Paul Di'Anno
English heavy metal singer
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| 2025 | A documentary film about Di'Anno by Wes Orshoski is intended to be ready for festival screenings. |
| November 7 2024 | A tribute show was held at Underworld Camden in honor of Paul Di'Anno, featuring performances by Electric Gypsy, Gypsy's Kiss, and Hi-On Maiden, who were originally planned to support Di'Anno on a cancelled tour before his death. |
| October 21 2024 | Paul Di'Anno died at his home in Salisbury at age 66, with Conquest Music confirming his death due to severe health issues that had previously restricted him to performing in a wheelchair. |
| September 27 2024 | Released his first career retrospective, 'The Book of the Beast' on Conquest Music, featuring a limited edition 2-LP set in coloured vinyl and a CD+DVD set with new masters and previously unreleased material, including duets with Tony Martin and ZP Theart. |
| August 2023 | Announced a new album to be released in 2024 for BraveWords Records under the name Paul Di'Anno's Warhorse. |
| 2022 | Released 3-CD Box Set 'Paul Di'Anno's Battlezone: Killers In The Battlezone (1986–2000)' |
| May 21 2022 | Performed his first live show in 7 years with a Norwegian live band at Bikers Beer Factory in Zagreb, Croatia. |
| November 2021 | Di'Anno relocated to Croatia to undergo knee treatment and surgery. |
| October 2021 | The crowdfunding campaign reached its target, and Di'Anno thanked supporters for their help. |
| September 2021 | A photo surfaced showing Di'Anno's badly swollen leg, and he was still waiting for knee surgery. |
| June 7 2021 | Removed from the Beermageddon Festival lineup, with organizers announcing that the planned project would not go ahead. |
| January 2021 | A crowdfunder was launched to help raise money for Paul Di'Anno's knee surgery after years of poor health. |
| 2020 | Released live album 'Hell Over Waltrop – Live In Germany', recorded in 2006 |
| August 30 2020 | Planned final performance at Beermageddon Festival in Bromsgrove, England was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| October 29 2017 | Di'Anno joined The Iron Maidens on stage at the O2 Academy in Islington, London, performing 'Wrathchild' and 'Iron Maiden' while appearing in a wheelchair. |
| May 2016 | Di'Anno was hospitalized for undisclosed medical issues, forcing him to cancel his previously announced June 2016 tour of Brazil. |
| 2015 | Performed on 'Tribute to Rod Stewart and The Faces II', singing 'Hot Legs' and 'Cindy Incidentally'. |
| 2015 | Paul Di'Anno joined the band Architects of Chaoz and released the album 'League of Shadows' |
| 2015 | Di'Anno returned to Brazil for his 'The Beast is Back' tour, making eight presentations with local musicians, before pausing due to health problems. |
| 2015 | Di'Anno performed at Rock Against Narcotics in Pune, India, and completed a tour of Sweden during the summer with his Norwegian backing band. |
| 2014 | Released DVD 'The Beast Arises' |
| 2014 | Di'Anno sang lead vocals on the bonus track 'Fuck You All' for the hard rock band Hollywood Monsters' album Big Trouble, released on Mausoleum Records. |
| 2014 | Di'Anno appeared at two major festivals: Tons of Rock in Halden, Norway, and Sweden Rock Festival in Norje, Sweden, continuing his international tour performances. |
| August 2014 | Di'Anno scrapped his retirement plans and released a new album called The League of Shadows with his new band, Architects of Chaoz. |
| 2013 | Contributed to 'Thriller – A Metal Tribute To Michael Jackson', performing the song 'Bad'. |
| 2013 | Di'Anno performed at Hard Rock Hell festival in Wales, UK, and Voxbotn festival in the Faroe Islands, Denmark, with his Norwegian backing band. |
| December 2013 | Paul Di'Anno and Cliff Evans announce the band will regroup and release a new album 'The Lazarus Syndrome'. |
| 2012 | Released compilation 'Wrathchild – The Anthology' |
| June 2012 | Di'Anno was given the Freedom of the City of Bariloche in Argentina for charitable work he had carried out in previous years. |
| March 11 2011 | Di'Anno was sentenced to nine months in jail at Salisbury Crown Court for benefit fraud, but was released after serving only two months due to good behaviour. |
| February 2011 | Paul Di'Anno was convicted on eight counts of benefit fraud for claiming more than £45,000 under false pretences. |
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