Former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno’s cause of death revealed
In a Fb post shared on Di’Anno’s professional page, a press free up from his representatives be taught, “Expensive fans and chums, We decide up received permission from Paul’s family to yelp you the news of Paul’s clarification for death, after the outcomes of the autopsy decide up been received.”
In preserving with the assertion, Di’Anno’s sisters Cheryl and Michelle confirmed their brother “had a creep within the sac around the heart and blood has filled within it from the foremost aorta artery and that has triggered the heart to finish.”
“Paul’s death used to be instantaneous and with any luck painless. Might presumably maybe additionally he leisure in peace,” the assertion added.
Archaic Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno’s clarification for death has been printed by his family on social media. (Kevin Nixon/Steel Hammer Magazine/Future by way of Getty Photos/Future by way of Getty Photos)
FORMER IRON MAIDEN SINGER PAUL DI’ANNO DEAD AT 66
Di’Anno died closing month on the age of 66.
Representatives for Di’Anno confirmed the news to Fox Files Digital on the time, announcing the singer died at his home in Salisbury, England.
“On behalf of his family, Conquest Song are sad to verify the death of Paul Andrews, professionally identified as Paul Di’Anno. Paul passed away at his home in Salisbury on the age of 66,” representatives and family for Di’Anno mentioned in a press free up to Fox Files Digital. “Born in Chingford, East London, on 17th Might presumably maybe additionally 1958, Paul first got right here to prominence as lead singer of English Heavy Steel band Iron Maiden, between 1978 and 1981.”
Di’Anno used to be the vocalist for the band’s first two albums, “Iron Maiden” and “Killers,” in 1980 and 1981, respectively.
Di’Anno, a long way staunch, with Iron Maiden in 1980. (Virginia Turbett/Redferns)
“Paul’s death used to be instantaneous and with any luck painless. Might presumably maybe additionally he leisure in peace.”
— Assertion from Paul Di’Anno’s representatives and family
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The singer started experiencing properly being disorders within the 2010s, including knee surgical operation in 2014 that continuously had him performing reside reveals in a wheelchair. He additionally had a cancer fear.
He told Classic Rock, “I collapsed at home after getting back from Argentina and a scan came upon a huge substantial dim shadow on my lungs. I believed I used to be on my way out, however it no doubt was out to be non-malignant.”
“It used to be an abscess that used to be all contaminated and the dimensions of a rugby ball. It turns out I’ve been residing with this thing in me for the closing few years,” Di’Anno mentioned.
He added, “I reveal I’m quite damn lucky, however the closing six months decide up been laborious.”
Di’Anno had several properly being disorders over the years, including a cancer fear. (Kevin Nixon/Steel Hammer Magazine/Future by way of Getty Photos/Future by way of Getty Photos)
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His family’s assertion upon his death mentioned, “Regardless of being by extreme properly being disorders in most up to date years that restricted him to performing in a wheelchair, Paul persisted to entertain his fans around the arena, racking up properly over 100 reveals since 2023.”
They added, “Conquest Song are proud to decide up had Paul Di’Anno in our artist family and ask his legion of fans to raise a glass in his reminiscence.”
The Fb post sharing Di’Anno’s clarification for death additionally illustrious there used to be a tribute existing to the leisurely singer this previous weekend at Underworld Camden, a rock venue in London.
A tribute existing for Di’Anno used to be held this previous weekend in London. (Kevin Nixon/Steel Hammer Magazine/Future by way of Getty Photos/Team Rock by way of Getty Photos)
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“With a exquisite musical build, his musical colleagues mentioned a noteworthy farewell to their friend,” the post be taught.