Andrew Fagan (born 1962) is a New Zealand writer, singer-songwriter and long-distance

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. He grew up in

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. He gained fame in New Zealand in the 1980s as the lead singer of the pop group

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music.net.nz. Retrieved 31 March 2010. Following the success of The Mockers' 1985 hit "Forever Tuesday Morning", Fagan won the

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1985 award for ''Top Male Vocalist of the Year''. 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 ''

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'', he has written three accounts of solo voyages he's undertaken; ''Swirly World, the Solo Voyages'' (2003); ''Swirly World Sails South'' (2012); and ''Swirly World: Lost at Sea'' (2024), plus several collections of poetry. He has also been involved with the

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'' television series. Fagan has lived in London and now resides in

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. He is married to the writer and television/radio broadcaster

Karyn Hay Karyn Hay (born 1959 in Auckland) is a New Zealand author and broadcaster. She came to fame as the presenter of 1980s music TV show Radio with Pictures before going on to a career in television and radio. Early life Hay grew up in the Thames V ...

. He co-hosted a talkback show with Hay on

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from 7 pm to 10 pm on week nights from 2008 to 2015, with Hay continuing as a solo host until 2017. 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).

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

"Jerusalem", by Andrew Fagan
1994 music video, New Zealand Film Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Fagan, Andrew 1962 births APRA Award winners Living people New Zealand pop singers Single-handed sailors