Latest News About Michael Hutchence

Updated 2026-05-20 16:09

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THE DEATH OF A ROCK STAR

The coroner's verdict on the death of Michael Hutchence was suicide. But Paula Yates, the singer's girlfriend, claims that other forces were at work. So what really happened on the night of 21 November 1997? And why?

www.independent.co.uk

Michael Hutchence - Wikiwand

Michael Kelland John Hutchence was an Australian singer and songwriter. He was the co-founder, lead singer and lyricist of the rock band INXS from 1977 until hi...

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The Strange Demise of INXS' Michael Hutchence

Hutchence had been dating the darling of Aussie pop, Kylie Minogue, for a few years, and subsequently, in 1991, he moved on to share the paparazzi strobelights with supermodel Helena Christensen. One night, while in Copenhagen, Denmark with Christensen, Michael got into an altercation with a taxicab driver, and the man slugged Hutchence in the head. The blow, according to author Vincent Lovegrove, allegedly led to Michael’s loss of taste and smell and caused him to overindulge in...

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Obituary: Michael Hutchence

Michael Kellen Hutchence, singer, songwriter and actor; born Lain Cove, New South Wales 12 January 1960; (one daughter by Paula Yates); died Sydney 21 November 1997.

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