Biography
Darren Haze conquered the hearts of fans with piercing lyrical ballads. Australian singer and composer began his career in the Savage Garden duet, and then took up solo creativity. At this talents of the artist were not limited. In 2015, a man appeared before fans in the new role - as a stand-comedian. Now he gives concerts in different parts of the world.Childhood and youth
The singer was born on May 8, 1972 in Brisbane. Darren's family turned out to be the younger of three children. From an early age, the boy became interested in music, demonstrated artistry. When Haze turned 11, he began to sing in the choir, went to concerts of local groups. In addition, the teenager participated in school performances and at the same time managed to be a diligent student.
Embed from getty imagesIn 1987, the schoolboy came to the concert of his idol Michael Jackson when he arrived in Australia within the Bad Tour tour. Seeing the live speeches of the pop king, Darren realized that would connect life with the stage. In his youth, the influence of Madonna, Prince, Annie Lennox and other stars also affected the formation of his musical tastes. After school, the young man became a student of the Pedagogical College.
Personal life
The personal life of the artist always caused the press of the press. In 1994, the artist married Colby Taylor, the makeazea, in love with childhood. Despite the reciprocity of feelings, the couple lived in marriage. In 1998, young people broke up, and in the 2000s officially divorced. Haze was seriously worried about the break of relationships, many compositions from the second Affirmation album are devoted to this.Even when the singer lived in marriage with Taylor, there were rumors about his non-traditional orientation. At the beginning of the new millennium, the performer decided to remove the cover of the mystery from this topic and made a camining-out among loved ones and colleagues. The beloved vocalist was the artist Richard Callen, with whom Darren met in 2004.
The pair began to live together, and after the singer moved to California, which by the time the singer moved, the law resolving same-sex marriages, men legalized the relationship. In July 2013 their wedding took place. Artist announced this event on its official website.
Music
In 1993, the guy came to the casting in the Red Edge group, where vocalist was required. As the artist later admitted, he didn't sing too well on listening, but I liked the musicians more than two dozen other applicants. The team performed the cables of popular hits, was popular, but after a year heyz decided that he wanted to try another musical direction.
Together with the participant of the team, Daniel Johnson, a young man began writing his songs. Duet became interested in producers, and in 1995 guys started working on a debut album. For his project, Jones and Haze picked up a few names, stopping in the end on Savage Garden ("Wild Garden"). This term musicians took from the novel "Vampire Lestat" created by Ann Rice.
The first track I Want You immediately showed that a unique team appeared on the scene. Following these singles, and then the outlet of the plate, named by the name of the group, quickly brought popularity to Australian performers. Soon Darren went to the states to promote the album, to give an interview.
Daniel preferred to remain in the shadows, saying that the drive tires him. The role of the leader of the collective guy handed over Haze. At the same time, the musicians, being on different continents, did not stop writing new songs, exchanging creative ideas by phone or via the Internet. The first composition recorded remotely, became The Animal Song. The song fell on the top lines of world charts, and the group's fans spoke about the second album.
The record did not make herself wait a long time - already in November 1999, the affirmation pleased Melomanians stylish and bright hits. Many disk tracks reflected the experiences of Darren in his biography: at that time, the singer was divorced with his wife. Despite the mad success of the team projects, in a short time, creative differences arose between Johnson and Heise.
Musicians living on both sides of the ocean were hard to come to an agreement for many points. As a result, it led to the fact that in 2005 the Savage Garden group ceased to exist. Darren took up the solo career. Shortly before the disintegration of the duet, the musician has already managed to release its own Spin plate. The lyric ballad insatiable became hit No. 1 not only in Australia, but also in the world. The songs of Crush, Strange Relationship and I Miss You were found no less successful.
In 2004, Vocalist published the second album The Tence and The Spark. It has outlawed from the former style of the author's songs of Hase: there were more electronic components in music, the sound became colder, fatal. From the point of view of the artistic record, the plate turned out to be a progressive, advanced time. However, artist fans were disappointed: they expected to hear the same gentle and piercing pop ballads, as in Spin.
The Third Plate of This Delicate Thing We Made was published in 2007. Some compositions included in the album are recorded in collaboration with Robert Konley. Representing a new project, the performer went to the Big Guasting Time The Time Machine Tour. The singer conducted concerts at the Royal Albert Hall and the State Theater in Sydney.
In 2009, Darren pleased the fans with the news of the release of the album We Are SMUG. Tracks turned out mainly electronic, with heavy bits. Together with the vocal Australian, you can hear the voice of Konley. The singer remained dissatisfied with the result, processed the tracks and published a record in mid-2010.
Giving concerts, leaving on tour, the artist never ceased to prepare a new material. In 2011, the public heard the SECRET CODES AND BATTLESHIPS record. Here the performer has included a cover version of the song Madonna Angel. In the fall of the same year, Haze went to The Secret Tour.
In addition, the musician engaged in creating several clips on the album composition. In 2015, Darren decided to move away from music and engaged in Standap.
Darren Haze now
In 2020, Haze acts in the standup genre in clubs. In addition, the musician is invited to various events associated with charity. Announcements of these concerts are posted on the official website of Australian. There are also photos and videos associated with the work of vocalist. With fans, he communicates through social networks, preferred not "instagram", and Myspace, Facebook and Twitter.Discography
Savage Garden.
- 1997 - Savage Garden
- 1999 - Affirmation
Solo creativity
- 2002 - Spin.
- 2004 - The Tension and The Spark
- 2007 - This Delicate Thing WE'VE MADE
- 2009 - We Are SMUG
- 2011 - SECRET CODES AND BATTLESHIPS