Tim and Pengilly had been playing together since 1971 as either an acoustic duo, Kirk and Tim, or as a four-piece band called Guinness (named after their bass player's dog). In 1977, Tim Farriss, Andrew's older brother, invited Andrew, Hutchence and Beers to join him and his schoolmate Kirk Pengilly. The band contained two further classmates, Kent Kerny and Neil Sanders, as well as Garry Beers and Geoff Kennely, both from a nearby high school, Forest High School. The origins of the band began with Andrew Farriss convincing his fellow Davidson High School classmate, Michael Hutchence, to join his band, Doctor Dolphin. 1.2.2 From "Original Sin" to Listen Like Thieves.1.2.1 From "Simple Simon" to Shabooh Shoobah.INXS has sold over 80 million albums worldwide, making them one of Australia's highest selling music acts of all time. INXS won six Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) awards, including three for "Best Group" in 1987, 19 the band was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2001. During a concert on 11 November 2012, INXS stated that the performance would be their last, although they did not announce the band's permanent retirement.
Irish singer-songwriter Ciaran Gribbin replaced Fortune as lead singer in 2011.
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In 2005, members of INXS participated in Rock Star: INXS, a reality television series that culminated in the selection of Canadian J.D. Īfter Hutchence's death on 22 November 1997, INXS made appearances with several guest singers, and toured and recorded with Jon Stevens as lead singer, beginning in 2000. The band would later achieve international success in the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s with the hit albums Listen Like Thieves, Kick, and X, as well as the singles " What You Need", " Need You Tonight" (the band's only US number-one single), " Devil Inside", " Never Tear Us Apart", " Suicide Blonde" and " New Sensation".
In 1984, INXS had their first number-one hit in Australia with " Original Sin". Initially known for their new wave/ pop style, the band later developed a harder pub rock style that included funk and dance elements. For 20 years, INXS was fronted by Hutchence, whose magnetic stage presence made him the focal point of the band.
The band's founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboardist Andrew Farriss, drummer Jon Farriss, guitarist Tim Farriss, lead singer and main lyricist Michael Hutchence, and guitarist and saxophonist Kirk Pengilly. INXS (a phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales.
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