Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof

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Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof
Born
Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence

(1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 (age 28)
London, England
OccupationSinger-songwriter
WorksTragic Tiger's Sad Meltdown (2022)
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Relatives

Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof (born 22 July 1996) is an English-Australian singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of the Australian singer-songwriter from INXS, Michael Hutchence, and the British TV presenter Paula Yates. She was legally adopted and raised by her mother's former husband, Irish singer-songwriter and activist Bob Geldof of Irish punk band the Boomtown Rats, after both of her parents died when she was a young child. [1] [2] [3] She is a singer-songwriter whose 2022 debut album Tragic Tiger's Sad Meltdown features songs written after the 2014 death of her half-sister Peaches Geldof. She recorded it in Australia and released it under the name Heavenly. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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