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Andrew Fagan
New Zealand singer (born 1962) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andrew Fagan (born 1962) is a New Zealand writer, singer-songwriter and long-distance solo sailor.[1] He grew up in Wellington. He gained fame in New Zealand in the 1980s as the lead singer of the pop group The Mockers.[2]
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Following the success of The Mockers' 1985 hit "Forever Tuesday Morning", Fagan won the RIANZ 1985 award for Top Male Vocalist of the Year.[2] Since The Mockers broke up, he has recorded and performed as a solo artist under the name Fagan (releasing his debut solo album Blisters in 1994); and with his band LIG. Owner of the yacht Swirly World In Perpetuity, he has written three accounts of solo voyages he's undertaken; Swirly World, the Solo Voyages (2003);[3] Swirly World Sails South (2012);[4] and Swirly World: Lost at Sea (2024),[5] plus several collections of poetry. He has also been involved with the TVNZ Intrepid Journeys television series.[6]
Fagan has lived in London and now resides in Auckland. He is married to the writer and television/radio broadcaster Karyn Hay.[7] He co-hosted a talkback show with Hay on Radio Live from 7 pm to 10 pm on week nights from 2008 to 2015,[8][9] with Hay continuing as a solo host until 2017.[10]
Fagan performs regularly around New Zealand with his band Andrew Fagan and the People, including a seven-date North Island tour in April 2021. The band has released two critically praised albums; Admiral of the Narrow Seas (2011) and Act Normal (2020).
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