Paul Di'Anno

British heavy metal singer (1958–2024)
Person human Q313505
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Paul Di'Anno

Summary

Paul Di'Anno is a human[1]. Born in Chingford[2], he… he was born on May 17, 1958[3]. He passed away in Salisbury[4]. He died on October 21, 2024[5]. He worked as a songwriter[6] and singer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,723 views/month, #6,435 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Paul Di'Anno was born in Chingford[2].
  • Paul Di'Anno passed away in Salisbury[4].
  • Paul Di'Anno was born on May 17, 1958[3].
  • Paul Di'Anno died on October 21, 2024[5].
  • Paul Di'Anno held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Paul Di'Anno's professions included songwriter[6].
  • Paul Di'Anno worked as a singer[7].
  • Paul Di'Anno's field of work was heavy metal music[10].
  • Paul Di'Anno's field of work was singing[11].
  • Paul Di'Anno's field of work was popular music[12].
  • Paul Di'Anno's field of work was pop music[13].
  • Paul Di'Anno was educated at Leyton Sixth Form College[14].
  • Paul Di'Anno was a member of Iron Maiden[15].
  • Paul Di'Anno was a member of Hells Angels (disbanded)[16].
  • Paul Di'Anno is recorded as male[17].
  • Paul Di'Anno's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Paul Di'Anno's genre is heavy metal music[19].
  • Paul Di'Anno's Commons category is recorded as Paul Di'Anno[20].
  • Paul Di'Anno's voice type is recorded as baritone[21].
  • Paul Di'Anno's family name is recorded as Andrews[22].
  • Paul Di'Anno's given name is recorded as Paul Michael[23].
  • Paul Di'Anno's pseudonym is recorded as Paul Di'Anno[24].
  • Paul Di'Anno's official website is recorded as https://www.pauldianno.com/[25].
  • Paul Di'Anno's instrument is recorded as voice[26].
  • Paul Di'Anno's convicted of is recorded as fraud[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1958-05-17[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2024-10-21[31]

  • Genre(s): heavy metal, rock[32]

  • Community tags: heavy metal, rock[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 85994c53-062f-462e-95fd-3a521dd1fcd2[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Paul Di'Anno was born in Chingford[2]. He was born on May 17, 1958[3].

Education

Paul Di'Anno's education included a stint at Leyton Sixth Form College[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include songwriter[6] and singer[7]. Fields of work include heavy metal music[10], a music genre[35], founded in 1970[36]; singing[11], a type of activity[37]; popular music[12], a music genre[38]; and pop music[13], a music genre[39], founded in 1950[40].

Death and Burial

Paul Di'Anno died on October 21, 2024[5]. He passed away in Salisbury[4].

Why It Matters

Paul Di'Anno ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,723 views/month, #6,435 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Paul Di'Anno born?

Paul Di'Anno's place of birth was Chingford[2].

Where did Paul Di'Anno die?

Paul Di'Anno died in Salisbury[4].

What did Paul Di'Anno do for work?

Paul Di'Anno worked as songwriter[6] and singer[7].

Where did Paul Di'Anno go to school?

Paul Di'Anno was educated at Leyton Sixth Form College[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . The Guardian. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . loudersound.com. loudersound.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . NME. nme.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at Leyton Sixth Form College
    Convicted of fraud
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    End of work period +2024-00-00T00:00:00Z
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