American musician and frontman of Kiss (born 1952)
This article is about the musician. For other people with this name, see Paul Stanley (disambiguation).
Paul Stanley
Stanley in 2010
Born
Stanley Bert Eisen
(1952-01-20) January 20, 1952 (age 72)
New York City, U.S.
Other names
The Starchild
Occupations
Musician
singer
songwriter
Years active
1970–present
Spouses
Pamela Bowen
(m. 1992; div. 2001)
Erin Sutton
(m. 2005)
Children
4
Musical career
Genres
Hard rock
heavy metal
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
Member of
Paul Stanley's Soul Station
Formerly of
Kiss
Wicked Lester
Website
paulstanley.com
Musical artist
Paul Stanley (born Stanley Bert Eisen; January 20, 1952)[1] is an American musician who was the co-founder, frontman, rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss from the band's inception in 1973 to their retirement in 2023. He was the writer or co-writer of many of the band's most popular songs. Stanley established The Starchild character for his Kiss persona. Stanley was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 as a member of Kiss.
In 2006, Hit Parader ranked him 18th on their list of the Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time.[2] A Gibson.com readers' poll in 2010 named him 13th on their list of Top 25 Frontmen.[3]
^Rose, Mike (January 20, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 20, 2023 includes celebrities Questlove, Rainn Wilson". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^"Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
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