In 2011, Hay commented on his early solo career, stating, "After Men at Work, for the better part of a decade, I was stumbling around being unfocused. In May 2011, Hay released his eleventh studio album Gathering Mercury. In August 2010, Hay performed in Missoula, Montana with a Los Angeles roots rock band named Patrolled By Radar. In 2010, Hay released the live album, Live at the Corner, filmed in 2007 at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne, Australia. In August 2009, Hay released his tenth studio album, American Sunshine. Performing alongside Curt Smith of Tears for Fears, Fee Waybill of the Tubes, Venice, and over 70 members of the Santa Monica High School Orchestra and Girls Choir, the benefit helped to provide funds for the continuation of music education in public schools. In May 2009, Hay performed at the Artist for the Arts Foundation benefit at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, California. In 2008, Hay plays the role of Nick at the horror movie The Uninvited. In April 2007, Hay released his ninth studio album, Are You Lookin' at Me?. In 2006 Hay provided his voice for one of the characters in the computer-animated film The Wild. In 2004 Hay launched his one-man show named Man at Work, a mixture of songs and stories. Hay toured North America with former Beatles Ringo Starr, as a member of his Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. In July 2003, Hay released his eighth studio album, Man Work, re-recording some Men at Work hits and his solo songs. In 2002, Hay released his seventh studio album Company of Strangers and the video album Live at the Continental recorded in 2000. In 2001, Hay released his sixth studio album, Going Somewhere. On 1 October 2000, Hay performed with Men at Work at the 2000 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. In October 1998, Hay released his fifth studio album, Transcendental Highway and in 1999 recorded and released the song "Misty Bay" with his girlfriend, Cecilia Noël. In 1996, Hay reunited with Men at Work and toured South America, which led to the live Men at Work album, Brazil. In 1994, Hay established his own recording label, Lazy Eye Records, and released his fourth studio album, Topanga. 1994–2004: ARIA Hall of Fame and Lazy Eye Records Īt the ARIA Music Awards of 1994, Hay was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame as a member of Men at Work. The album featured Hay's sister, Carol on vocals. In 1992, Hay released the acoustic album Peaks & Valleys. The album was credited to the Colin Hay Band which consisted of Gerry Hale, Paul Gadsby and Robert Dillon. Neither single nor album reached the ARIA top 100. In March 1990, Hay released "Into My Life", the lead single from his second studio album, Wayfaring Sons, which was released in April 1990. He settled in the Topanga region of the city and has resided in the United States since. His debut studio album, Looking for Jack was released in January 1987 and peaked at number 58. The song peaked at number 40 on the Kent Music Report. 1987–1993: Solo career beginnings įollowing the break-up of Men at Work in 1986, Hay released his debut single "Hold Me" in January 1987. In 1986, Hay joined as guest vocalist with the Incredible Penguins in for a cover of " Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", a charity project for research on little penguins, which peaked at No. 10 on the Australian Kent Music Report in December 1985. The band released their debut studio album, Business as Usual, in 1981, which was followed by Cargo (1983) and Two Hearts (1985) before breaking up in January 1986. In 1979, Hay and Strykert added Jerry Speiser and Greg Ham started composing songs for what would become Men at Work. In 1978, Hay met Ron Strykert and they formed an acoustic duo. His parents owned a small music shop his father, a piano tuner, had been a stage singer and dancer in Glasgow. In 1967, when he was 14, the Hays emigrated to Melbourne in Australia. His music also appeared in television series What About Brian, The Black Donnellys, Cane, and the BBC medical drama Casualty.Ĭolin James Hay was born on 29 June 1953 in Saltcoats, a town on the west coast of North Ayrshire, Scotland to James and Isabela Hay. In Scrubs he performs an acoustic version of the Men at Work hit " Overkill". Hay has made appearances in movies such as Cosi (1996) and in television shows such as The Larry Sanders Show, JAG, The Mick Molloy Show, A Million Little Things, and Scrubs. Hay has also been a member of Ringo Starr's Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. Hay's music has been used frequently by actor and director Zach Braff in his work, which helped a career rebirth in the mid-2000s. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and the sole continuous member of the band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist. Colin James Hay (born 29 June 1953) is a Scottish-Australian musician, singer, songwriter, and actor.
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