Colin Hay

Colin Hay fascinates me as a survivor of pop's most fickle currents. Most people know him as the voice of Men at Work, but what I respect is the long second act he built as a solo artist, quietly releasing thoughtful records long after the hits faded. There is a wry, melancholy warmth to his songwriting that feels distinctly his own. That he still tours and even sits in with Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band speaks to a craftsman who never chased trends. I will take an artist who keeps making honest music over a flash-in-the-pan any day, and Hay is exactly that.

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Name (English)

Colin Hay

Name (Japanese)

コリン・ヘイ

Reading

こりん・へい

Born

June 29, 1953 (age 73)

Origin

Kilwinning, United Kingdom

Occupation

singer / guitarist / singer-songwriter / actor / composer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Snake

• Official sitehttps://www.colinhay.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/colinhay/
• Xhttps://x.com/ColinHay
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin%20Hay
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q725969

Tags

• singer
• guitarist
• singer-songwriter

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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