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Kai Hansen is a German male musician born in Hamburg in 1963. He works as a guitarist, singer, record producer, and songwriter. His primary musical genres include heavy metal, power metal, speed metal, and shred. He has been active in his career since 1978 and speaks German.
Hansen is a member of the bands Helloween, Gamma Ray, Iron Savior, and Unisonic. He has released music under the record label SPV GmbH. In addition to his musical work, he has been credited in the acting department. He is also listed as an author with six works, including titles such as *Relocation 101* and *Piston Powered Warbirds*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Relocation 101
- Piston Powered Warbirds
- Opgaver til organisation
- Organisation
- Programmeret laerebog i registrering
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Hamburg, West Germany [now Germany]
Kai Michael Hansen, born January 17, 1963 in Hamburg, is a German guitarist and singer, best known for his work as a composer and performer in various speed, power, heavy, and other metal bands. He is notably the founder of two bands: Helloween and Gamma Ray. Kai Hansen is considered the founder of German melodic metal and, more broadly, power metal.
Known for
- Helloween - Live at Budokan — Himself2024
- Helloween: Live At Budokan — Vocals & Guitars2024
- Andre Matos - Maestro do Rock - Episódio II2023
- Helloween - Live at Wacken Open Air 2023 — Vocals & Guitars2023
- Helloween - Masters of Rock Argentina 2023 — Guitar2023
- Gamma Ray - 30 Years Live Anniversary — Himself2021
- Edu Falaschi - Temple of Shadows in Concert2021
- Helloween: United Alive in Madrid — Vocals & Guitars2019
- Helloween: Pumpkins United: Live At Wacken 20182018
- Helloween - Live at Wacken Open Air 2018 — Vocals & Guitars2018
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1963
Discography
- Hansen Worx1998
- Xtrax: The Demos2024
Member of
- Helloween1984–1989
- Gamma Raysince 1989
- Iron Savior1996–2001
- Unisonicsince 2011
- Hansen & Friendssince 2016
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6,574
- Total plays
- 71,650
Tags
Originally the lead guitarist and vocalist in Helloween, he left to found his own band, Gamma Ray. Kai Hansen has also performed with Blind Guardian, Iron Savior, Heavenly, Stormwarrior, Heavenwood, Avantasia, Angra, Heaven's Gate, Hammerfall, and Primal Fear as a guest musician. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Kai+Hansen">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kai
- Family name
- Hansen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Hamburg
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- German
- Genre
- heavy metal music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- SPV GmbH
- Image
- Helloween-Kai Hansen by vSpectrum (cropped).jpg
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1963-01-17
- Commons gallery
- Kai Hansen
- member of
- Unisonic
- Commons category
- Kai Hansen
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- name in native language
- Kai Hansen
via Wikidata · CC0