---
title: "Kai Hansen"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/kai-hansen"
genre: "Power Metal"
country: "Germany"
formed: 1963
---

# Kai Hansen

**Kai Hansen** is a power metal band, from Germany, active 1963 to present.

Kai Michael Hansen 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.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kai_Hansen

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Kai Hansen |
| Genre | Power Metal |
| Parent genre | Power Metal |
| Origin | Hamburg, Germany |
| Formed | 1963 |
| Releases in catalog | 1 |

## Genres

[Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998 | [Hansen Worx](https://themetalnet.com/album/ad5a899b-f104-42da-8472-0e7a84730436) | Album |

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- [Helloween](https://themetalnet.com/band/helloween) (listened together)
- [Blind Guardian](https://themetalnet.com/band/blind-guardian) (listened together)
- [Gamma Ray](https://themetalnet.com/band/gamma-ray) (listened together)
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- [Symphony X](https://themetalnet.com/band/symphony-x) (listened together)
- [DragonForce](https://themetalnet.com/band/dragonforce) (listened together)
- [HammerFall](https://themetalnet.com/band/hammerfall) (listened together)
- [Dark Age](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-age) (listened together)
- [Edguy](https://themetalnet.com/band/edguy) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Kai_Hansen/2291
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/de/artist/2320585
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jpvVuIxURdWfijigYFTch
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/4432901

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/kai-hansen](https://themetalnet.com/band/kai-hansen). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt