ZUM TOD DES BRITISCHEN HEAVY-METAL-SÄNGERS PAUL DI’ANNO (IRON MAIDEN)

Der am 17. Mai 1958 in Chingford als Paul Andrews geborene britische Heavy-Metal-Sänger Paul Di’Anno (Bild) ist am 21. Oktober 2024 in Salisbury gestorben. Er war von 1977 bis 1981 Sänger der Band Iron Maiden. Wegen Missbrauchs von Alkohol und anderen Drogen wurde er Ende 1981 durch Bruce Dickinson ersetzt. Seine Solo-Karriere brachte Paul Di'Anno wenig Erfolg. (*)

Bild: Paul Di’Anno, 2008 – Foto: Silvio Tanaka – Expansão Cultural,
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Original Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno dies

Born Paul Andrews, the musician featured on the band’s first two albums, Iron Maiden and Killers, establishing them as a crucial part of the new wave of British heavy metal.

He left the band in 1981 and was replaced by Bruce Dickinson. Di’Anno later admitted he had been partying «non-stop, 24 hours a day» and that the impact of his lifestyle «wasn’t fair to the band, the fans or to myself».

Mark Savage

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0l0nnnekdo

Paul Di’Anno obituary

The defining event in the singing career of Paul Di’Anno – and one whose influence he never managed to escape – was his departure from the London-based heavy metal band Iron Maiden in 1981.

Having joined in 1978, Di’Anno recorded an EP and two pioneering albums with the group, but disputes with the bandleader Steve Harris over musical direction, as well as his own unreliable behaviour, led the group to fire him.

The shadow of Iron Maiden lingered over Di’Anno, who has died aged 66, for the next 40 years, with a sequence of briefly successful projects mostly alluding to his former membership of one of the world’s biggest bands. After his departure he quickly descended into a chaotic lifestyle blighted by substance abuse.

Joel McIver

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/22/paul-di-anno-obituary

The heavy metal frontman was the lead vocalist of Iron Maiden from 1978 to 1981

Iron Maiden was formed in 1975 by bassist-songwriter Steve Harris. They recruited Di’Anno in November 1978 after a chance meeting at the Red Lion pub in Leytonstone. 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.»

Kevin E G Perry

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/paul-dianno-death-age-iron-maiden-b2632945.html

Paul Di’Anno, Iron Maiden’s Frontman on First Recordings, Dead at 66

Of his contributions to the Maiden discography, as well as heavy metal in general, Di’Anno said: “The two albums I made with the band were pivotal. Later on in my life when I met Metallica, Pantera, and Sepultura, and they told me that those albums were what got them into music, it made me incredibly proud.”

Jon Blistein

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/paul-dianno-iron-maiden-dead-obituary-1235139102

The singer helmed the mic for the legendary hard rock band from 1978-1981 before being replaced by longtime vocalist Bruce Dickinson

The powerful singer continued to record and tour through 2016, when he was hospitalized for undisclosed medical reasons; at the time «Blabbermouth» reported that Di’Anno had been forced to perform from a wheelchair due to injuries from a number of motorcycle accidents. He also faced a number of other health challenges over the years, including a near-fatal battle with sepsis that landed him in the hospital for eight months in 2015.

Gil Kaufman

https://ca.billboard.com/music/music-news/paul-dianno-dead-original-iron-maiden-singer-dies-obituary-1235807006

Paul Di’Anno, Early Iron Maiden Frontman, Dies at 66

The English singer played with the band in its early years. He later worked with other bands and pursued a solo career.

Jesus Jiménez

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/arts/music/paul-dianno-iron-maiden-dead.html

Paul Di’Anno Dies: Iron Maiden’s First Singer Was 66

Paul Di’Anno, the lead singer of Iron Maiden from 1978 to 1981 which included the heavy metal band’s first two albums, died in England on Monday after suffering ill health in recent years. He was 66. His death was announced on the band’s Instagram page.

«We are all deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Paul Di’Anno earlier today,» the band said in a statement. «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 frontman and vocalist, both on stage and on our first two albums, will be very fondly remembered not just by us, but by fans around the world.»

Greg Evans

https://deadline.com/2024/10/paul-dianno-dead-iron-maiden-1236121990

Muere Paul Di’Anno, cantante de los primeros discos de Iron Maiden

Paul Di’Anno, alias de Paul Andrews, fue el frontman de Iron Maiden desde 1978 hasta 1981. Suya es la voz carismática de sus dos primeros álbumes, los exitosos Iron Maiden (1980) y Killers (1981), discos de referencia del heavy metal británico.

El sello discográfico en el que grababa en la actualidad, Di’Anno, Conquest Music, ha dado a conocer la noticia de la muerte por medio de un comunicado.

https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/musica/2024/10/21/67167f23fdddffa4408b458a.html

Paul Di’Anno, morto il primo cantante degli Iron Maiden

Con la sua voce ha dato il via alla leggenda degli Iron Maiden. Dischi e canzoni che fanno ancora tremare di gioia tutti i fan del metal. Paul Di’Anno, all’anagrafe Paul Andrews, noto soprattutto per essere stato il frontman della rock band britannica dal 1978 al 1981 grazie alla potenza della sua voce blues, è morto all’età di 66 anni nella sua casa di Salisbury, nel Wiltshire.

https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2024/10/21/news/paul_di_anno_morto_cantante_iron_maiden_66_anni-423569182

Décès de Paul Di’Anno, ancien chanteur d’Iron Maiden à 66 ans

Il a chanté sur les deux premiers albums du mythique groupe de métal Iron Maiden. Paul Di’Anno s’est éteint lundi à l’âge de 66 ans. Sa mort a été annoncée sur la page Instagram du groupe et confirmée par la maison de disques du chanteur, Conquest Music. Les causes de son décès n’ont pas été révélées.

Simon Pierre

https://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/deces-de-l-ancien-chanteur-d-iron-maiden-paul-di-anno-a-66-ans-20241022

Wegweisende Präsenz

«Wir sind zutiefst traurig darüber, dass wir vom Tod von Paul Di’Anno erfahren haben», heißt es im Statement von Bruce Dickinson und Co. «Pauls Beitrag zu Iron Maiden war gewaltig und half uns, den Weg einzuschlagen, den wir als Band seit fast fünf Jahrzehnten bereist haben. An seine wegweisende Präsenz als Frontmann und Sänger — sowohl auf der Bühne als auch auf unseren ersten zwei Alben — werden nicht nur wir uns sehr innig erinnern, sondern auch die Fans auf der ganzen Welt. Wir sind sehr dankbar dafür, dass wir vor ein paar Jahren die Gelegenheit bekommen haben, um noch einmal etwas Zeit mit ihm zu verbringen.

Im Namen der Band, von Rod und Andy sowie des gesamten Iron-Maiden-Teams drücken wir Pauls Familie und seinen engen Freunden unser aufrichtigstes Beileid aus. Ruhe in Frieden, Paul.»

Lothar Gerber