# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-hutchence
# Generated: 2026-09-02T22:13:56.476Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-hutchence"
name: "Michael Hutchence"
slug: "michael-hutchence"
description: "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 his death in 1997. The band sold over 50 million records worldwide, making them one of Australia's highest-selling music acts of all time. INXS were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2001."
tagline: "Australian singer (1960–1997)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Michael-hutchence-INXS-1986.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Australia"
  isoCode: "AU"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1960-01-22"
deathDate: "1997-11-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             10
  historical:           49.241948
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  19
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "inxs.michaelhutchence"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
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    handle:    "nm0404191"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.michaelhutchenceinfo.com/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump