Despite absconding from successful Australian pop outfit SG, who churned out international hits such as TMD, TTMAB and IWY, DH has maintained a steady profile thanks to his choirboy vocals and 1980's vibes. Both his singles, Insatiable and SR, made the Top 10, with Spin still skirting the album charts.
Queensland-born Hayes began a teaching career before meeting fellow Gardener DJ. The duo's self-titled 1997 album and its follow up, Affirmation, in 1999, sold in excess of 20 million copies. However, in 2000, they went their separate ways. "I am more of a performer", says Hayes, "while Daniel prefers to be in the studio. It was a wonderful period, but it was time to move on to the next phase."
If Spin signals a next phase, then it's only marginally different: his soprano warblings on love, obsession, deisre and sexual abandon sound like a cross between George Michael, Michael Jackson and, erm, SG.
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