Michael Kelland John Hutchence was an Australian singer, songwriter and actor.
36 Facts About Michael Hutchence
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Michael Hutchence was the lead singer and lyricist of INXS from 1977 until his death.
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Michael Hutchence had a string of love affairs with prominent actresses, models and singers, and his private life was often reported in the Australian and international press.
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Michael Hutchence's death was reported by the New South Wales Coroner to be the result of suicide by hanging.
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Michael Hutchence was born on 22 January 1960, in Crows Nest, Sydney, to businessman Kelland "Kell" Frank Michael Hutchence and make-up artist Patricia Glassop.
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Michael Hutchence joined elder half-sister Tina; both siblings were of Irish ancestry from their mother's side, as Patricia's father was from County Cork in Ireland.
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Michael Hutchence then began to show interest in poetry and performed his first song in a local toy store commercial.
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Michael Hutchence attended King George V School during his early teens.
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Michael Hutchence attended Davidson High School, where he met and befriended Andrew Farriss.
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Farriss then convinced Michael Hutchence to join his band, Doctor Dolphin, alongside classmates Kent Kerny and Neil Sanders.
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Michael 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.
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Michael Hutchence co-wrote almost all of INXS's songs with Andrew Farriss.
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Michael Hutchence recorded "Speed Kills", written by Don Walker of hard rockers Cold Chisel, for the Freedom film soundtrack, directed by Scott Hicks.
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The cassette included a cover version of Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood's hit "Jackson", which Michael Hutchence sang as a duet with Jenny Morris, a backing singer for The Swing sessions.
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Michael Hutchence provided vocals for new wave band Beargarden's 1985 single release.
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In 1986, Michael Hutchence played Sam, the lead male role, in the Australian film Dogs in Space, directed by long-time INXS music video collaborator Richard Lowenstein.
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In 1987, Michael Hutchence provided vocals for Richard Clapton's album Glory Road, which was produced by Jon Farriss.
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In 1989, Michael 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.
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Max Q showed Michael Hutchence exploring the darker side of his music and, with Olsen, he created "one of the most innovative dance music albums of the decade".
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In 1990, Michael 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.
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Michael Hutchence won the 'Best International Artist' at the 1991 BRIT Awards with INXS winning the related group award.
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Michael Hutchence provided vocals for pub rockers Noiseworks' album, Love Versus Money.
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Michael Hutchence commenced work on a self-titled solo album in the mid-1990s.
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Michael Hutchence did not immediately seek medical assistance for the injury, instead waiting several days before seeing a doctor.
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Media scrutiny was intense, and Michael Hutchence assaulted a photographer who had followed them.
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In September 1996, Yates and Michael 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.
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Yates indicated that Michael Hutchence said he was going to phone Geldof "to let the girls come to Australia".
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Geldof's police statements and evidence to the coroner indicated he did receive a call from Michael Hutchence, who was "hectoring and abusive and threatening" during their phone conversation.
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Michael Hutchence 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.
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The report ruled that Michael Hutchence's death was suicide while depressed and under the influence of alcohol and other drugs.
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On 27 November 1997, Michael Hutchence's funeral was held at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney.
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Michael Hutchence's casket was carried out of the cathedral by members of INXS and by his younger brother, Rhett; "Never Tear Us Apart" was played in the background.
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Nick Cave, a friend of Michael Hutchence's, performed his 1997 song "Into My Arms" during the funeral and requested that television cameras be switched off.
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Hutchence's solo album, Michael Hutchence, was released in October 1999.
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Michael Hutchence had started on the album in 1995, recording songs in between INXS sessions; he had last worked on it three days before his death.
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In 2007, her and Michael Hutchence's daughter was adopted by Geldof.