Barry Hansen

www.barryhansenmusic.com

Barry Hansen grew up in Northwest Washington and served a French-speaking mission in Quebec. He studied voice at Brigham Young University and sang with BYU's Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Barry's studio vocals have appeared on several albums, including "Seminary's Greatest Songs", "True to the Faith", "Parables", "Bring Them In", "Let Us Go Forth" and "Night of All Nights". He also co-wrote the title track to "Let Us Go Forth" with his brother Greg Hansen. He performed "My Soul Hungered" as part of the 2003 Pearl Awards broadcast.

Barry is a 2004 Pearl Award nominee for Studio Vocalist, and as a freelance graphic designer, he received the 2004 Pearl Award for Album Design. Barry recently teamed up with his brother Greg to produce his first solo album, "My Soul Hungered". The album includes several classics and introduces some new songs, including "The Title of Liberty", co-written by Barry and Greg.

Barry and his wife Marian are the parents of eight children and reside in Orem, Utah.