Paul Stanley

Person · Male

Paul Stanley

KISS frontman

From
Manhattan, United States
Since
1952–present
Releases
10
  • hard rock
  • heavy metal
  • rock
  • classic rock
  • glam
  • glam metal
  • glam rock
  • metal

About

Paul Stanley (born Stanley Bert Eisen; January 20, 1952) is an American musician and songwriter. 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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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.

From Paul Stanley on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Discography

Albums 2
Singles 4
Live 4

Links

Founder

Instrumental supporting musician

Involved with

Parent

Also known as

P. Stanley · Stanley Bert Eisen · Stanley Harvey Eisen · The Starchild · ポール・スタンレー

Tags

  • american

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000078408680
IPI
00029448858
IPI
00581462344

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.