Tiger Hutchence-Geldof
English-Australian singer-songwriter (born 1996)
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Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence-Geldof[1][2] (born 22 July 1996), known professionally as Tiger Hutchence-Geldof[a] (formerly Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof, Tiger Lily Hutchence-Geldof and Heavenly), is an English-Australian[3] singer-songwriter and art psychotherapist. She is the daughter of Australian singer-songwriter Michael Hutchence and British TV presenter Paula Yates. After her parents died when she was a young child, she was legally adopted and raised alongside her three half-sisters by her mother's former husband, Irish singer-songwriter and activist Bob Geldof. She made her stage debut as a singer in 2020 and released her debut album, Tragic Tiger's Sad Meltdown, in 2022.
22 July 1996
Tiger Hutchence-Geldof | |
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| Born | Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence 22 July 1996 London, England |
| Alma mater | Goldsmiths, University of London |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Works | Tragic Tiger's Sad Meltdown (2022) |
| Spouse |
Ben Archer (m. 2025) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Relatives |
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Early life
Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence-Geldof[2][1] (née Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence[4][5]) was born in London, England, on 22 July 1996,[4] to Michael Hutchence, the Australian lead singer of rock band INXS, and British TV presenter Paula Yates.[6][7] She was born at home in the bathroom and her father helped with the delivery.[4][8] Her half-sister Pixie chose the name "Heavenly";[6] Hutchence chose the name "Hiraani"[6] after a family friend,[9] it also being his favourite Polynesian word, meaning "Princess of the beautiful sky";[4] and Yates chose the name "Tiger Lily".[6] Her parents called her "Tiger" and "Tiger Lily".[2][10]
When she was one year old, her father died by suicide in Sydney, Australia, on 22 November 1997.[11][12] After Hutchence's death, Yates suffered from depression and drug addiction, and fought against Hutchence's family, who wanted to take custody of their daughter.[6] Her mother died of a drug overdose on 17 September 2000.[13] Yates's body was discovered in the presence of Hutchence-Geldof, who was then four years old and was alone with her mother when she died.[14]
The day after Yates's death, her ex-husband, Irish singer-songwriter and activist Bob Geldof, was granted temporary custody of Hutchence-Geldof so that she could be brought up with her three older half-sisters, Fifi, Peaches and Pixie.[15] Hutchence's sister, Tina, also applied for custody of Hutchence-Geldof soon after Yates's death,[16] but the judge rejected her counter-application to bring Hutchence-Geldof to live with her in California.[17]
On 14 December 2000, Geldof was awarded full custody of Hutchence-Geldof, and she remained in London with him and her older half-sisters.[17] Her paternal grandfather, Kell Hutchence, who had tried to gain temporary custody of Hutchence-Geldof in 1998 when Yates was being treated for depression at a clinic in London, supported the court's decision.[18] In 2007, she was adopted by Geldof,[19][20][21] who legally changed her surname, despite opposition from Hutchence's mother and sister.[22] In 2008, her full legal name became Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof.[23][7] As of 2022,[b] her full legal name is Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence-Geldof.[1]
When she turned 18, she moved from London to New York to escape the spotlight on the Geldof family and to study drama.[24][25] She postponed her acting studies following the death of her half-sister Peaches in 2014, under similar circumstances to their mother's death.[26]
In 2019, she graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London,[7] with a psychology degree.[2]
Career
In 2015, Hutchence-Geldof appeared in the film The Rise of the Krays and was credited as Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof.[27]
In 2016, she made her modeling debut for a charity cause for a Fairtrade-registered shirt factory in Southern India.[26] She also worked as a photographer for the online fashion magazine Hunger.[24]
She started using the name Tiger Hutchence-Geldof circa 2019.[28]
In March 2020, she released on Bandcamp a 3-track EP titled Tragic Tiger's Sad Meltdown under the name "Heavenly".[3][29][30]
In September 2020, she made her stage debut at the East Perth venue Barbes, where she performed original, melancholic alt-folk songs under the stage name "Heavenly".[31]
In February 2022, she released her debut album, Tragic Tiger's Sad Meltdown, which features songs written after the 2014 death of her half-sister, Peaches Geldof. She recorded the album in Fremantle, Australia and released it under the name "Heavenly".[32][33]
From April to May 2025, she held an art exhibition at the Big Yin Gallery in London under the name Tiger Hutchence-Geldof alongside Lily Gutierrez titled I Want More.[34][35][36] On the gallery's website, she was described as "a musician and art psychotherapist".[37]
Personal life
Australian singer Nick Cave is her godfather.[38]
After graduating from university in 2019, Hutchence-Geldof moved to Fremantle in Western Australia where she lived with her then-boyfriend, Australian musician Nick Allbrook, with whom she was in a relationship from 2017 to 2022.[1][28][39][40] She moved back to the UK in 2023.[41][42]
Hutchence-Geldof started dating British film director and model Ben Archer in 2023. They married on 12 April 2025 in London while Hutchence-Geldof was pregnant with the couple's first child,[38] born a few months later.[42]
In popular culture
Michael Hutchence's 1999 posthumous self-titled solo album was dedicated to her.[43]
INXS's 2006 single "God's Top Ten" was written by Andrew Farriss as a tribute to Hutchence and a gift for his daughter.[44][45]
She was mentioned in the 2014 Australian biographical miniseries INXS: Never Tear Us Apart.[46][47]
Discography
- Tragic Tiger's Sad Meltdown (EP) (2020)
- Tragic Tiger's Sad Meltdown (2022)
