live audience can bring.

 Hayes has been away from the musical spotlight for years now but is roaring back to our consciousness with a flurry of activity, including a successful promotional visit of Australia, a banging headline set to a sold-out crowd of 40,000 at the 2022 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade and announcement of his 2023 Australian tour, where he’ll be performing in six Australian cities between January and February next year.“More of a mini-film than a video – come spend seven minutes in heaven with me and my gang in our fictional CLUB U WISH!”, Hayes posted on social media.The music video, totally conceptualised by Hayes, couldn’t be described better than how the press release did it: “Hayes continues to present a version of his past that is clearly a peach tinted re-imagining of his actual life. Timelines blur with the neon and pastel of the 1980’s sitting comfortably next to a Dandy-esque 60’s presentation of the singer portraying himself having a blast.”The single is inspired by the “late 80’s drum-machine, synth-bass heavy R&B pop that influenced his youth” Savage Garden fans will know that Hayes had previously alluded to his first kiss in the 1999 song Chained To You.“Acting like a mover shaker dancin’ to Madonna then you kissed me,” Hayes sang on Savage Garden‘s sophmore record.In 2022, he re-visits the moment, but this time it is an out and proud Hayes re-telling the story and its queer elements.“After so many years of being placed in a neat and tidy package, it’s nice to remember why I got into this business in the first place: to be an artist.

Yesterday, LGBTQI communities and their friends celebrated the 44th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in a supernova of glitter, glitz, and glam.Performers included singer-songwriter Darren Hayes, Vanessa Amorosi, The Wiggles, and Timothy Springs.Darren Hayes, former member of bestselling Australian pop duo Savage Garden, performed The Animal Song, Affirmation, and Do You Remember, and the crowd was ecstatic.Matt Akersten, Pride and Diversity Officer for Sydney WorldPride 2023, tweeted, “What a night! How’s how the 2022 [Sydney Mardi Gras] Parade ended, a dazzling show with [Darren Hayes]”What a night! How’s how the 2022 @sydneymardigras Parade ended, a dazzling show with @darrenhayes!

March 5,  Sydney Cricket Ground at 6pmIn his first live performance in Australia for a decade, singer-songwriter Darren Hayes returns home to head up a superstar line-up for the 2022 Mardi Gras Parade at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday 5 March 2022. Fresh off the back of the release of his new track ‘Let’s Try Being In Love’, Hayes’ Mardi Gras performance will mark his 20th year as a solo recording artist, as well the 25th anniversary of Savage Garden’s acclaimed debut, self-titled album.The Parade will also feature a special performance from Australian music legend Vanessa Amorosi, presented by Principal Partner, American Express.

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Some of the world’s biggest stars have come together to support the LGBTQ+ nightlife industry with a benefit concert.

In an effort to support LGBTQ nightlife workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic, the Stonewall Gives Back Initiative partnered with World of Wonder Productions for a live-stream concert on Thursday featuring Rufus Wainwright, Cyndi Lauper, Kristin Chenoweth, Troye Sivan and more. The event was hosted by Michelle Visage and Tyler Oakley, with proceeds going toward an emergency fund for industry workers.

By Jazz Tangcay