Colin Hay

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Colin Hay
Colin Hay
Colin Hay
Background information
Birth name Colin James Hay
Born June 29, 1953 (1953-06-29) (age 54)
Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Genre(s) Rock, Pop, New Wave
Occupation(s) Singer, Actor
Instrument(s) Vocals, Guitar
Years active 1978-present
Label(s) CBS, MCA, Compass
Associated acts Men at Work
Website Official MySpace

Colin Hay (born Colin James Hay, 29 June 1953, Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland)[1] is a Scottish-Australian musician, who made his mark during the 1980s as lead vocalist of the Australian band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist. Hay is married to singer Cecilia Noel,[2] who often provides backup vocals at Hay's shows.

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[edit] Early life and Men at Work

Hay was born in Scotland, but moved to Australia at the age of fourteen with his family. In 1978, Hay met Ron Strykert and the men began playing acoustic music as a duo. Soon after, Hay and Strykert formed the band Men at Work, adding Jerry Speiser (percussion), John Rees (bassist) and Greg Ham (flautist/saxophonist). The group released their debut album Business as Usual in 1981.

[edit] Later career

Following the breakup of Men at Work in 1985, Hay released several major label solo albums, including Looking for Jack (Columbia) and Wayfaring Sons (MCA), to some commercial success. In 2004 Hay contributed to the Garden State soundtrack with his solo song "I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You". In addition to recording, Hay also established his own recording label, Lazy Eye Records, and has made appearances in cult movies and television shows, such as The Larry Sanders Show, JAG, and The Mick Molloy Show. Hay's most recent television appearances have been on the NBC show "Scrubs", which along with episodes of ABC's "What About Brian", NBC's "The Black Donnellys" and the CBS drama "Cane" have included performances of some of his previous songs. Hay has also been a member of Ringo Starr's Seventh All-Starr Band.

[edit] Solo discography

[edit] Trivia

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  • The band Lazlo Bane, whose song "Superman" is used as the theme for the television series Scrubs, has also performed the Men at Work song Overkill with Hay on guest vocal. Hay then went onto perform Overkill on the Scrubs episode "My Overkill" appearing in several scenes singing the song.
  • In December 2005, Hay and Heather Mills digitally re-released "My Brilliant Feat" as a charity single as a tribute to the late footballer George Best, who died on 25 November of that year. Proceeds will go to the Donor Family Network, supporting organ donor families and promoting organ and tissue donation. The single is available on iTunes with a bonus music video tribute to Best.
  • Per the liner notes to the Men at Work "best of" compilation, "Contraband", Hay came up with Men at Work's name after he and the other band members on a bus passed a sign reading "Men at Work".[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Colin Hay. allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
  2. ^ cecilianoel.com

[edit] External links