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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]
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, being included in anthologies/magazines, and a poetry CD (2018), touring with John Cooper Clarke.[6] He has also been involved with the TVNZ Intrepid Journeys television series.[7]
Fagan has lived in London and now resides in Auckland. He is married to the writer and television/radio broadcaster Karyn Hay.[8] He co-hosted a talkback show with Hay on Radio Live from 7 pm to 10 pm on week nights from 2008 to 2015,[9][10] with Hay continuing as a solo host until 2017.[11]
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). In 2025, he released a retrospective of his solo work Passage of Time: 1991-2025.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| 1994 | Blisters |
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| 1997 | Bacterial Activity (as Lig) |
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| 2011 | Admiral of the Narrow Seas (as Fagan and the People) |
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| 2020 | Act Normal (as Andrew Fagan and the People) |
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| 2025 | Passage of Time: 1991–2025 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||
Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ | |||
| 1991 | "I Still Want You" | 47 | Blisters |
| 1994 | "Jerusalem" | 39 | |
| "Exciting" | — | ||
| 1995 | "Now You Know" | — | |
| 1997 | "Empty" (with Lig) | — | Bacterial Activity |
| 2011 | "Religion" (with Fagan and the People) | — | Admiral of the Narrow Seas |
| 2020 | On Channel Me (with Andrew Fagan and the People) | — | Act Normal |
| 2020 | "Act Normal" (with Andrew Fagan and the People) | — | Act Normal |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
References
[edit]- ↑ Gilchrist, Shane (8 January 2015). "New projects keep frontman evolving". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- 1 2 The Mockers, music.net.nz. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ↑ Fagan, Andrew (2001). Swirly World the solo voyages. Auckland, NZ: HarperCollins. ISBN 9781869504021.
- ↑ Fagan, Andrew (2012). Swirly World Sails South. Auckland, NZ: HarperCollins. ISBN 9781869509828.
- ↑ Fagan, Andrew (2024). Swirly World: Lost at Sea. Auckland, NZ: Swirly World Books. ISBN 9780473717780.
- ↑ Fagan, Andrew (1984). Take the Chocolates and Run. Lower Hutt, NZ: David Cohen Publications. Fagan, Andrew (1987). Salt Rhythms. Christchurch, NZ: Hazard Press. Fagan, Andrew (1991). Serious Latitudes. Christchurch, NZ: Hazard Press. Mark Pirie ed. (1998). New Zealand Writing: The NeXt Wave. Dunedin, NZ: Otago University Press. Mark Pirie (2002). "Between the Land: An Account of the Poetry of Andrew Fagan". Wellington, NZ: JAAM 17, p. 50-64. Mark Pirie and Michael O’Leary eds. (2004). JAAM 21: Greatest Hits: An Anthology of Writing 1984-2004. Wellington, NZ: JAAM/HeadworX/ESAW. Riddell, Ron and Saray Torres eds (2005). Towards the Impossible: 3rd Wellington International Poetry Festival Anthology. Upper Hutt, NZ: Casa Nueva Publishers/Poetry Education Trust. Mark Pirie ed. (2006). Poetrymath: Winter Readings. Paekakariki, NZ: Earl of Seacliff Art Workshop. Fagan, Andrew (2006). Overnight Downpour. Wellington, NZ: HeadworX. Fagan, Andrew (2018). It was always going to be like this. NZ: Plus1 Ltd [CD]. Mark Pirie ed. (2020). Broadsheet: New New Zealand poetry: Featuring the Poetry of Andrew Fagan. Wellington, NZ: The Night Press, p. 14-22.
- ↑ "Indonesia: Andrew Fagan | Intrepid Journeys | Television New Zealand | Television | TV One, TV2, TVNZ 6, TVNZ 7". Archived from the original on 15 October 2009.
- ↑ Karyn Hay and Andrew Fagan, Screen Talk interview, NZ On Screen. (Available under a CC BY-NC licence.) Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ↑ "RadioLIVE > On-Air Hosts > Fagan and Hay". RadioWorks Limited. Archived from the original on 21 April 2008.
- ↑ Staff writer (17 April 2015). "Karyn hay flying solo on RadioLIVE". Radio Today. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022.
- ↑ Newshub reporter (27 February 2017). "RadioLIVE host Karyn Hay leaves MediaWorks". Newshub. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020.
- ↑ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
External links
[edit]- "Jerusalem", by Andrew Fagan, 1994 music video, New Zealand Film Archive
- CD Review Andrew Fagan Passage of Time 1991-2025 Poetry Archive of New Zealand Aotearoa
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