Name

  INXS

  Origin

  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  Genre

  Rock, New Wave

  Years Active

  1977–present

  Labels

  Deluxe, WEA, Atco/Atlantic, Polygram, Epic, Mercury

  Jimmy Barnes, Max Q, Noiseworks

 Website

 Official website

MEMBERS

Garry Gary Beers, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss
Tim Farriss, Kirk Pengilly, J.D. Fortune

 Former Members

Michael Hutchence
Jon Stevens

Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass, Andrew Farriss on keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax.

 For twenty years they were fronted by Michael Hutchence on lead vocals, whose "sultry good looks" and magnetic stage presence made him the focal point of the band. Initially known for their New Wave/ska/pop style, they later developed a harder pub rock style, including funk and dance elements.

INXS achieved international success with a series of hit recordings through the 1980s and 1990s
Hutchence died in 1997 and INXS did not perform publicly for a year,. The band made appearances with several guest singers including Jimmy Barnes, Terence Trent D'Arby, and Jon Stevens; Stevens formally joined the band for a tour and recording session in 2002.

In 2005 members of INXS participated in a reality television series, broadcast worldwide, culminating in the selection of their new lead singer, Canadian J. D. Fortune, and the release of "Pretty Vegas" as a single.

INXS has won six seven Australian Recording Industry Association awards including three for 'Best Group' in 1987, 1989 and 1992, and was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2001

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