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Date of Birth

7 August 1958, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Birth Name

Paul Bruce Dickinson

Nickname

Bruce-Bruce
The Air Raid Siren

Height

5' 6" (1.68 m)

Spouse

Paddy Bowden	(1990 - present) 3 children
Jane	(1983 - 1987) (divorced)

Trade Mark

His high pitched singing voice which has given him the nickname "The Air Raid Siren"

Trivia

Lead singer for British heavy metal band Iron Maiden since 1982.

Has written two novels "The Adventures of Lord Iffy-Boatrace" and "The Missionary Position".

Joined Iron Maiden in 1981 after they fired their original singer Paul DiAnno. He auditioned by singing three songs over Paul DiAnno's original vocal tracks on the "Killer's" album. There's actually a recording of this going around in the bootleg market. Bruce's first shows were in Italy from 10/26/81 to 10/31/81. His first album with Iron Maiden was "The Number Of The Beast" in 1982. Bruce recorded 10 Iron Maiden albums and left the band in 1993 to further his solo career. He recorded 7 solos albums including a "best of" with added bonus tracks. Bruce rejoined Iron Maiden in 1999 and went on to record their lastest album "Brave New World".

Before Iron Maiden, he was the lead singer for London-based Metal band Samson, led by Paul Samson.

Iron Maiden's 1988 album "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" came 30th in Classic Rock Magazine's list of the 30 greatest concept albums of all time. [March 2003]

He went to the wedding of Marillion frontman Fish in 1987.

Enjoys the hobby of professional fencing.

When Bon Jovi headlined at Donnington Park, Bruce, Dee Snider and Paul Stanley joined Bon Jovi onstage for the last song of the evening. Bruce was wearing Union Jack shorts and didn't know the words to the song being played so he had to run around stage reading the lyrics from a sheet of paper.

Was asked to join the United Kingdom's Olympic fencing team. Dickinson turned it down since he was on tour with Iron Maiden.

Hosts "The Friday Night Rock Show" on BBC 6 Music Radio.

Currently a first officer for the UK-based charter airline Astraeus. He flies the Boeing 737-300 and slightly larger 737-700. [2004]

His employer, Astraeus Airlines, has acquired Boeing 757 jets and he now flies the jet on charter. On a recent flight AEU666, he flew to Iceland as co-pilot, with a jet full of Iron Maiden fans and did the Iron Maiden show, then flew back to London Gatwick.

Released his first solo album, Tattooed Millionaire, in 1990.

Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter, the classic Maiden tune, was originally performed by Bruce as a solo artist.

Upgraded to Captain for Astraeus Airlines flying Boeing 757 series jets.

He has three children with his wife Paddy Bowden: Griffin Dickinson, Austin Dickinson and Kia Michelle Dickinson.

Has an estimated net worth of 20-30 $million.

Where Are They Now

(June 2003) Iron Maiden (Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, Janick Gers, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Nicko McBrain) is currently on "Give Me Ed... Til I'm Dead" tour and working on a new album titled "Dance of Death" scheduled for release in September of 2003.

(June 2003) Currently on the "Dance of Death World Tour" with Iron Maiden (19/10/2003 - 12/12/2003).

(August 2004) Hosts "The Rock Show" on BBC 6 Music Radio at 23:00 London Time (6:00 Eastern).

(October 2004) Iron Maiden are currently scheduling tour dates and preparing. Tour begins Summer 2005.

(April 2005) Scheduled to release his new solo album "Tyranny Of Souls" on May 23rd.

(August 2006) With Iron Maiden, set to release their latest album, "A Matter of Life and Death".

(February 2008) On the worldwide "Somewhere Back In Time" Tour with Iron Maiden, visiting many new countries, and others the band haven't been in a while (i.e. Australia)

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