Darren Hayes dreamed of becoming popular in the music field since childhood. Over the years, he became a world famous singer and musician thanks to his work in the Savage Garden group. After the collapse of this group, the artist took up a solo career.
Darren Stanley Hayes was born - this is the full name of the artist - in a place called Brisbane. This city is located in Australia. Hayes's Date of Birth: May 8, 1972. Darren is the third child in the family and the youngest.
Childhood and adolescence
Darren Hayes stood out favorably against the background of the rest of the children in the family. From an early age he became interested in music and showed everyone his natural talent. Parents could not help but notice the talent of their youngest son, so at the age of eleven, Darren Hayes began to attend the choir. At the same time, the boy begins to study music, easily masters playing various instruments. In addition, Darren naturally had an acting talent. Therefore, while receiving an education in high school, he gladly took part in various amateur productions, school performances, did not miss a single creative competition.
Despite his craving for creativity, Darren Hayes, after graduating from high school, went to a local college, choosing a teaching direction. However, the young man did not study for a long time, after all, the desire to develop a career in art was too strong.
Darren made his final decision to quit college after learning about a vocal competition run by Daniel Johnson. Johnson was going to create a new musical group and he needed a soloist for the team. Darren decided to try his luck and sent his tapes to the casting. As a result, he was accepted. From that moment the full-fledged creative path of the musician began.
Working at Savage Garden
Having started communicating and working with Daniel, Darren very quickly became friends with the young man. As a result, they literally became best friends who understood each other perfectly. By that time, Hayes was not only practicing as a vocalist. He also began writing music and lyrics.
The first song released by the band-duo Savage Garden was the song "Want You". She came to the taste of both the public and music critics. Thanks to this composition, the guys literally woke up famous all over the world. The group very quickly "overgrown" fans, young people were actively involved in the development of their musical careers.
In 2000, the Australian city of Sydney hosted the Olympic Games. The musical duo Johnson and Hayes were invited to perform at the closing ceremony of this global sporting event. For Savage Garden, this was an incredible success that solidified their popularity following the release of the album a year earlier.
However, despite the demand, gradually difficulties began to arise in the team. As a result, the group was forced to suspend its activities in the early 2000s, and a little later the guys announced that the team had finally disbanded. From that moment on, Darren decided to try to build a solo career.
Solo creativity in Hayes's biography
Darren Hayes recorded his first solo studio album in 2002. The album was called "Spin" and was received by critics and the audience. In support of the solo album, a single was released, which was a huge success. He became the leader of the Australian chart and also broke into the American Top 40.
Over the next two years, the artist was engaged in the creation of material for a new disc. The album titled "The Tension and the Spark" was released in 2004.
This was followed by three more solo albums, which were released between 2007 and 2011. After that, there was a lull in Darren Hayes's musical career. And in 2015, the musician officially announced that he was leaving the stage and ceasing to engage in this type of creativity.
Today Darren works as a stand-up comedian. You can follow how the Australian star lives by looking at him on the pages on social networks.
Personal life, family, love and relationships
Darren Hayes does not hide the fact that he belongs to the number of people with a non-traditional sexual orientation. However, the singer in 1994 married his girlfriend Colby Taylor, who worked as a makeup artist. Unfortunately, this marriage broke up in 1998, and the husband and wife formalized their divorce in 2000.
In 2005, Darren Hayes formed an alliance with his boyfriend, who worked as an artist. His name was Richard Cullen. Officially, having visited California, the young people signed in 2013.
