Original Iron Maiden Singer Paul Mario Day Dies as Tributes Paid

Paul Mario Day, Iron Maiden's first live lead singer, dies at 69

Paul Mario Day, the heavy metal band's first lead singer for a brief period before their recording career, has died.

Paul Mario Day, original Iron Maiden singer, dead at 69

Paul Mario Day, Iron Maiden's original frontman who joined the legendary British heavy metal band in 1975, has died at age 69.

Tributes pour in for original Iron Maiden frontman Paul Mario Day after death aged 69

Tributes have been paid to Paul Mario Day, the original frontman of Iron Maiden, following news of his death at the age of 69.

Original Iron Maiden Vocalist Paul Mario Day Dead at 69

Paul Mario Day, the original vocalist of metal icons Iron Maiden, has died at age 69. Recruited by bassist Steve Harris in late 1975, he performed with the band for only ten months before departing, according to Billboard.  "When I sang in Iron Maiden, it was a new pub band and nobody wanted to see or hear them," Day later recalled of the band. "We were all nobodys all trying to make the best music we could and fighting for an audience." After D…

Original vocalist for iconic British heavy metal band dies at age 69

Paul Mario Day, the original lead singer of Iron Maiden and a heavy metal vocalist has died. According to Parade, Day, 69, died at his home in Australia Tuesday following a battle with cancer; however, an official cause of death has not been confirmed.