Kai Hansen

January 17, 1963 — Hamburg, West Germany [now Germany]

Kai Michael Hansen, born January 17, 1963 in Hamburg, is a German guitarist and singer, best known for his work as a composer and performer in various speed, power, heavy, and other metal bands. He is notably the founder of two bands: Helloween and Gamma Ray. Kai Hansen is considered the founder of German melodic metal and, more broadly, power metal.