Ronnie James Dio

Ronnie James Dio

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: Acting

Born: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA, 1942-07-10

Died: 2010-05-16

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1974	The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast	Vocals	30
2	1981	Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue	Vocals	47
3	1983	Dio - Live in Holland	Self / Vocalist	52
4	1984	Dio \| A Special from the Spectrum	Self	57
5	1985	Live Aid	Self	79
6	1985	Dio \| Super Rock '85 in Japan	Self	0
7	1986	The Hear 'n Aid Sessions	Self [Dio]	0
8	1989	Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1	Self	80
9	1992	Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour	Vox	0
10	1992	Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two	himself	73
11	1992	Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy	Vox	0
12	1992	Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY	Vox	0
13	1996	Dio: [1996] Las Vegas, Nevada	Vox	0
14	1998	Dio: [1998] Inferno in Sofia	Vox	0
15	2000	Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra	Himself	88
16	2001	Satan’s Top 40	Self	0
17	2001	Satan’s Top Forty	Self	0
18	2002	Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992	Himself	100
19	2003	Dio: Evil or Divine	Himself - Vocals	70
20	2005	Armageddon Over Wacken 2004	Singer	0
21	2005	Dio: We Rock		0
22	2005	Metal: A Headbanger's Journey	Self	76
23	2006	Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life	Self	68
24	2006	Dio: Holy Diver Live	Vocals	72
25	2006	Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977	Vocals	75
26	2006	Dio: Holy Diver Live		0
27	2006	Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny	Dio	68
28	2007	Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall	Vocals	72
29	2009	Dio: At Tokyo Super Rock Festival	Himself	50
30	2009	Iron Maiden: Flight 666	Self	78
31	2009	Heaven and Hell: Rockpalast	vocals	90
32	2010	Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights	Vocals	70
33	2012	Dio: The Singles Collection	Himself	75
34	2013	Dio \| Finding the Sacred Heart	Lead Vocals	63
35	2014	Dio: Live in London - Hammersmith Apollo 1993		80
36	2022	Dio: Dreamers Never Die	Self	74
37		Heaven & Hell - Live at Wacken Open Air 2009	Himself	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1974	Rockpalast		100
2	1997	South Park		84
3	1999	Where Are They Now?	Self	75

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