Kai Hansen

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Kai Hansen

German metal guitarist & vocalist

From
Hamburg, Germany
Since
1963–present
Rating
★ 3 (1 votes)
Releases
2
  • power metal

About

Kai Michael Hansen (born 17 January 1963) is a German musician who is the founder, lead guitarist and vocalist of power metal band Gamma Ray. He is also one of the co-founders of another power metal band Helloween, which he was a part of from 1983 to 1989 and rejoined in 2016. He is a prominent figure in power metal and has sold millions of albums worldwide. In 2011, he joined the band Unisonic featuring Helloween vocalist Michael Kiske. Hansen and Kiske reunited with Helloween in 2017 for a world tour with all current members, celebrating the 30-year anniversary of release of the albums Keeper of the Seven Keys Parts I and II.

From Kai Hansen on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

  • Helloween 1984–1989, 2017–now guitar
  • Gamma Ray 1989–now guitar
  • Iron Savior 1996–2001 electric guitar
  • Unisonic 2011–2017 electric guitar
  • Hansen 2016–now electric guitar, eponymous, lead vocals

Discography

Albums 1
Singles 1

Links

Collaboration

Founder

Parent

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000131694226

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.