Blaze Bayley
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Blaze Bayley is a British heavy metal singer best known for fronting Iron Maiden in the mid-1990s and for his subsequent solo career.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blaze Bayley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5875619 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blaze Bayley Context triple: [Iron Maiden, formerMember, Blaze Bayley]
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A.
John Sykes
John Sykes is an English rock guitarist and songwriter best known for his work with bands like Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Blue Murder.
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B.
Brent Rowan
Brent Rowan is an American session guitarist and record producer best known for his extensive work in country music.
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C.
Mark Hunter
Mark Hunter is the rebellious, pirate-radio–hosting teenager who challenges authority and inspires his peers in the 1990 cult film "Pump Up the Volume."
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D.
Mark Hunter
Mark Hunter is a Canadian former NHL player and prominent junior hockey executive best known for co-owning and managing the OHL’s London Knights.
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E.
Jon Davison
Jon Davison is a British video game journalist and media executive known for his work at outlets such as GamePro, 1UP, and IGN.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blaze Bayley Target entity description: Blaze Bayley is a British heavy metal singer best known for fronting Iron Maiden in the mid-1990s and for his subsequent solo career.
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A.
John Sykes
John Sykes is an English rock guitarist and songwriter best known for his work with bands like Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Blue Murder.
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B.
Brent Rowan
Brent Rowan is an American session guitarist and record producer best known for his extensive work in country music.
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C.
Mark Hunter
Mark Hunter is the rebellious, pirate-radio–hosting teenager who challenges authority and inspires his peers in the 1990 cult film "Pump Up the Volume."
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D.
Mark Hunter
Mark Hunter is a Canadian former NHL player and prominent junior hockey executive best known for co-owning and managing the OHL’s London Knights.
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E.
Jon Davison
Jon Davison is a British video game journalist and media executive known for his work at outlets such as GamePro, 1UP, and IGN.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy metal singer
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human ⓘ recording artist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Blaze Bayley (band)
NERFINISHED
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Iron Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Zwijsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfsbane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Bayley Alexander Cooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1963-05-29 ⓘ |
| genre |
heavy metal
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power metal ⓘ traditional heavy metal ⓘ |
| hasSoloAlbum |
Blood & Belief
NERFINISHED
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Endure and Survive NERFINISHED ⓘ Infinite Entanglement NERFINISHED ⓘ Promise and Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ Silicon Messiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenth Dimension NERFINISHED ⓘ The King of Metal NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man Who Would Not Die NERFINISHED ⓘ The Redemption of William Black NERFINISHED ⓘ War Within Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| joinedBand | Iron Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| joinYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| leaveYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| leftBand | Iron Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Blaze Bayley (band)
NERFINISHED
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Iron Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfsbane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor | frontman of Iron Maiden in the mid-1990s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Infinite Entanglement trilogy
NERFINISHED
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Silicon Messiah NERFINISHED ⓘ The X Factor (as vocalist of Iron Maiden) NERFINISHED ⓘ Virtual XI (as vocalist of Iron Maiden) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Birmingham, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAlbumWith |
Iron Maiden – The X Factor
NERFINISHED
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Iron Maiden – Virtual XI NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfsbane – All Hell’s Breaking Loose Down at Little Kathy Wilson’s Place! NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfsbane – Down Fall the Good Guys NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfsbane – Live Fast, Die Fast NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfsbane – Wolfsbane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Bruce Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Blaze Bayley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalType | baritone ⓘ |
| website | https://www.blazebayley.net/ ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1980s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blaze Bayley Description of subject: Blaze Bayley is a British heavy metal singer best known for fronting Iron Maiden in the mid-1990s and for his subsequent solo career.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.