Justin Hayward

Justin Hayward was born on October 14th 1946 in Swindon, England, UK. As child, he was fascinated with music, so he took piano lessons at the age of seven. His talent for music soon became apparent when he taught himself to play the guitar and the ukulele. As a teenager, he played in several local music groups.

After he left school, he answered an advertisement in The Melody Maker and was immediately accepted by
… More href="http://www.tv.com/marty-wilde/person/269128/summary.html">Marty Wilde and Joyce (who, later, became his wife) in The Wilde Three. With this group, he made several recordings and live performances such as the famous one at the London Palladium. During this time, Justin also began a solo career. This period did not last long because he joined The Moody Blues in the summer of 1966. After joining The Moody Blues, Justin's career as songwriter took off with hits like Fly Me High, Nights in White Satin and Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?). Nights in White Satin and Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?) were released on the album entitled Days of Future Past, which soon became a huge success. This album was even taken in space with the NASA shuttle Atlantis by Chief astronaut "Hoot" Gibson on many missions.

After these huge hits, Justin and Moody Blues began recording again and released hits such as Question, The Voice, I Know Your Out There Somewhere and In Your Wildest Dreams. During this time, the band also made regular world tours performing their hits on stage.

In 1975, the band took a break form touring and Justin took time to continue his solo career. He and fellow band member, John Lodge, released a collaborative effort entitled Blue Jays. Justin continued to divide his attention between his solo career and his career with Moody Blues. He produced hits such as Night Flight and Moving Mountains. In 1978, he joined a project with Jeff Wayne and released the hit single entitled Forever Autumn.

In 1989, he collaborated with Mike Batt and the London Philharmonic Orchestra and recorded the album c Blue.

Justin and The Moody Blues are on the Rock Walk Hall of Fame on Sunset Boulevard. The band has received three ASCAP awards for most performed work. Justin also won an Ivor Novello award and is a member of The Society of Distinguished Songwriters.

In 1997, Justin received his biggest honour when he was chosen as the subject for This is Your Life His appearance on the show afforded him the opportunity to reunite with old pals like Marty Wilde.

Justin lives with his wife, Marie, in Southern Europe and records in Italy at Studio Mullinetti. They have a daughter named Doremi Celeste who was born on 3 December 1972. She was named after the character on the show Are You Being Served? named Doremy.