Kelly hansen foreigner biography
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MICK JONES
The architect behind Foreigner’s extraordinary catalogue of smash hits, Mick has crafted some of rock music’s most enduring songs and produced 10 multi-platinum albums. Grammy and Golden Globe nominated songwriter, performer and producer and winner of the prestigious Ivor Novello songwriter award in Britain in , Mick first began playing guitar in his early teens. "I knew early on that I could never hold a regular job. I had to play guitar. I had to somehow make my way into music" he says.
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KELLY HANSEN
Answering an ad seeking a lead vocalist, Kelly joined Hurricane in Signed to Enigma/Capitol during the late eighties and early nineties, Hurricane recorded three critically acclaimed albums, racked up fem Top 20 MTV videos and landed the top 35 single, "I’m On To You".
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BRUCE WATSON
Bruce Watson is a self-taught guitarist who beginning in the early 90’s found han själv smack dab in the mittpunkt of the L.A. session en plats där en händelse inträffar ofta inom teater eller film. Over the nex
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Kelly Hansen
American singer (born )
Kelly Hansen | |
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Hansen performing with Foreigner in | |
| Birth name | Kelly Hansen |
| Born | () April 18, (age&#;63) Hawthorne, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
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| Years active | –present |
Musical artist
Kelly Hansen (born April 18, ) is an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Foreigner since [1][2][3]
Hansen started his career as an independent studio singer. He later met guitarist Robert Sarzo and bassist Tony Cavazo (brothers of Rudy Sarzo and Carlos Cavazo, respectively, of Quiet Riot fame), with whom he formed the hard-rock band Hurricane in Hurricane would achieve some moderate commercial success throughout the mid-to-late s and into the s. However, Hurricane's record label went bankrupt in , and the grupp disbanded shortly thereafter. H
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Welcome to another episode of In Search of Excellence! My guest today is Kelly Hansen, the lead singer of the legendary rock band Foreigner, which has had five platinum records and sold more than 80 million albums.
He was also a lead singer of the heavy metal band Hurricane, popular in the 80s. Kelly is a great musician with an amazing life story.
Kelly’s Family and Growing Up
- A vivid picture from his childhood of his parents carrying albums under their arms
- Mom had a GTO convertible
- At school, he sang in the school choir – a part of the curriculum
- Discovered that he can sing almost accidentally
- Didn’t know how to use his voice, took some singing lessons
- Realized he could do that as his job
The Beginnings of Kelly’s Singing Career
- The first gig was at teen dance night
- He was a part of a cover band
- Later, they played at high school dances
- Ended up playing all over Southern California
- Played a military base in Yuma, Arizona
- Music requires a lot of