Days after announcing he and Columbia Records/Sony Music had parted ways, former Savage Garden singer Darren Hayes announced he had wed his boyfriend Richard in a Civil Partnership ceremony in London last month.

Hayes writes on his official website at DarrenHayes.com:

I very rarely make comments about my private life.

But today, as I’m about to begin 6 months in the studio to record what
I hope to be the best record of my career, I feel an overwhelming gratitude
for the past 10 years of being a performer. Most recently, I’ve been moving
toward a career that is more closely aligned with ‘art’ than it is ‘commerce’.
And in keeping on this trajectory - I have become increasingly more emotionally
authentic in my music, writing and my relationship to my audience. As so
many of you have given me your heart and soul over the past 10 years I
thought it only fitting that I too return the respect and inform you of
the most significant event in my life.

On June 19th 2006 I married my boyfriend of two years, Richard, in a
Civil Partnership ceremony in London.

I can honestly say it was the happiest day of my life.
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Former Savage Garden singer Darren Hayes was on with Kyle and Jackie O. of 2Day FM in Sydney. They talked about Madonna’s show being too expensive and how Kyle didn’t care that the “granny” isn’t coming to Australia, releasing his new single ‘Unlovable’ as a free download, his charity work for Positive Kids, and what to expect on his “interactive” concert tour. The interview at 2dayfm.com.au has since been removed.