Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972) is anAustralian singer, songwriter, music producer and composer. He was thefrontman and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden until theirdisbandment. Their 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at number 1 inAustralia, number 2 in the United Kingdom and number 3 in the United States. Itspawned the singles "I Want You", "To the Moon and Back",and Australian and US number 1 "Truly Madly Deeply". The duo followedthe success of their debut album with Affirmation (1999), whichprovided additional hits such as Australian and US number 1 "I Knew ILoved You", and Australian number 3 "The Animal Song". SavageGarden parted ways in 2001.

Hayes released his first solo album Spin in 2002.The album sold two million copies worldwide, debuted at Number 2 in the UK andnumber 3 in Australia. It delivered the hit single "Insatiable".Hayes's second album, The Tension and the Spark, preceded by single"Pop!ular", was released in 2004. Hayes parted ways with his recordlabel Columbia Records in 2006 and started his own independent recordlabel, Powdered Sugar, from which he would release his third and fourthsolo albums, 2007's double-album This Delicate Thing We've Made and2011's Secret Codes and Battleships. After a decade-long hiatus, Hayesreturned in 2022 with his fifth studio album; Homosexual, which wasreleased in October 2022, spawned the singles "Let's Try Being in Love","Do You Remember?", "Poison Blood", "All You PrettyThings" and "Feels Like It's Over".Hayes' autobiography is due for publication by PenguinBooks in 2024.