Foreigner frontman Kelly Hansen is stepping down.
Mick Jones has praised Kelly Hansen after he stepped down as Foreigner’s singer
The singer has fronted the band since 2005, however he is now revealed he will likely be strolling away from the group and passing vocal duties to guitarist Luis Maldonado as a result of he has “the voice, the vitality, and the soul” to proceed in his place.
The band introduced the line-up change throughout a efficiency on TV present ‘The Voice’ on Tuesday (20.05.25), with Hansen saying in a press release: “Being the voice of Foreigner has been one of many biggest honors of my life.
“However it’s time to cross the mic. Luis has the voice, the vitality, and the soul to hold these songs into the longer term. I couldn’t be prouder handy this off to him.”
The band has undergone various line-up modifications over time and guitarist Mick Jones is at the moment the one unique member of the group remaning.
Jones added in a press release: “In 1976, my aim was to assemble the best group of musicians I may discover. Outcomes have proven that it labored!
“About 30 years later, [drummer] Jason Bonham inspired me to do it yet again and create a brand-new Foreigner, and the magic was nonetheless there.
“I used to be particularly lucky within the alternative of lead singer. Kelly Hansen is among the finest entrance males in our enterprise and during the last 20 years he has breathed new life into our songs …
“I want Kelly nice happiness in his subsequent endeavors after our summer time tour, and I sit up for welcoming Luis to his new place.
“Luis was my alternative as a guitarist and he has already proven us what he can do on lead vocals by fronting the band in South America to unbelievable evaluations. He’ll quickly lead the cost that can carry us ahead to new heights.”
Hansen took over singing duties from unique frontman Lou Gramm, who not too long ago admitted the band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame final 12 months pressured him to “let go” of among the points he had with the group.
Chatting with Billboard, Gramm defined: “Ever since [the induction] it felt like, personally, I needed to discover a technique to let go of among the issues I’ve been holding onto for years – and, just like the track says, let or not it’s. It’s a hackneyed sentiment, however it’s true – life’s too brief.”
