Michael Hutchence

Michael Kelland John Hutchence (January 22, 1960–November 22, 1997) was the lead singer of the Australian rock band, INXS. He was born in Sydney, but was raised in Hong Kong. He began performing at the age of eight in a local toy store commercial.

Biography

The Hutchence family eventually returned to Sydney, and it was there that Hutchence joined Andrew Farriss and Garry Gary Beers in forming a group which would ultimately become INXS. In 1980, the group put out their first single, Simple Simon. With the 1983 release of their third album, Shabooh Shoobah, the band became international stars.

Related Topics:
Andrew Farriss - Garry Gary Beers - 1980 - 1983 - Shabooh Shoobah

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In 1987, following several more successful INXS albums, Hutchence appeared in the Australian movie Dogs In Space. This was followed by the album Max Q, a collaboration with Australian post-punk pioneer Ollie Olsen. In 1990, he played Percy Shelley in Roger Corman's Frankenstein Unbound.

Related Topics:
1987 - Dogs In Space - Max Q - Post-punk - Ollie Olsen - 1990 - Percy Shelley - Roger Corman - Frankenstein Unbound

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INXS spent the mid-1990s trying to develop a successful new album after a series of less-than-spectacular releases. During this time, Hutchence had an affair with British TV host Paula Yates, who was then the wife of singer Bob Geldof. The tabloid newspapers made them front-page news. Yates left Geldof for Hutchence, and they had a daughter, Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily. After Yates's death, she was cared for by Geldof.

Related Topics:
1990s - Paula Yates - Bob Geldof - Tabloid newspaper

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A new INXS release, 1997's Elegantly Wasted, had barely come out when Hutchence, aged only 37, was found hanging in a hotel room of the Ritz-Carlton in Double Bay in Sydney. The New South Wales coroner determined his death was a suicide, but some rumors circulated that it was an accident (perhaps while attempting autoerotic asphyxiation). None of the rumors were ever proven to be true.

Related Topics:
1997 - Elegantly Wasted - Ritz-Carlton - Double Bay - Sydney - Coroner - Suicide - Autoerotic asphyxiation

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The transcript of the Coroner's Report handed down into the death of Michael Hutchence by NSW Coroner, Derek Hand states:

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"The question of whether the death was a suicide or not has to be considered. The deceased was found at 11.50am naked behind the door to his room. He had apparently hanged himself with his own belt and the buckle broke away and his body was found kneeling on the floor and facing the door.

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It has been suggested that the death resulted from an act of auto eroticism. However, there is no forensic or other evidence to substantiate this suggestion. I therefore, discount that manner of

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death." '

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His long-in-the-works solo album, Michael Hutchence, was finally released in 1999, as was his third movie, Limp.

Related Topics:
Michael Hutchence - 1999 - Limp

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In summer 2005, a television show featured the members of INXS looking for a new singer to replace the late Hutchence. The show, which aired on CBS, was called . The winner was Canadian singer J.D. Fortune.

Related Topics:
CBS - Canadian - J.D. Fortune

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