Kelland's parents were sea captain Frank Hutchence and Mabs from England who settled in Sydney in 1922.
His death was reported by the New South Wales Coroner to be the result of suicide by hanging. ==Early life== Michael Kelland John Hutchence was born on 22 January 1960, to Sydney businessman Kelland ("Kell") Frank Hutchence (1924–2002) and make-up artist Patricia Glassop (née Kennedy, 1926–2010).
Michael Kelland John Hutchence (22 January 1960 – 22 November 1997) was an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and actor.
His death was reported by the New South Wales Coroner to be the result of suicide by hanging. ==Early life== Michael Kelland John Hutchence was born on 22 January 1960, to Sydney businessman Kelland ("Kell") Frank Hutchence (1924–2002) and make-up artist Patricia Glassop (née Kennedy, 1926–2010).
Michael attended King George V School during his early teens. The family returned to Sydney in 1972, buying a house in Belrose near the Northern Beaches.
Bono's wife, Alison Hewson, had seen Hutchence before his death and noted "he looked a bit shaky to [her]". On 23 November 2019, U2 paid tribute to Hutchence in Sydney, Australia on their Joshua Tree Tour. ==Awards and nominations== ===Countdown Australian Music Awards=== Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week.
Hutchence's parents separated when he was 15; for a short time in 1976, he lived with his mother and half-sister Tina in California.
He was the lead singer and lyricist of INXS from 1977 until his death. Hutchence was a member of the short-lived pop rock group Max Q.
Hutchence later returned to Sydney with his mother. In 1977, a new band, the Farriss Brothers, was formed with Tim Farriss on lead guitar, his younger brother Andrew as keyboardist, and youngest brother Jon on drums.
The band made their debut on 16 August 1977 at Whale Beach, 40 km (25 mi) north of Sydney. ==Career== ===Early career=== Hutchence, the Farriss brothers, Kerny, Sanders, Beers and Kennelly briefly performed as The Vegetables, singing "We Are the Vegetables".
The Farriss Brothers regularly supported [rock]ers Midnight Oil on the pub rock circuit, and were renamed as INXS in 1979.
Bono's wife, Alison Hewson, had seen Hutchence before his death and noted "he looked a bit shaky to [her]". On 23 November 2019, U2 paid tribute to Hutchence in Sydney, Australia on their Joshua Tree Tour. ==Awards and nominations== ===Countdown Australian Music Awards=== Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week.
In May 1980, the group released their first single, "Simple Simon"/"We Are the Vegetables" which was followed by the debut album INXS in October.
Their first Top 40 Australian hit on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart, "Just Keep Walking", was released in September 1980. Hutchence became the main spokesperson for the band.
It was Hutchence's first solo single and was released by WEA in early 1982. ===Stardom and acting career=== In March 1985, after Hutchence and INXS recorded their album The Swing (1984), WEA released the Australian version of Dekadance, as a limited edition cassette only EP of six tracks including remixes from the album.
Hutchence provided vocals for new wave band Beargarden's 1985 single release. On 19 May, INXS won seven awards at the 1984 Countdown Music and Video Awards ceremony, including 'Best Songwriter' for Hutchence and Andrew, and 'Most Popular Male' for Hutchence.
It was Hutchence's first solo single and was released by WEA in early 1982. ===Stardom and acting career=== In March 1985, after Hutchence and INXS recorded their album The Swing (1984), WEA released the Australian version of Dekadance, as a limited edition cassette only EP of six tracks including remixes from the album.
Hutchence provided vocals for new wave band Beargarden's 1985 single release. On 19 May, INXS won seven awards at the 1984 Countdown Music and Video Awards ceremony, including 'Best Songwriter' for Hutchence and Andrew, and 'Most Popular Male' for Hutchence.
They met in 1985, during an interview for her program, The Tube.
They performed "Burn for You", dressed in Akubras (a brand of hats) and Drizabones (a brand of outdoor coats/oilskin jackets) followed by Hutchence and Morris singing "Jackson" to close. In 1986, Hutchence played Sam, the lead male role, in the Australian film Dogs in Space, directed by long-time INXS music video collaborator Richard Lowenstein.
Also working on the film and its soundtrack, as music director, was Ollie Olsen (ex-Whirlywirld). Late in 1986, before commencing work on a new INXS album and while supposedly taking an eight-month break, the band's management decided to stage the Australian Made tour as a series of major outdoor concerts across the country.
"Good Times" was used as the theme for the concert series of 1986–1987.
Divinyls' lead singer Chrissie Amphlett enjoyed the tour and reconnected with Hutchence, stating that "[he] was a sweet man, who said in one interview that he wanted me to have his baby." In 1987, Hutchence provided vocals for Richard Clapton's album Glory Road, which was produced by Jon Farriss. INXS released Kick in October 1987, and the album provided the band with worldwide popularity.
Bono's wife, Alison Hewson, had seen Hutchence before his death and noted "he looked a bit shaky to [her]". On 23 November 2019, U2 paid tribute to Hutchence in Sydney, Australia on their Joshua Tree Tour. ==Awards and nominations== ===Countdown Australian Music Awards=== Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week.
In September 1988, the band swept the MTV Video Music Awards with the video for "Need You Tonight/Mediate" winning in five categories. In 1989, Hutchence collaborated further with Olsen for the Max Q project, and was joined by members of Olsen's previous groups including Whirlywirld, No and Orchestra of Skin and Bone.
In September 1988, the band swept the MTV Video Music Awards with the video for "Need You Tonight/Mediate" winning in five categories. In 1989, Hutchence collaborated further with Olsen for the Max Q project, and was joined by members of Olsen's previous groups including Whirlywirld, No and Orchestra of Skin and Bone.
Hutchence, with Andrew Farriss, wrote the song after Hutchence's then-girlfriend, Kylie Minogue, used the phrase "suicide blonde" to describe her look during her 1989 film, The Delinquents; the film depicted Minogue in a platinum blonde wig.
Max Q disbanded in 1990.
In 1990, Hutchence portrayed nineteenth-century Romantic poet Percy Shelley in Roger Corman's film version of Frankenstein Unbound, which was based on a science fiction time travel story of the same name written by Brian Aldiss. In 1990, INXS released X, which spawned more international hits such as "Suicide Blonde" and "Disappear" (both Top 10 in the US).
Hutchence won the 'Best International Artist' at the 1991 BRIT Awards with INXS winning the related group award.
Hutchence provided vocals for pub rockers Noiseworks' album, Love Versus Money (1991). Welcome to Wherever You Are was released by INXS in August 1992.
According to INXS bandmate Beers, Hutchence brandished a knife and threatened to kill him during the 1993 recording of Full Moon, Dirty Hearts on the isle of Capri.
Yates interviewed him again in 1994 for her Big Breakfast show, and their affair was soon uncovered by the British press.
Yates' separation from Geldof in February 1995 sparked a public and at times bitter custody battle over their daughters.
He had started on the album in 1995, recording songs in between INXS sessions; he had last worked on it three days before his death.
In July 1996, Hutchence and English television presenter Paula Yates had a daughter, Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily. On the morning of 22 November 1997, Hutchence was found dead in his hotel room in Sydney.
He commenced work on a self-titled solo album in the mid-1990s. After a period of inactivity and releases that received lukewarm reviews, INXS recorded the band's 10th official album, Elegantly Wasted, in 1996. ===Artistry=== Hutchence was a baritone.
Yates and Geldof divorced in May 1996.
On 22 July 1996, Yates gave birth to Hutchence's daughter, Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence. In September 1996, Yates and Hutchence made headlines when they were arrested for suspicion of drug possession after the family nanny reportedly found a small amount of opium in a shoebox underneath their bed.
Michael Kelland John Hutchence (22 January 1960 – 22 November 1997) was an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and actor.
In July 1996, Hutchence and English television presenter Paula Yates had a daughter, Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily. On the morning of 22 November 1997, Hutchence was found dead in his hotel room in Sydney.
The case was later dropped due to lack of evidence. ==Death== Hutchence and INXS went on a world tour to support the April 1997 release of Elegantly Wasted.
In a 1999 interview on 60 Minutes (and in a documentary film on Channel 4), Yates claimed that Hutchence's death might have resulted from autoerotic asphyxiation; this claim contradicted her previous statements to police investigators and the coroner. On 27 November 1997, Hutchence's funeral was held at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney.
Nick Cave, a friend of Hutchence, performed his 1997 song "Into My Arms" during the funeral and requested that television cameras be switched off.
He did like his substances." Nick Cave sang "Into My Arms" at Hutchence's funeral on 27 November 1997.
He had used his snakeskin belt to tie a knot on the automatic door closure at the top of the door, and had strained his head forward into the loop so hard that the buckle had broken." On 6 February 1998, after an autopsy and coronial inquest, New South Wales State Coroner, Derrick Hand, presented his report.
In a 1999 interview on 60 Minutes (and in a documentary film on Channel 4), Yates claimed that Hutchence's death might have resulted from autoerotic asphyxiation; this claim contradicted her previous statements to police investigators and the coroner. On 27 November 1997, Hutchence's funeral was held at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney.
INXS was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2001. Hutchence's solo album, Michael Hutchence, was released in October 1999.
The album includes "Slide Away", a duet with U2's Bono; Bono's vocals were recorded after Hutchence's death. The 1999 movie Limp includes a cameo by Hutchence. On 18 June 2000, Patricia Glassop and Tina Schorr released their book, Just a Man: The Real Michael Hutchence, which has been described as "an odd biography ...
The album includes "Slide Away", a duet with U2's Bono; Bono's vocals were recorded after Hutchence's death. The 1999 movie Limp includes a cameo by Hutchence. On 18 June 2000, Patricia Glassop and Tina Schorr released their book, Just a Man: The Real Michael Hutchence, which has been described as "an odd biography ...
with an almost too-intimate view of the authors' feelings". Paula Yates died on 17 September 2000 of an accidental heroin overdose; she was discovered in the presence of the then four-year-old Tiger, her daughter by Hutchence.
Out of respect, Cave requested the song not be televised. Terri Nunn of Berlin and Corgan collaborated on "Sacred and Profane" for Berlin's 2000 album Live: Sacred & Profane.
He was the epitome of [a] rock star." Bono, a close friend of Hutchence, wrote "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" on the 2000 U2 album All That You Can't Leave Behind.
Hutchence co-founded the rock band INXS, which sold over 50 million records worldwide and was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2001.
INXS was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2001. Hutchence's solo album, Michael Hutchence, was released in October 1999.
Rhett claimed in his 2004 book, Total XS, that on the previous day at the funeral home, Yates had put a gram of heroin into Hutchence's pocket. ==Later developments== After Hutchence's death, INXS continued recording and performing until 2012.
As of 2019, Tiger's legal name is Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof. On 20 August 2005, Melbourne's The Age reported on the disposition of Hutchence's estate and assets, estimated at between $10 to $20 million but containing virtually nothing.
In a 2005 interview, Bono regretted that he had not spent more time with Hutchence.
In 2007, Tiger was adopted by Geldof.
Rhett claimed in his 2004 book, Total XS, that on the previous day at the funeral home, Yates had put a gram of heroin into Hutchence's pocket. ==Later developments== After Hutchence's death, INXS continued recording and performing until 2012.
In 2013, News.com.au ranked Hutchence fourth in a list of the 15 greatest Australian singers of all time.
The remainder of his estate had reportedly been sold off or swallowed in legal fees. A documentary about Hutchence, Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar, aired in 2017.
As of 2019, Tiger's legal name is Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof. On 20 August 2005, Melbourne's The Age reported on the disposition of Hutchence's estate and assets, estimated at between $10 to $20 million but containing virtually nothing.
Bono's wife, Alison Hewson, had seen Hutchence before his death and noted "he looked a bit shaky to [her]". On 23 November 2019, U2 paid tribute to Hutchence in Sydney, Australia on their Joshua Tree Tour. ==Awards and nominations== ===Countdown Australian Music Awards=== Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week.
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