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Darren Hayes

January 2023

  • Darren Hayes and Kate Bush

    The perfect song
    Darren Hayes: A Coral Room by Kate Bush is the most perfect song of all time

    When Bush returned after a 12-year career hiatus with a song about motherhood and death, it cracked the Savage Garden singer wide open – and gave him a roadmap for his own life

September 2022

  • Darren Hayes sitting on a bed aged 12, holding a world atlas

    Flashback
    Darren Hayes looks back: ‘What you can’t see is how unhappy I was’

    The Savage Garden singer on his violent father, embracing his sexuality and performing with Pavarotti

August 2022

  • Darren Hayes

    ‘I was extinguished by men in suits’: Darren Hayes on surviving homophobia – and finding happiness

    Watching the rise of younger gay pop stars, the 50-year-old former Savage Garden singer felt grief for the youth he never had. He speaks about coming out, his mental health struggles and returning to music

July 2022

  • Monthly music comp featuring Baker Boy, Stella Donnelly and Julia Jacklin

    Australia's best new music
    Baker Boy, Julia Jacklin and Darren Hayes: Australia’s best new music for July

    Each month we add 20 new songs to our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here – and subscribe on Spotify, which updates with the full list at the start of each month

February 2022

  • (L-R) Tasman Keith, Darren Hayes, Confidence Man.

    Australia's best new music
    Darren Hayes, Lisa Mitchell and Hatchie: Australia’s best new music for February

    Each month we add 20 new songs to our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here – and subscribe on Spotify, which updates with the full list at the start of each month

December 2019

  • Julia Jacklin, Nick Cave and Warren H Williams.

    From Darren Hayes' 90s throwback to agony aunt Nick Cave: music's eight defining moments of 2019

    Julia Jacklin finds a fan in Lana Del Rey, an indie rockstar becomes a cartoon dog and more: our critics pick the best moments in Australian music

November 2019

  • Okenyo, Stevie Jean and Cub Sport.

    Australia's best new music
    Tame Impala, Cold Chisel and Okenyo: best Australian music for November

    Each month we add 20 of the best new Australian songs to our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites below – and subscribe on Spotify

August 2007

  • Darren Hayes, This Delicate Thing We've Made

  • Savage Garden singer arrested for allegedly racially abusing waiter

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