Foreigner Singer Kelly Hansen Leaving Band After 20 Years, Replacement Announced

Foreigner recently appeared on the television show NBC’s “The Voice”. Kelly Hansen, who replaced Lou Gramm as the band’s lead singer, announced that he was leaving the band at the end of the current summer tour for 2025.

Current guitarist Luis Maldonado was named as the band’s next singer. Maldano had recently handled the vocal duties for the band in South America. Maldano was previously a member of the band Train prior to joining Foreigner.

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