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Blaze Bayley

Blaze Bayley

lead vocals

b. 1963 in Birmingham

Blaze Bayley (born Bayley Alexander Cooke, 29 May 1963) is an English heavy metal singer. He was the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994 (and currently since 2010, following reunions in 2007 and 2009). He was also the lead singer of Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999. Since then, he has pursued a solo career and has released eleven studio albums. Blaze was voted number 67 in Sweden Rock magazine's top 100 singers of all time.

Early life

Bayley was born Bayley Alexander Cooke in Birmingham on 29 May 1963. His main inspiration to be a singer was when he saw Ronnie James Dio perform live at Birmingham Odeon on Dio's "Holy Diver" tour. At the time, Bayley was working a night job as a hotel porter. He would watch the rehearsals of a sixth form band who played Sex Pistols covers and some original material. It was the first time Blaze decided he would like to be a singer on stage.

Personal life

On 14 February 2007, Bayley married Debbie Hartland, his long-time girlfriend, on Gran Canaria. On 6 July 2008, Hartland suffered a cerebral haemorrhage and was hospitalised. She died on 27 September 2008 after having suffered a stroke two days before. On 21 December 2022, Bayley got engaged to his girlfriend Kate Ross at Stonehenge on the Winter Solstice. On 25 March 2023, Bayley suffered a heart attack.