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Michael Hutchence
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Australian singer (1960–1997)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Break My Heart
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Film & TV
Acting · Sydney, Australia
Michael Kelland John Hutchence (22 January 1960 – 22 November 1997) was an Australian singer and songwriter. He was the co-founder, lead singer and lyricist of the rock band INXS from 1977 until his death in 1997. The band sold over 50 million records worldwide, making them one of Australia's highest-selling music acts of all time. They were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2001. Hutchence…
Known for
- Kylie — Self (archive footage)2026
- INXS - LISTEN LIKE THIEVES — Lead Singer2025
- Paula — Self (archive footage)2023
- Mystify: Michael Hutchence — Self (archive footage)2019
- INXS - Kick Edicion 30 Aniversario — Singer2018
- Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar — Self (archive footage)2017
- Ecco Homo — Self (archive footage)2015
- INXS : Never Tear Us Apart — Self (archive footage)2014
- INXS: Live Germany 1984 — Vocals2010
- US Festival 1983 Days 1-3 — Self - INXS2009
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Australia
- Active from
- 1960
- Active to
- 1997
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 19,742
- Total plays
- 219,240
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Michael Hutchence, born on January 22nd, 1960, started his career as the lead singer of INXS. After briefly experimenting with his own band Max Q, Hutchence wanted to record his own solo debut in 1997. Hutchence died tragically on 22 November 1997, and the record was released posthumously (after his death) in 1999. The self-titled record was completed by Black Grape producer Danny Saber and Andy Gill (formerly of Gang of Four). Fellow artist and friend Bono (of U2 fame) helped finish one track <
Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 2
- Cited by
- 0
Research areas
Most cited works
- Let It Ride2013 · 0 cit
- The One Thing2013 · 0 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 84,886x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 47,605x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,750x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,243x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 38,900x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1960-01-22 ) 22 January 1960, Sydney , Australia
- Died
- 22 November 1997 (1997-11-22) (aged 37), Sydney, Australia
- Cause of death
- Suicide by hanging
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter
- Years active
- 1977–1997
- Partner s
- Michele Bennett (1982–1987), Paula Yates (1995–1997)
- Children
- Tiger Hutchence-Geldof
- Parents
- Kelland Frank Hutchence (father) Patricia Glassop (mother)
- Genres
- Rock alternative rock new wave pop rock
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Labels
- Atco Atlantic Epic Mercury V2 Warner
- Formerly of
- INXS Max Q
- Website
- michaelhutchence .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.michaelhutchenceinfo.com
- Image
- Michael-hutchence-INXS-1986.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- Commons category
- Michael Hutchence
- date of birth
- 1960-01-22
- date of death
- 1997-11-22
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
- name in native language
- Michael Hutchence
- end of work period
- 1997-00-00
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Michael Kelland John Hutchence (22 January 1960 – 22 November 1997) was an Australian singer and songwriter. He was the co-founder, lead singer and lyricist of the rock band INXS from 1977 until his death in 1997. The band sold over 50 million records worldwide, making them one of Australia's highest-selling music acts of all time. INXS were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2001.
Hutchence was also a member of the short-lived band Max Q. He recorded some solo material and acted in films such as Dogs in Space (1986) and Frankenstein Unbound (1990). Hutchence was known for his string of love affairs with actresses, models and singers, and his private life was often covered in the international press. He had a daughter, Tiger Hutchence-Geldof, with British television presenter Paula Yates. Hutchence died by suicide in a Sydney hotel room on 22 November 1997 at the age of 37.