Andrew Fagan

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. He has also been involved with the TVNZ Intrepid Journeys television series.[6]

Fagan has lived in London and now resides in Auckland. He is married to the writer and television/radio broadcaster Karyn Hay.[7] He co-hosted a talkback show with Hay on Radio Live from 7 pm to 10 pm on week nights from 2008 to 2015,[8][9] with Hay continuing as a solo host until 2017.[10]

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

Year Title Details Peak chart
positions
NZ
1994 Blisters
  • Label: Sony
 —
1997 Bacterial Activity (as Lig)
  • Label: Abstract Sounds
 —
2011 Admiral of the Narrow Seas (as Fagan and the People)
  • Label: Aeroplane
 —
2020 Act Normal (as Andrew Fagan and the People)
  • Label: Big Ear Music
 —
2025 Passage of Time: 1991–2025
  • Label: Big Ear Music
 25
[11]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Singles

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

  1. ^ Gilchrist, Shane (8 January 2015). "New projects keep frontman evolving". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b The Mockers, music.net.nz. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  3. ^ Fagan, Andrew (2001). Swirly World the solo voyages. Auckland, NZ: HarperCollins. ISBN 9781869504021.
  4. ^ Fagan, Andrew (2012). Swirly World Sails South. Auckland, NZ: HarperCollins. ISBN 9781869509828.
  5. ^ Fagan, Andrew (2024). Swirly World: Lost at Sea. Auckland, NZ: Swirly World Books. ISBN 9780473717780.
  6. ^ "Indonesia: Andrew Fagan | Intrepid Journeys | Television New Zealand | Television | TV One, TV2, TVNZ 6, TVNZ 7". Archived from the original on 15 October 2009.
  7. ^ Karyn Hay and Andrew Fagan, Screen Talk interview, NZ On Screen. (Available under a CC BY-NC licence.) Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  8. ^ "RadioLIVE > On-Air Hosts > Fagan and Hay". RadioWorks Limited. Archived from the original on 21 April 2008.
  9. ^ Staff writer (17 April 2015). "Karyn hay flying solo on RadioLIVE". Radio Today. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022.
  10. ^ Newshub reporter (27 February 2017). "RadioLIVE host Karyn Hay leaves MediaWorks". Newshub. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
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