Michael Hutchence — Pics

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Elissa Anderson

January 7, 2020 2:56PM EST

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Michael-Hutchence – Pics

Michael-Hutchence – Pics — Born in Australia on Jan. 22, 1960, Michael Hutchence was the lead singer of the rock band INXS. The heartthrob helped pen some of the groups biggest hits, including ‘Need You Tonight,’ ‘Mystify,’ ‘Never Tear Us Apart’ and ‘New Sensation.’ In addition to his remarkable talent and electrifying stage presence, Michael was also well known for dating a string of beautiful women including fellow Aussie singer Kylie Minogue and Danish supermodel Helena Christensen. In the 1990s he had an affair with British TV host and journalist Paula Yates, who was married to the brainchild behind the Live Aid concerts, Irish rocker Bob Geldof. The romance sparked a media scandal in the British press. Dogged by paparazzi and negative headlines (and upset by the bitter custody battle between Geldof and Yates over their three daughters), Michael committed suicide in a Sydney, Australia hotel room on Nov. 22, 1997. He was just 37. He left behind his 16-month-old daughter Tiger Lily – the only child he had with Yates.

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Michael Hutchence Poses For The Camera

Michael Hutchence Poses For The Camera — Pictured here in a hotel room in Glasgow, Scotland, Michael Hutchence was the lead singer of the Aussie band, INXS. The front man had distinctive tousled curls.

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Michael Hutchence In 1985

Michael Hutchence In 1985 — Michael Hutchence – pictured here in 1985 – burst on to the international music scene in the 1980s. At the height of their fame, INXS had a string of hits including ‘Need You Tonight.’

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Michael-Hutchence & Helena Christensen

Michael-Hutchence & Helena Christensen — Michael Hutchence dated Danish supermodel Helena Christensen in the 1990s. She talks about their romance in the documentary ‘Mystify.’

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Michael Hutchence Performs On ‘The Tube’

Michael Hutchence Performs On ‘The Tube’ — Michael Hutchence performed on the British TV show ‘The Tube’ with INXS in the 1980s. The series was co-hosted by his future girlfriend Paula Yates.

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Michael Hutchence Singing With INXS

Michael Hutchence Singing With INXS — Michael Hutchence was the lead singer of INXS which also featured the Farriss brothers, Andrew, Jon and Tim, Kirk Pengilly and Garry Gary Beers.

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INXS Pose For Photo Shoot

INXS Pose For Photo Shoot — Michael Hutchence posing with his fellow INXS bandmates in the 1980s. (Clockwise from the left – Michael, Kirk, Tim, Garry, Andrew and Jon.)

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Michael Hutchence On ‘The Roxy’

Michael Hutchence On ‘The Roxy’ — Michael Hutchence was the heartthrob of the Aussie group. During his life he had a string of beautiful girlfriends including Helena Christensen and Kylie Minogue.

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Kylie Minogue & Michael Hutchence

Kylie Minogue & Michael Hutchence — Kylie Minogue was a pop star and former soap actress beloved by the public when she started dating Michael Hutchence who was – as she says in the documentary ‘Mystify’ – deemed a ‘bad boy.’

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Michael Hutchence Arrives At Maidstone Court In The U.K.

Michael Hutchence Arrives At Maidstone Court In The U.K. — The final years of Michael’s life was marred by tabloid headlines after his affair with British TV host Paula Yates became public. She died of a heroin overdose in 2000, three years after he committed suicide. Fourteen years later her daughter Peaches Geldof died of a drugs overdose at the age of just 25.

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