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Privacy NoticeFormer Iron Maiden singer Paul Andrews, who was best known by his stage name Di’Anno, has sadly passed away at the age of 66. A statement on behalf of his family confirmed the news and said he passed away at his home in Salisbury. It read: “On behalf of his family, Conquest Music are sad to confirm the death of Paul Andrews, professionally known as Paul Di’Anno. Paul passed away at his home in Salisbury at the age of 66.” The statement continued: “Born in Chingford, East London, on 17th May 1958, Paul first came to prominence as lead singer of English Heavy Metal band Iron Maiden, between 1978 and 1981.
Paul Di’Anno rose to fame during the late 70s as a heavy metal singer
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“He sang on their groundbreaking debut album Iron Maiden, and the influential follow up release, Killers. Since leaving Iron Maiden, Paul Di’Anno had a long and eventful recording career with Battlezone and Killers as well as numerous solo releases and guest appearances. “Despite being troubled by severe health issues in recent years that restricted him to performing in a wheelchair, Paul continued to entertain his fans around the world, racking up well over 100 shows since 2023. His first career retrospective album, The Book of the Beast was released in September 2024 and featured highlights of his recordings since leaving Iron Maiden. Conquest Music are proud to have had Paul Di’Anno in our artist family and ask his legion of fans to raise a glass in his memory.”
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Heavy metal band Iron Maiden in 1981 (from left, Clive Burr, Dave Murray, Paul Di’Anno, Adrian Smith, and Steve Harris)
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Paul Di’Anno performing live on stage in 2013
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Sign up to OK!’s daily newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free Tributes have flooded in for the heavy metal legend as one fan wrote: “Rest in Peace, Paul.” A second penned: “Another hero is gone…” A third wrote: “Responsible for the first and second best Maiden albums. Shocked at this news. It must’ve been sudden, he was supposed to be interviewed by Planet Rock last night.” “Remember seeing him with Maiden when they opened for Judas Priest. R.I.P Paul,” another commented. “Sorry to hear of his passing-all the best to his family and friends…”Paul Di”, said one more. Others reflected on Paul’s performances as one noted: “Beyond gutted, saw him live last year and he was great also on my favourite Maiden album too.” A second added: “Damn it! Fantastic vocalist but he definitely had issues sadly. He’s led to his departure from the band. Always have fun memories of listening to the first two albums!” “Wow that’s young… sad to hear,” another voiced. While one more said: “Horrible news Paul was awesome and will be dearly missed.”Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnIn the News
