Paul Di’Anno 

Paul Andrews (17 May 1958 – 21 October 2024), better known by his stage name Paul Di’Anno, was an English heavy metal singer who was the lead vocalist for Iron Maiden from 1978 to 1981.

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Paul Di’Anno
Di’Anno in 2023, on a wheelchair, performing his first UK show in 10 years at KK’s Steelmill in Wolverhampton, England.
Background information
Birth name	Paul Andrews
Born	17 May 1958 Chingford, London, England
Died	October 21, 2024 (aged 66) Salisbury, England, U.K.
Genres	Heavy metal Punk rock
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	1977–2024
Formerly of	Iron Maiden Battlezone Gogmagog Killers Architects of Chaoz
Website	pauldianno.com

In his post-Maiden career, Di’Anno issued numerous albums over the years, as both a solo artist and as a member of such bands as Gogmagog, Di’Anno’s Battlezone, Killers, Rockfellas, and more recently, Warhorse. Together with fellow Iron Maiden member Dennis Stratton, he joined Praying Mantis for the recording of their 1990 live album Live at Last.

In February 2011, Paul Di’Anno was convicted on eight counts of benefit fraud for claiming more than £45,000 under false pretenses. On 11 March 2011, he was jailed for nine months at Salisbury Crown Court. He only served two of the nine months to which he was sentenced, being released early for good behaviour.

Di’Anno’s religious affiliation is made uncertain by his own words; he has given interviews that contradict each other on this subject, perhaps as a practical joke. He has a tattoo on the back of his head that says “666” and “GOD = SUCKER”. According to his autobiography, he converted to Islam in the 1990s after reading the Qur’an. However, he has subsequently reversed that position, saying “I think religion kills everybody. I don’t believe in it. … No, my father was a Muslim, I must admit. But I don’t give a fuck.” In later interviews Di’Anno clarifies that he never was a true Muslim, that he never stopped drinking, but tried to become a better person by applying some of the Muslim philosophies to his life. His autobiography furthers the confusion, in various passages he claims to be Muslim, Catholic, Jewish, and Aboriginal.

Di’Anno has been married five times and has six children.

A crowdfunder was launched in January 2021 to help raise money for the singer’s knee surgery, following several years of poor health. In September 2021, it was reported that Di’Anno was still waiting for the surgery, and a photo surfaced of the singer showing his badly swollen leg. In October 2021, the crowdfunding had reached its target to which Di’Anno heartily thanked everyone for their support. In November 2021, Di’Anno relocated to Croatia to undergo treatment and surgery for his knee. Following the successful surgery, Di’Anno confirmed reports that Iron Maiden helped pay for the final part of his treatment in Croatia.

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In October 2024, the label Conquest Music confirmed that Di’Anno had passed away in his Salisbury home after “being troubled by severe health issues in recent years that restricted him to performing in a wheelchair”.

In comparison to the operatic vocals of Bruce Dickinson, his successor in Iron Maiden, Di’Anno is remembered for having a more guttural “punk” sound to his singing, in part because he began his singing career in punk band the Paedophiles. He usually sang with a raspy and rougher sound, although he was capable of singing with a purer voice as demonstrated by slower numbers like “Remember Tomorrow”, “Strange World” and “Prodigal Son”.

Later in his career Di’Anno’s style, along with his music, became darker and more aggressive as Iron Maiden evolved into a more progressive outfit.

Di’Anno has had several businesses outside of the music industry, including an internet café and a hotel/restaurant in England, both of which he sold. He was last resident in Salisbury, Wiltshire.