<Tr> <Th> Associated acts </Th> <Td> Iron Maiden, Samson, Tribe of Gypsies, Sack Trick </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> screamforme.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958), known professionally as Bruce Dickinson, is an English singer, songwriter, musician, airline pilot, entrepreneur, author and broadcaster . He is the lead singer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden and is renowned for his wide - ranging operatic vocal style and energetic stage presence . </P> <P> Born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, Dickinson 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 the new wave of British heavy metal band Samson, with whom he gained some popularity under the stage name "Bruce Bruce" and performed on two studio records . 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 1980s . </P>

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