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Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972 in Brisbane, QLD) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He’s best known as the vocalist of the hugely popular 90’s duo Savage Garden, whose international hits included “Truly Madly Deeply”, “I Want You” and “I Knew I Loved You”.

Hayes’ first solo album Spin was released in 2002, carrying on in the same musical vein as Savage Garden, with a less soft rock sound and more edgy R&B vibe, although the first single Insatiable was a ballad, reaching Number 3 in Australia. Other singles “Strange Relationship”, “Crush (1980 Me)” and “I Miss You” also performed well in charts.

Hayes spent two years working on his second solo album, The Tension And The Spark. Other than the track “I Forgive You” which was produced with Madonna collaborator Marius De Vries, the entire album was produced by Darren himself and Robert Conley (with whom he had previously toured and recorded Crush (1980 Me) for Spin). The album marked a bold change of direction from Hayes. Conley’s production was almost entirely electronic, with acoustic instruments buried under walls of sequenced sounds. Although artistically this was a huge step forward and earned Hayes the strongest praise of his career, it seemed to alienate a large portion of his audience who were expecting another album of radio friendly pop songs. The first single Pop!ular was released on July 12, 2004. This single reached Number One on the US Dance Charts, and fared well in the UK. His follow up single, Darkness, failed to chart, leaving Dublin Sky - the planned third release - in limbo. Ironically, “Dublin Sky” was considered by many to be one of the strongest and most accessible songs on the album and the most likely to be a hit.
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  • Chameleon_Boy

    Fallen Angel

    yesterday morning
  • hamlet666olsdal

    I hope Darren Comes to Mexico!!! Ten years sice last time...

    Monday evening
  • milca_jnr

    I heard he'll do shows in Latin America this year... in Brazil and Mexico!

    Sunday evening
  • Marcosspears

    POWERED SUGAR PUT A NEW PICTURE UP!!! [2]

    last week
  • PooieHead

    Oh Darren, I love you so

    14 days ago
  • heliotopez

    POWERED SUGAR PUT A NEW PICTURE UP!!!

    last month
  • savage_daz

    I love him <3

    last month
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  • samittyville

    i love the new album so much <3 the instrumental outro on "talk talk talk" is amaaaazing, i wish it went on forever.

    last month
  • xcottamx

    Thank you for a great night last night Darren. Happy New Year!!!

    last month
  • Dobi3

    I wish someday he will come to Poland.... But I know it's impossible. He is not popular here. It's a pity. Darren is a great Artist and he deserved to popularity!

    last month
  • JDonn

    I want 4th single soon ♥

    December 2011
  • cloeangel

    If You'll Be My Baby ♥ ностальгия, черт >.<

    December 2011
  • PhoenixBloom

    He is an underrated artist. Delicate, Spark & Battleships are all great albums!

    December 2011
  • Gahanovagirl

    please, please go to Poland ! ♥

    December 2011
  • dee27th

    I love this new album. It might just beat out The Tension And The Spark as my favorite...maybe. I'll call it a tie. Now I just need him to do a tour in America, and come near enough for me to go see it. I need to see him sing live!

    December 2011
  • vini1904

    December 2011
  • abucool10

    i want this album..why cant i find it...

    December 2011
  • JDonn

    Come on!! Darren Hayes need more plays :) <3

    December 2011
  • montyhuntington

    Secret Codes and Battleships is AMAZING! I love the whole CD, but now i am really into Cruel Cruel World, Dont Give Up, The Sirens Call, and Stupid Mistake

    December 2011
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