Vocals

Sings in Helloween since 1994 till now


He proved to be more than appropriate replacement of Michael Kiske, not only as a singer but also as an amazing songwriter. Deris is the author of such hits as Forever And One, Before The War, Time, Immortal, Don't Stop Being Crazy and others. He owns Mi Sueno studio (Tenerife, Spain), where Helloween lately record their albums.

"I like working as a band and as friends. There is not “I” but only “We”. Nobody should hide something from no one when it has to do with the band. If I had stolen a million dollars I would have flew away in Hawaii."

"I don’t know if it has to be melody but it must be melody. If you hit their nerve, you can stay there forever!"

Career timeline:

date	event
august 18th, 1964	Andi Deris was born in Karlsruhe (Germany)
1979	began to sing in his own band, Paranoid, later Nameless, and so on
around 1983	Andi and a friend of his, Ralph Maison formed a new band, Kymera
1984	Ralph got replaced by Costa Zaphiriou
1987	Andi and Costa created Pink Cream 69 (line-up: Alfred Koffler, Dennis Ward, Costa Zaphiriou and Andi Deris)
1988	the band won "Metal Hammer newcomer" award
1988	as a result they signed a contract with CBS record label (now Sony Music)
1989	the band's first album, ‘Pink Cream 69’
1991	the band's second album, ‘One Size Fits All’, reached top position of several European charts
1993	third album, ‘Games People Play’
1994	Deris left Pink Cream 69 due to musical differences and Michael Weikath's proposal to join Helloween
1994	Deris joined Helloween (for further info, see Helloween timeline)
1997	Deris released his first solo album, "Come In From The Rain". Ralph Maison, his old friend, recorded drums and back vocals for it
end of 1999-2000	Deris's second solo album, "Done By Mirrors" was released in Japan and a bit later in Europe

Discography:

Pink Cream 69 (Pink Cream 69, One Size Fits All, Games People Play)

Helloween (Master of the Rings, The Time of the Oath, Better than Raw, Metal Jukebox, The Dark Ride, Rabbit Don't Come Easy)


Guest appearances:

Catch the Rainbow (A Tribute to Rainbow)

Ayreon (The Universal Migrator part II: Flight of the Migrator)

Rage (Soundchaser)

Shaman (Ritualive)

Solo-projects:

Andi Deris (Come In From The Rain, Done By Mirrors)


Websites dedicated to Andi Deris:

Done by Mirrors

King of the 7 Eyes

Back Again


Interview links collection:

Interview for www.metal-temple.com website [new!] - Date: 08.09.2005

Interview for www.heavymetaluniverse.com website [new!] - Date: 02.09.2005

Interview for www.metal-sludge.com website - Date: 14.12.2004

Interview for www.eternal-terror.com website - Date: 03.05.2003

Interview for Metal Eagle webzine - Date: 2003

Interview for www.metal-rules.com webzine - Date: 2003

Interview for Rock Brigade magazine - Date: 02.1997

Interview for www.ram.org website - Date: 02.1996