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Michael Kiske is a German singer who was born Michael Kiske on 24 January 1968 in the city of Hamburg. He performs as a tenor vocalist, singing with his voice as his instrument, and works within the power metal genre, having begun his professional singing career in the year 1985. He speaks the German language, and his music has also been described under the broader genre of rock.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1968
Discography
Member of
- Helloween1986–1993
- Place Vendomesince 2004
- Unisonicsince 2009
- Kiske/Somervillesince 2010
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 27,393
- Total plays
- 638,927
Tags
Michael Kiske was born in Hamburg, Germany on January 24th, 1968. His musical career began at age 16 when he was the vocalist for a band called Ill Prophecy. With this band he recorded a demo tape which had early versions of future Helloween songs. Michael Kiske made his fame in the German power metal band Helloween as their lead singer. Kiske joined Helloween in 1987 and recorded Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I, widely considered to be one of Helloween best albums and a milestone in the creati
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1968-01-24 ) 24 January 1968 (age 58) , Hamburg , West Germany
- Genres
- Heavy metal power metal symphonic metal speed metal hard rock acoustic
- Occupation
- Singer
- Years active
- 1985–present
- Member of
- Helloween Place Vendome Kiske/Somerville
- Formerly of
- SupaRed Unisonic
- Website
- michael-kiske .de
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Hamburg
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Genre
- power metal
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.michael-kiske.de
- Image
- Helloween - Pumpkins United - Wacken Open Air 2018 52.jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
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- Commons category
- Michael Kiske
- date of birth
- 1968-01-24
- start of work period
- 1985-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Michael Kiske (born 24 January 1968) is a German singer who is the co-lead vocalist for the power metal band Helloween. Kiske has also released four solo albums, two albums with the hard rock band Unisonic, has participated on various metal and rock related projects such as Avantasia, Place Vendome and Kiske/Somerville, and has performed with numerous bands as a guest vocalist.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Michael Kiske” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.