Barry Hay
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| Barry Hay | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Barry Andrew Hay |
| Born | August 16, 1948 |
| Origin | Faizabad, India |
| Genre(s) | Rock, pop, heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, alto flute, saxophone |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Associated acts | Golden Earring |
Barry Andrew Hay (born August 16, 1948) is the vocalist with Golden Earring.
[edit] Early life
Barry Andrew Hay was born on August 16, 1948 in Faizabad, India, and moved to the Netherlands at the age of ten. First, he lived in Amsterdam but moved to The Hague a bit later.
[edit] Musical career
In the summer of 1967 he joined the Golden Earrings, replacing Frans Krassenburg. Hay also created the cover art for some of Golden Earring's albums.
In 1994, he sang lead vocals and played alto flute on the Ayreon song Sail Away to Avalon, the single from their debut album The Final Experiment.
In 2001, Hay left The Hague and moved back to Amsterdam. He also made a two solo albums called Only Parrots Frogs and Angels (1972) and Victory of Bad Taste (1987) but with little success.
Hay also voices Rock Zilla, in the Dutch version of Gene Simmons' My Dad The Rock Star.
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