Roy Khan
Roy Khan performing in Texas (2007)
Background information
Birth name	Roy Sætre Khantatat
Born	March 12, 1970 (1970-03-12) (age 38)
Origin	Elverum, Norway
Genre(s)	Symphonic metal Power metal Progressive metal
Occupation(s)	Vocalist, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Guitar
Years active	1991-present
Label(s)	Steamhammer/SPV GmbH
Associated acts	Kamelot Conception
Website	www.kamelot.com

Roy Sætre Khantatat (born March 12, 1970), is a Norwegian singer. Commonly known as Roy Khan or simply Khan, he is the vocalist for the symphonic power metal band Kamelot. Before becoming famous as a metal vocalist, he studied opera in Norway for 3 years.

Before Khan joined Kamelot in 1997, he was in the progressive metal band Conception. After Mark Vanderbilt left Kamelot in 1998, the existing members made Roy go skydiving with them to prove himself, and he succeeded. He co-writes all of Kamelot's songs with the band's guitarist and founder Thomas Youngblood. In 2005, Khan reunited with his previous band Conception and played at the 2005 ProgPower USA VI festival^[1] on Friday, September 16 and Norwegian Scream Magazine's 15 Years & 100 Issues Festival on Saturday, October 1. Khan, guitarist Tore Østby (previously from ARK) and the rest of Conception reunited; it was clarified Khan will continue to support Kamelot.

Discography

With Conception

Albums

• The Last Sunset (1991)
• Parallel Minds (1993)
• In Your Multitude (1995)
• Flow (1997)

EPs

• Guilt/Sundance (1995)

With Kamelot

Albums

• Siége Perilous (1998)
• The Fourth Legacy (2000)
• Karma (2001)
• Epica (2003)
• The Black Halo (2005)
• Ghost Opera (2007)

Live albums

• The Expedition (2000)
• One Cold Winter's Night (2006)

Live DVDs

• One Cold Winter's Night (2006)

Guest appearances

• Crest Of Darkness - The Ogress (1999) in "Reference" and in "Sweet Scent Of Death"
• Epica - Consign to Oblivion (2005) in "Trois Vierges"
• Avantasia - The Scarecrow (2008) in "Twisted Mind"

See also

• Kamelot

External links

• Roy Khan's information on the Kamelot official webpage
• Official Conception Site

References