"Dangerous" Canadian wins chance to front INXS

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by DiS News [Edit this content] ▾ 17 comments 14:47 September 21st, 2005

Australian rock veterans INXS have finished their quest for a new front man: Canadian Jason Dean Fortune is to replace the late Michael Hutchence after winning the band's reality TV show search for a singer.

Fortune, 31, will record an album with the band and perform on a world tour. Auditions were held on six continents to find a replacement for Hutchence, who died in 1997.

Fortune lived up to his name in a live final held in Los Angeles on Tuesday. He told reporters: "It's an understatement to say this is a dream come true.

"Growing up, INXS were a huge musical influence on me. I'd listen to their songs and wonder what it would be like to be in this band.

"That they've chosen me to be their new lead singer is just mind-blowing."

INXS guitarist Tim Farriss said that Fortune had a "dangerous edge" and that the new singer will "grow with us on all levels. We're a complete band again."

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"Dangerous" Canadian wins chance to front INXS

No! This guy is just the biggest twat of all time - although if sinks the ship INXS, that's just fine with me

grinner | 21 Sep '05, 15:14 | X | Reply

"Dangerous" Canadian wins chance to front INXS

Will they use GLC's "Self Suicide" as their intro tape on tour?

(If you haven't heard this, you won't know what I'm on about. Sorry.)

Damian | 21 Sep '05, 15:16 | X | Reply

"Dangerous" Canadian wins chance to front INXS

lol "self suicide"! I forgot about that tune, heehee good name check in that track.

blingblingbling | 21 Sep '05, 15:58 | X | Reply

"Dangerous" Canadian wins chance to front INXS

Terrible.

What a world we live in when you can enter a competition to be "famous"

Twats, the lot of em.

dsrBaker | 21 Sep '05, 15:59 | X | Reply

"Dangerous" Canadian wins chance to front INXS

Is dangerous his middle name? Or is it Colin?

moker | 21 Sep '05, 16:04 | X | Reply

"Dangerous" Canadian wins chance to front INXS

I wonder if they'll confiscate his belt, shoelaces, cables, sheets, citrus fruits and pornography when he's not onstage.

The_Dave | 21 Sep '05, 16:16 | X | Reply

Re: "Dangerous" Canadian wins chance to front INXS

I, for one, hope not.

dsrBaker @The_Dave | 21 Sep '05, 16:32 | X | Reply

"Dangerous" Canadian wins chance to front INXS

Who knows, there may be a second series...

'Rock Star: Joy Division'

grinner | 21 Sep '05, 16:33 | X | Reply

Re: "Dangerous" Canadian wins chance to front INXS

i was going to defend them but im scared of sharp thigns so im just going to sit here and hum to myself....

papa_smurf @grinner | 21 Sep '05, 17:03 | X | Reply

Re: "Dangerous" Canadian wins chance to front INXS

err, it's Dean.

heartbeeps @moker | 21 Sep '05, 18:44 | X | Reply

"Dangerous" Canadian wins chance to front INXS

Maybe when they've ran out of suicidal artists, they'll start killing people to create more programme opportunities. Maybe that, in itself, will become a tv show.

The moment they even consider Rock Star: Jeff Buckley, I'll go out and shoot someone in the face with one of those Bugsy Malone Splurge Guns, but full of feces.

The_Dave | 22 Sep '05, 10:01 | X | Reply