Olaf Hayer is a

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from Gifhorn, Germany.

Career

Olaf Hayer began his career with Lord Byron in 1993, recording a demo in 1995 and the album ''"Fly free"'' in 2000. Until 2006, Hayer became part of

Luca Turilli Luca Turilli (born 5 March 1972) is an Italian composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist constantly engaged in various musical projects. Having always declared to love music at 360 degrees, Turilli has dedicated himself to multip ...

's band alongside singer Alessandro Conti (member of

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). Turilli was famous as part of Rhapsody of Fire. Later on he joined Dionysus, a Swedish power metal band with which he recorded three full-length albums. He became frontman of the band. In 2008, he was part of Symphonity, a power metal band from the Czech Republic for their album '' Voice from the Silence'' (2008) and ''King of Persia'' (2016). He is a widower and has two children.

Discography

Treasure Seeker * ''A Tribute to the Past'' (1998) Lord Byron * ''Fly Free'' (2000)

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* '' Sign of Truth'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2004) * '' Fairytales and Reality'' (2006) * ''Keep the Spirit'' (2008) - Compilation

* '' King of the Nordic Twilight'' (1999) * ''

Prophet of the Last Eclipse ''Prophet of the Last Eclipse'' is the second album in a trilogy by Luca Turilli's eponymous band. It was released on November 26, 2002, by Limb Music Productions. The ten tracks tell a story about the world Zaephyr and its destruction. Turill ...

'' (2002) * ''

The Infinite Wonders of Creation ''The Infinite Wonders of Creation'' is the third and final album in a trilogy by Luca Turilli's eponymous band. The album was released in Europe on 26 May 2006 and was later released in USA on 6 June 2006 by Magic Circle Music. A Limited Vers ...

'' (2006)

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* ''Symphony of War'' (2010) Symphonity * ''Voice from the Silence'' (2008) * ''King Of Persia'' (2016)

Guest appearances

* With

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: ** ''

Days of Rising Doom Aina was a German progressive metal project produced by Sascha Paeth with a number of guest appearances including Glenn Hughes, Michael Kiske and Candice Night. It resulted in the metal opera ''Days of Rising Doom'', which was released in 2003 ...

'' – vocals on "The Siege of Aina"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayer, Olaf Living people German male singers Luca Turilli (band) members Year of birth missing (living people)