Paul Stanley
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Paul Stanley is an American musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and a founding member of the hard rock band Kiss, which was active from 1973 to 2023. He was the writer or co-writer of many of the band's most popular songs. Stanley established the Starchild character as his Kiss persona.
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Paul Stanley, born Stanley Bert Eisen in Queens in 1952, is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and musician. He is a member of the hard rock band Kiss and previously performed with Wicked Lester. His professional work began in 1970, and he is associated with the record label Universal Music Group. Stanley performs using his voice and guitar, and his music falls within the hard rock genre.
He is also known by the pseudonym The Starchild. Stanley is an American Jew who speaks English. His copyright representative is the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. He is a male citizen of the United States.
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Film & TV
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Known for
- From Tokyo to You — Self - Archive Footage2025
- Året var 1976 — Self (archive footage)2025
- Diane Warren: Relentless — Self2025
- Kiss - Hellfest 2023 — Guitar / Lead Vocals2023
- Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake — Self2023
- KISS: End of the Road2023
- KISS Rok' N Rosemont!2023
- KISS: End of the Road Cincinnati2023
- KISS Frontmen: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley — Self2022
- Kiss: Creatures of the Night - 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition — Self2022
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1952
Discography
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Key facts
- Born
- Stanley Bert Eisen , ( 1952-01-20 ) January 20, 1952 (age 74) , New York City, U.S.
- Other name
- The Starchild
- Occupations
- Musician singer songwriter record producer
- Years active
- 1970–present
- Spouses
- Pamela Bowen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2001 ) Erin Sutton ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. November 19, 2005</span>"}]]}'>2005 )
- Genres
- Hard rock heavy metal
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar
- Member of
- Paul Stanley's Soul Station
- Formerly of
- Kiss Wicked Lester
- Website
- paulstanley .com
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Official website
Paul Stanley | Face the Music
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Queens
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- hard rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Universal Music Group
- Official website
- www.paulstanley.com
- Image
- 2025 Paul Stanley of the band KISS at the Kennedy Center Honors Medal Presentation Dinner at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. on December 6 (cropped).jpg
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- Paul Stanley
- date of birth
- 1952-01-20
- member of
- Wicked Lester
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
- social media followers
- 697249
- birth name
- Stanley Bert Eisen
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- ethnic group
- American Jews
- name in native language
- Paul Stanley
- pseudonym
- The Starchild
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Encyclopedic overview
Paul Stanley (born Stanley Bert Eisen; January 20, 1952) is an American musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and a founding member of the hard rock band Kiss, which was active from 1973 to 2023. He was the writer or co-writer of many of the band's most popular songs. Stanley established the Starchild character as his Kiss persona.
In 2006, Hit Parader ranked Stanley 18th on their list of the Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time. A Gibson.com readers' poll in 2010 named him 13th on a list of Top 25 Frontmen. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 as a member of Kiss.
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