Farewell Former Iron Maiden Singer Paul Di'Anno

The first singer for Iron Maiden, Paul Di'Anno, has died. Di'Anno sang on Maiden's first two albums. He has been sick for quite some time and passed at his home in the U.K. at age 66.

Di'Anno battled sepsis, MRSA and PTSD over the past decade. Despite this, Di'Anno performed a lot of shows in 2023 but he was in a wheelchair. Past drug and alcohol issues compounded the health issues.

After the news of Di'Anno's passing, Iron Maiden released an official statement:

Monday 21st October 2024

We are all deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Paul Di'Anno earlier today. Paul's contribution to Iron Maiden was immense and helped set us on the path we have been travelling as a band for almost five decades. His pioneering presence as a… pic.twitter.com/pqskpLPBwc

— Iron Maiden (@IronMaiden) October 21, 2024

Here's Paul Di'Anno singing "Prodigal Son"

Comments

[Bkallday]

Those first two Maiden cds are so different than the Dickinson material, but it was still so iconic and original at the time. Di'Anno never seemed to be able to fully rebound after leaving the band, very unfortunate that he and Harris could never get along. However, Maiden went on to become one of the biggest metal bands of all time! RIP Paul Di'Anno, your music and songs will last forever. \m/

[Metalboy!]

Indeed!

He was great!