INXS were an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales.
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29 Facts About INXS
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In 1984, INXS had their first number-one hit in Australia with "Original Sin".
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In 2005, members of INXS participated in Rock Star: INXS, a reality television series that culminated in the selection of Canadian J D Fortune as their new lead singer.
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The name INXS was inspired by English band XTC and Australian jam makers IXL.
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Band's first performance as INXS was on 1 September 1979 at the Ocean Beach Hotel in Umina on the Central Coast of New South Wales and by the end of 1979, after passing on the Christian band image, they hired Chris "CM" Murphy as their manager and continued taking on the Oz pub circuit.
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INXS encouraged RCA to sign them worldwide because Murphy had played him some demos.
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Murphy approached WEA Australia with copies of the song, leading to INXS signing a recording deal in July 1982 with WEA for releases in Australia, South East Asia, Japan and New Zealand, Atco Records for North America and Polygram for Europe and the UK.
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INXS undertook their first US performance in San Diego in March 1983, to a crowd of 24 patrons.
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INXS played alongside many of their contemporaries on New Wave Day in May 1983, at the US Festival in Devore, California.
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On 19 May 1985, INXS won seven awards at the 1984 Countdown Music and Video Awards ceremony.
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The concert was filmed and later released on a home video entitled Living INXS; an edited version of the concert was played on MTV in the U S in 1985 on its Saturday night concert series.
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The video for the 1987 INXS track "Mediate" replicated the format of Bob Dylan's video for "Subterranean Homesick Blues", even in its use of apparently deliberate errors.
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On 28 March 1992, INXS performed at the controversial Concert for Life at Centennial Park in Sydney, and other performers included Crowded House, Yothu Yindi, Jenny Morris, Diesel, Ratcat and Def FX.
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In December 2000, INXS performed a concert with singers Suze DeMarchi and Jon Stevens sharing the spotlight.
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INXS played as one of the headline acts at the Sydney 2000 Olympics and then toured through South America and Europe.
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INXS returned to the news in 2004 when it was announced that a new reality television program titled Rock Star: INXS would feature a contest to find a new lead vocalist for the band.
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INXS toured Australia and New Zealand in March 2007, with Simple Minds and support band Arrested Development.
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On 8 December 2009, INXS announced they would be embarking on a world tour commencing with a performance in Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
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On 22 April 2010, INXS announced that Fortune would again front the band for a performance on 10 July 2010 at Townsville, QLD, Australia, and then again on 16 July 2010 in Broome, WA, Australia During a radio interview with Kirk Pengilly and J D Fortune in July 2010 just before the Broome concert, Pengilly confirmed that Fortune had returned as the band's permanent singer.
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On 19 October 2010, it was announced in the Courier Mail that INXS, fronted by J D Fortune, would tour as part of the A Day on the Green winery concerts in February.
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In March 2011, INXS confirmed they would return to the United Kingdom and headlining with support from New Zealand band Shihad for an outdoor event called Southern Sounds on Clapham Common, London on Saturday 11 June.
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INXS toured extensively throughout 2011 with singer J D Fortune to support the album Original Sin.
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On 6 October 2012, INXS were the headline act at the annual charity ball organised by the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondent's Club.
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In 2014, INXS released a tell-all history of the band on an Australian television interview special, The Story Behind INXS.
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INXS has been nominated for numerous music awards, including ARIA Awards, Grammy Awards, and MTV Video Music Awards.
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INXS has won seven Australian Recording Industry Association Awards.
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INXS won seven awards at the 1984 awards ceremony, which was broadcast on 25 May 1985.
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