Michael Kiske

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Kiske
Occupation	Metal Singer
Date Of Birth	Jan 24, 1968(1968-01-24)
Age	56
Birthplace	Hamburg
Country	Germany
Horoscope	Capricorn

Michael Kiske Biography

Michael Kiske is one of the most popular and richest Metal Singer who was born on January 24, 1968 in Hamburg, Germany. German singer, best known for his role as lead vocalist in the power metal band Helloween. He also contributed to side projects such as Avantasia.

Both he and Andi were vocalists at Helloween at different times.

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.

After the completion of the band’s 1988 headlining tour, the album Live in the UK was released, while Kai Hansen left the band and was replaced by guitarist Roland Grapow. Legal disputes with their record company, prevented Helloween from releasing new material until 1991’s Pink Bubbles Go Ape, which was followed by 1993’s Chameleon. These two albums saw the band moving away from their power metal roots and experimenting with different sounds. Both Pink Bubbles Go Ape and Chameleon were commercial failures and resulted in Kiske leaving Helloween. Kiske was fired from the band in 1993, reportedly for personal reasons. He was replaced by Pink Cream 69’s Andi Deris, who has remained with Helloween ever since.

He has an older brother and a younger sister.

Michael Kiske Net Worth

Michael Kiske is one of the richest Metal Singer from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Kiske 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was 17 when he began singing for Ill Prophecy. They recorded an unreleased demo.

In a Metal Hammer reader poll, he was voted the 18th best singer in both rock and metal.

Michael Kiske (born January 24, 1968) is a German singer best known as the lead vocalist for the German power metal band Helloween. After his departure from the band in 1993, 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 band Unisonic and began touring again after 17 years of absence. In October 2017, Kiske joined Helloween and Kai Hansen for the Pumpkins United World Tour that continued through 2018. A live recording of the Helloween tour entitled United Alive and United Alive in Madrid was released in 2019 and a new Helloween album with Kiske and Hansen is planned for 2020.

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In 2000, Tobias Sammet (vocalist of the band Edguy) asked Kiske to participate in the rock opera project Avantasia. Michael agreed to sing on the project, in the role of Lugaid Vandroiy, but only under the nickname of Ernie. The nickname was printed on the back of the first Avantasia release, The Metal Opera, but not on the sequel, The Metal Opera Part II, where he was featured under his real name. Michael said in interviews that, at that time, he did not want people to link him to heavy metal anymore. He had a main role in the concept of the Metal Opera albums and performed on the songs “Reach Out for the Light”, “Breaking Away”, “Farewell”, “Avantasia”, “The Tower”, “The Seven Angels” and “No Return”.

Facts & Trivia

Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Metal Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Michael Kiske celebrates birthday on January 24 of every year.

In 2003, Kiske took part in the metal opera Days of Rising Doom by Aina, in the role of the Narrator, singing on the songs “Revelations”, “Silver Maiden”, “Serendipity” and “Restoration”. During the same year he also sang on the duet “Heroes” (together with Jørn Lande), featured on Masterplan’s self-titled debut album.

Why did Michael Kiske leave Helloween?

These two albums saw the band moving away from their power metal roots and experimenting with different sounds. Both Pink Bubbles Go Ape and Chameleon were commercial failures and resulted in Kiske leaving Helloween. Kiske was fired from the band in 1993, reportedly for personal reasons.

Is Michael Kiske back with Helloween?

The band’s current lineup includes constant members Weikath and Grosskopf, alongside Hansen (who rejoined in 2016 after leaving in 1989), co-lead vocalists Michael Kiske (from 1986 to 1993, and since 2016 ) and Andreas “Andi” Deris (since 1994), rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Sascha Gerstner (since 2002), and …

How old is Michael Kiske?

54 years (January 24, 1968)

Why was Roland grapow fired from Helloween?

Grapow and drummer Uli Kusch were dismissed from HELLOWEEN in 2001 because of disagreements over the direction of the band’s “The Dark Ride” album , which saw an increased focus on darker and modern metal elements.

When did Kai Hansen leave Helloween?

However, just before the start of the tour, in December of 1988 Kai Hansen broke the news to the other members that he was leaving Helloween. Hansen’s last show with the band was in Birmingham, UK on November 8th, 1988. Hansen was replaced by Rampage axeman Roland Grapow.