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

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Former Iron Maiden band member, Paul Di’Anno, has passed away at the age of 66. He was the lead singer on the band’s first two albums from 1978 to 1981 but was then replaced by the band’s current singer Bruce Dickinson.

While no cause of death was given, it was said that he was struggling with an unnamed illness for the last several years.