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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 10, 1942
Died
May 16, 2010
Place of Birth
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
Also Known As
- Ronald James Padavona
- Dio
- Ronnie Dio
Ronnie James Dio
0.3 Popularity
Biography
Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona, July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), was an American rock and heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, among others. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser Hear 'n Aid. He was widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice. He is credited with popularizing the "metal horns" hand gesture in metal culture. Before his death, he was collaborating on a project with former Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice, under the moniker Heaven & Hell, whose only studio album, The Devil You Know, was released on April 28, 2009. He has sold over 47 million copies of albums with all of the bands he has worked with. He died of stomach cancer on May 16, 2010 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, CA. One of the last songs he recorded was titled "Metal Will Never Die".
Known For
7.4
Self
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
2022
8.0
Dio: Live in London - Hammersmith Apollo 1993
2014
6.3
Lead Vocals
Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart
2013
7.5
Himself
Dio: The Singles Collection
2012
7.0
Vocals
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights
2010
9.0
vocals
Heaven and Hell: Rockpalast
2009
7.8
Self
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
2009
5.0
Himself
Dio: At Tokyo Super Rock Festival
2009
7.2
Vocals
Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall
2007
6.8
Dio
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
Credits
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
as Self
2022
7.4
Dio: Live in London - Hammersmith Apollo 1993
2014
8.0
Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart
as Lead Vocals
2013
6.3
Dio: The Singles Collection
as Himself
2012
7.5
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights
as Vocals
2010
7.0
Heaven and Hell: Rockpalast
as vocals
2009
9.0
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
as Self
2009
7.8
Dio: At Tokyo Super Rock Festival
as Himself
2009
5.0
Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall
as Vocals
2007
7.2
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as Dio
2006
6.8
Dio: Holy Diver Live
2006
0.0
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
as Vocals
2006
7.5
Dio: Holy Diver Live
as Vocals
2006
7.2
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
as Self
2006
6.8
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
as Self
2005
7.6
Dio: We Rock
2005
0.0
Armageddon Over Wacken 2004
as Singer
2005
0.0
Dio: Evil or Divine
as Himself - Vocals
2003
7.0
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
as Himself
2002
10.0
🎬
Satan’s Top Forty
as Self
2001
0.0
🎬
Satan’s Top 40
as Self
2001
0.0
Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra
as Himself
2000
8.8
🎬
Where Are They Now?
as Self
1999
7.5
🎬
Dio: [1998] Inferno in Sofia
as Vox
1998
0.0
South Park
1997
8.4
🎬
Dio: [1996] Las Vegas, Nevada
as Vox
1996
0.0
![Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w92/6gVyM8xQAjJpETX3mgY9RRlfmim.jpg)
Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY
as Vox
1992
0.0
Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy
as Vox
1992
0.0
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two
as himself
1992
7.3
🎬
Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour
as Vox
1992
0.0
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1
as Self
1989
8.0
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
as Self [Dio]
1986
0.0
Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan
as Self
1985
0.0
Live Aid
as Self
1985
7.9
Dio | A Special from the Spectrum
as Self
1984
5.7
Dio - Live in Holland
as Self / Vocalist
1983
5.2
Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue
as Vocals
1981
4.7
Rockpalast
1974
10.0
The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
as Vocals
1974
3.0
🎬
Heaven & Hell - Live at Wacken Open Air 2009
as Himself
N/A
0.0