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KISS: End of the Road World Tour - New York Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS perform during KISS: End of the Road World Tour at Madison Square Garden on December 01, 2023 in New York City. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

January 20, 2026 at 10:47 p.m. UTC

By Kristy Knight

Jan 20, 1952

HAPPY 74TH BIRTHDAY, Paul Stanley from KISS!

The group rose to fame in the mid-1970s with shock rock–style live performances featuring fire-breathing, smoking guitars, shooting rockets, and so much more including Gene Simmons TONGUE!

Kiss has been awarded 24 gold albums - selling more than 40 million albums. Stanley had The Starchild Character for his Kiss persona.

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