Darren Hayes

About

Lead singer for the Australian alternative rock band Savage Garden, which won ten ARIA Music Awards in 1997.

Before Fame

He went to the University of Queensland to pursue a degree in teaching, but dropped out of college to launch his music career.

Trivia

Some of his band's biggest hits include, "I Want You," "Truly Madly Deeply," and "Crash and Burn."

Family Life

He married Colby Hayes Taylor in 1994; after their divorce in 2000. After coming out as gay he married Richard Cullen in 2006.

Associated With

He was joined by Daniel Jones in Savage Garden. In the 2020 documentary The Last Blockbuster, he was one of the interviewees, along with Kevin Smith, Doug Benson, Adam Brody, and others.