Exclusive: Darren Hayes 'wrote songs for Dannii Minogue'

Darren Hayes has revealed that he recently wrote a number of tracks for Dannii Minogue.

The former Savage Garden singer said that he is a huge fan of the star and was keen to help her work on a new album.

He told Digital Spy: "I've never met Dannii, but I love her! She's so good on TV. I think she's allowed to do what Kylie can't do because she's a bit less guarded.

"I was actually writing songs for Dannii - or rather I was trying to, but I don't think she got any of them. I met her management a while ago and I presented them with a load of songs that I thought would be perfect for her to release."

He continued: "I think at the time the label wanted to go with something a bit cooler and lot more underground. She should make pop music like Robyn's - she could easily pull it off."

Hayes's latest single 'Black Out The Sun' is out now. His new album Secret Codes And Battle Ships follows on October 17.

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Watch the 'Black Out The Sun' music video below: