Andrew Farriss

Andrew Charles Farriss (born 27 March 1959) is an Australian rock musician and multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist, backing vocalist, and main composer for rock band INXS. He released his debut solo album in 2021.

Career Andrew Charles Farriss was born on 27 March 1959 in Perth, Western Australia, to Dennis and Jill Farriss, and is the second-oldest of four children: he has two brothers, Tim (born 1957) and Jon (born 1961), and a sister, Alison.

In 2005, INXS launched a reality TV show, Rock Star: INXS, a worldwide search for a new lead singer. While all of INXS knew it would be impossible to replace Michael Hutchence, who died in 1997, they wished to carry on bringing their music to the world.

In 2016, Farriss was inducted into the Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

In 2019, Farriss released his debut solo single "Come Midnight". In January 2020 he released his second single "Good Momma Bad". He has performed solo at the Hay Mate drought relief concert, the Gympie Muster, the Tamworth Country Music Festival, and the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville. On 28 August 2020, Farriss released his single "All the Stars Are Mine" and announced his EP Love Makes the World, which was released on 2 October 2020.

On 26 January 2020, Farriss was awarded with the Member of the Order of Australia.

Farriss released his debut, self-titled album in March 2021.

In June 2024, Farris released "Something Stronger" and announced the release of The Prospector, his second solo album, scheduled for release in July 2026.

Discography Albums Title Details Peak chart positions AUScountry Andrew FarrissReleased: 19 March 2021 Label: Rockingham Holdings, BMG Australia 9 The ProspectorReleased: 11 July 2026 Label: Rockingham Holdings –

Extended plays Title Details Love Makes the WorldReleased: 2 October 2020 Label: Rockingham Holdings, BMG Australia

Singles Title Year Album "Come Midnight" 2020 "All the Stars are Mine" Love Makes the World "Love Makes the World" "Run Baby Run" 2021 Andrew Farriss "Apache Pass" "You Are My Rock " 2022 "Someone for Everyone" 2023 The Prospector "Something Stronger" 2021 "Break My Heart" by Dua Lipa (Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence, Dua Lipa, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Ali Tamposi, Andrew Watt) Song of the Year Most Performed Pop Work Most Performed Australian Work ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. 1990 Andrew Farriss for Shiver by Jenny Morris Producer of the Year Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame The Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame was established in 2004 to honour the lifetime achievements of some of Australia's greatest songwriters. 2016 Himself (with Michael Hutchence) Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame

Countdown Australian Music Awards Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards. 1984 Himself (with Michael Hutchence) Best Songwriter

West Australian Music Industry Awards The West Australian Music Industry Awards (WAMIs) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on annually by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc (WAM). 2008 The Farriss Brothers (Andrew, Tim and Jon) Hall of Fame