Paul Di’Annoformer frontman of the band Iron Maidendied at the age of 66 at his family home in Great Britain. The cause of death has not yet been announced, but it is known that he used a wheelchair for a long time due to health problems.
Although he was not the founder Iron Maiden-aDi’Anno made his mark by singing on their first albums. The group formed in 1976 with Dennis Wilcock as lead vocalist before being replaced in the band by Di’Anno in 1978.
Di’Anno was instrumental in the band’s rise to worldwide fame during his work on the first two albums, „Iron Maiden“ (1980) i „Killers“ (1981). However, due to drug problems, he was fired after a world tour promoting the album „Killers“. After him, Bruce Dickinson took over the microphone and the band reached global fame.
Although he left Iron MaidenDi’Anno didn’t give up on music. He continued his solo career and was part of groups such as Warhorse and Gogmagog. In 2011, he was sentenced to nine months in prison for fraud, but was released after two months for good behavior.
His health deteriorated in his last years, but he did not stop performing, even when he had to use a wheelchair. In 2023, it was revealed that they were members Iron Maiden-a helped fund his knee surgery through a GoFundMe campaign. “I will be forever grateful for that,” Di’Anno said.
The news of his death was confirmed by his label, Conquest Music. They posted: “On behalf of his family, Conquest Music regret to confirm the passing of Paul Andrews, aka Paul Di’Anno, who has left us at his home in Salisbury.”
Iron Maiden have spoken out about his death, expressing their sadness and emphasizing his enormous contribution to the band. “Paul’s pioneering spirit as a frontman will forever be remembered,” they said. Steve Harris revealed that they often communicated via text messages sharing their love of West Ham United. “We will miss him. “Rest in peace my friend,” Harris added.
Source: balkanrock.com
