Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958) is an English singer and songwriter He is known for his work as the lead singer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden since 1981, and is renowned for his wide-ranging operatic vocal style and energetic stage presenceDickinson began his career in music fronting small pub bands in the 1970s while attending school in Sheffield and university in London In 1979, he joined British new wave heavy metal band Samson, with whom he gained some popularity under the stage name "Bruce Bruce" and performed on two studio records (Head On and Shock Tactics He left Samson in 1981 to join Iron Maiden, replacing Paul Di'Anno, and debuted on their 1982 album "The Number of the Beast During his first tenure in the band, they issued a series of US and UK platinum and gold albums in the 1980sDickinson quit Iron Maiden in 1993 (being replaced by Blaze Bayley) to pursue his solo career, which saw him experiment with a wide variety of heavy metal and rock styles between 1990 and 1998 ( Tattooed Millionaire, Balls to Picasso, Skunkworks, Accident of Birth, and The Chemical Wedding) He rejoined the band in 1999, along with guitarist Adrian Smith, with whom he has released all subsequent studio albums Since his return to Iron Maiden, he issued one further solo record in 2005, Tyranny of Souls His younger cousin, Rob Dickinson, is the former lead singer of British alternative rock band Catherine Wheel, while his son, Austin, fronted the metalcore band Rise to Remain
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