Paul Di’Anno death: Former Iron Maiden singer dies at 66

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Paul Di’Anno, the former frontman of Iron Maiden, has died aged 66. In Mick Wall’s book Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography, Harris was quoted as saying: “There’s sort of a quality in Paul’s voice, a raspiness in his voice, or whatever you want to call it, that just gave it this great edge.” open image in gallery Iron Maiden in 1981: Steve Harris, Clive Burr, Paul Di’Anno, Adrian Smith and Dave Murray Di’Anno sang on Iron Maiden’s influential self-titled debut album in 1980, and on their follow-up album Killers in 1981. It was too much.” After being fired from Iron Maiden in 1981, Di’Anno fronted his own band called Di’Anno from 1983 to 1985. In their statement, Conquest Music added: “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.” Di’Anno married five times and has six children.