Original Foreigner Band Members

Foreigner band members names are Mick Jones, Bruce Watson, Jeff Pilson, Michael Bluestein, Kelly Hansen, Luis Maldonado, and Chris Frazier.

Mick is the only member from England. Each member’s position in the band is mentioned below:

• Kelly Hansen – lead vocalist
• Mick Jones – lead guitarist
• Jeff Pilson – bassist
• Michael Bluestein – keyboardist
• Bruce Watson – Rhythm and lead guitarist
• Chris Frazier – Drummer
• Luis Maldonado – Guitarist

The Foreigner members age range between the scope of 49 and 79 years old. Former members Ian McDonald and Dennis Ellioyy are 75 and 73 years old respectively.

Mick Jones (79 years old)

Foreigner co-founder Mick Jones is 79 years old as of 2023. He was born in 1944, in Portsmouth, England.

The veteran musician celebrates his birthday on December 27.

The last remaining original Foreigner member kicked off his professional music career as a member of the band Nero and the Gladiators in the early 1960s.

Besides band activities, Jones also debuted as a solo artist with the release of his self-titled debut solo album via Atlantic Records label in 1989. The album comprises 10 tracks in total including That’s the Way My Love Is, Just Wanna Hold, and more.

Jeff Pilson (64 years old)

The bassist Jeff Pilson is 64 years old. The multi-instrumentalist celebrated his 64th birthday on January 19, 2023.

Besides Foreigner, the veteran musician is widely recognized for serving as a bassist in the glam metal band, Dokken. Not to forget, Pilson is a multi-instrumentalist who plays cello, keyboards, guitar, mellotron, and piano.

Kelly Hansen (62 years old)

Born in 1961, Kelly Hansen is 62 years old as of 2023. The lead singer of the Foreigner band celebrates his birthday on April 18 every year.

Hansen, who launched his career as an independent studio singer, formed a hard-rock band named Hurricane with Robert Sarzo and Tony Cavazo in 1984.

Kelly joined Foreigner in 2005 following the departure of Lou Gramm in 2003. He has two predecessors, Lou Gramm and Johnny Edwards, making him the third lead singer of the band.

Chris Frazier (56 years old)

As of 2023, Chris Frazier is 56 years old. The American drummer will turn 56 on September 7, 2023.

Frazier served as a touring drummer from 2003 through 2006, with classical rock singer Eddie Money. Correspondingly, he has also worked with Whitesnake’s guitar player Doug Aldricj previously.

Bruce Watson (64 years old)

The lead guitarist, Bruce Watson, is 64 years old as of 2023. Born in Los Angeles, California, U.S., he celebrates his birthday on June 4.

Recruited under the recommendation of drummer Mark Schulman, Watson joined the Foreigner band in 2011. Besides music, the guitarist enjoys traveling and has a respect for the art of brewing.

Michael Bluestein ( 54 years old)

Foreigner member Michael Bluestein is 54 years old as of 2023. He was born on April 29, 1969, in Massachusetts, United States.

Bluestein is the second youngest member of the band. A constant member since 2008, Bluestein, is widely recognized as a high-profile touring keyboardist.

He started taking classical piano lessons when he was just 9. By his teenage days, Michael was already playing soul, pop, and jazz whilst attending Brookline High School.

Luis Maldonado ( 49 years old)

The youngest Foreigner member Luis Maldonado is 49 years old. Born on February 21, 1974, he is a Los Angeles-based performer and musician. 

Before making it as a member of the British-American band, Foreigner, Maldonado functioned as a lead guitarist of the Train, a two-time Grammy Award-winning group.

Thus far, he has worked with the likes of Glenn Hughes, Bigelf, John Waitem Lisa Marie Presley, and Into the Presence. Luis started his music journey in the Bay area with Mike Varney’s Shrapnel Records when he was 19.

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Foreigner band songs, albums, and playlists have cumulated 10 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

They have released 9 studio albums, 7 live albums, 20 compilation albums, and 47 singles to date.

The rock band dropped their self-titled debut album on March 8, 1977, via Atlantic Records. It is an RIAA 5x Platinum certified, CAN platinum-certified, and ARIA Platinum certified album with 10 tracks and additional 4 tracks in its 2002 reissue.

Foreigner band’s fourth album titled ‘4’ marks the commercial peak for them. It wasn’t only their best-selling album but also marked its name as one of the best-selling albums in Atlantic Records’ history.

A list of Foreigner band’s studio albums are:

• Foreigner
• Double Vision
• Head Games
• 4
• Agent Provocateur
• Inside Information
• Unusual Heat
• Mr. Moonlight
• Can’t Slow Down

A partial list of the British-American rock band, Foreigner’s singles include:

• Feels Like the First Time
• Cold as Ice
• Long Long Way from Home
• Hot Blooded
• Double Vision
• Dirty White Boy
• Blue Morning Blue Day
• Head Games
• Love on the Telephone
• I’ll Get Even with You, and more.

Foreigner band is currently touring across two countries and has 61 forthcoming concerts. This will be their farewell tour, beginning on July 6, 2023.

The magnificent show shall delight audiences with Foreigner’s outstanding performances of over twenty combined chart-topping songs. For anyone wanting to go, tickets are available on Ticketmaster.

Mick Jones stated that he is excited to be presenting a show with the same enthusiasm as their very first appearances. He added that their fans might have mixed feelings about the end of an era for the band.

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heir upcoming tour date is at Venetian Theatre on April 7 in Las Vegas. The schedule for the  British-American rock band’s upcoming 2023 concert is given below:

• Apri. 5, 2023, Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian
• April 7, 2023, Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian
• April 8, 2023, Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian
• April 11, 2023, Lawton, OK @ Apache Casino Hotel
• April 13, 2023, Catoosa, OK @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino The Joint
• April 14, 2023, Durant, OK @ The Grand Theater Choctaw Casino & Resort
• April 29, 2023, Shawnee, OK @ Grand Casino Hotel & Resort
• April 30, 2023, Park City, KS @ Hartman Arena
• May 2, 2023, Topeka, KS @ Stormont Vail Events Center
• May 3, 2023, Ralston, NE @ Ralston Arena
• May 6, 2023, Fort Yates, ND @ Prairie Knights Casino & Resort
• May 7, 2023, Deadwood, SD @ Deadwood Mountain Grand
• May 9, 2023, Duluth, MN @ DECC Symphony Hall
• until November 13, 2023, North Charleston, SC @ North Charleston Coliseum.

Foreigner band members then and now have Mick Jones as the only original member left. The remaining five have already departed from the band.

Jeff Pilson released two albums Shake the World and Generation Mind in 2020 and 2022 respectively as a member of Black Swan. Likewise, he worked with The End Machine in the release of their 2021 album Phase2.

Kelly and his wife celebrated his 2nd wedding anniversary on May 12, 2022. The lead singer took to his Instagram to share a photo of the entire Foreigner member meet-up on April 1, 2023, at Stanton Social Prime.

The pianist, Michael, is in a committed relationship with Tina Terry. Chris Frazier, the drummer, shared a snippet video of him practicing for their ongoing tour on April 2, 2023, via Facebook.

Guitarist Luis played his first concert with the band in May 2021. The former members of the band Al Greenwood and Rick Wills joined Foreigner in their ongoing 2023 Tour on April 4, 2023, at the Venetian in Las Vegas.

Correspondingly, another former member and co-founder Lou Gramm launched the Lou Gramm Foundation, a nonprofit organization, on March 20, 2023.