Michael Kiske
| Michael Kiske | |
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Michael Kiske live with Avantasia in 2013
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| Background information | |
| Born |
January 24, 1968 Hamburg, Germany |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, tambourine |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | michael-kiske |
Michael Kiske (born January 24, 1968) is a singer best known as the lead vocalist for the German power metal band Helloween. After his departure from the band, Kiske recorded four solo albums, participated on various metal and rock related projects, such as Avantasia, Place Vendome and Kiske/Somerville, while he also performed with numerous bands as a guest vocalist. In late 2009, he formed the hard rock / heavy metal band Unisonic and began touring again after 17 years of absence. On November 14, 2016 it was officially announced that Kiske will tour again with Helloween and Kai Hansen in 2017 and 2018.
Prior to joining Helloween, Kiske sang with the German band Ill Prophecy at the age of 17. The band recorded a demo, but it was never released commercially.
At the age of eighteen, Kiske was asked to join the German power metal band Helloween, which was fronted by singer/guitarist Kai Hansen. Hansen had some difficulties being both the lead guitarist and lead vocalist, and it was decided that a new vocalist would be needed. Kiske rejected Helloween's first offer, because he disliked the sound of the band's Walls of Jericho album, but accepted the second and joined Helloween in late 1986. Michael's first album with the band was 1987's Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I, widely considered to be one of Helloween's best albums and a milestone in the creation of the power metal genre. The album's worldwide success enabled the band to embark on an extensive world tour and perform at famous festivals such as Monsters of rock. Helloween went on to release Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II in 1988, which went gold in Germany and brought even more success than its predecessor. The Keeper of the Seven Keys albums proved to be highly influential and aided in the formation of a new wave of European power metal bands, such as Blind Guardian,Stratovarius,HammerFall and Edguy.
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