Joe Elliott

Joe Elliott is the voice of Def Leppard, and to me that's one of the great survival stories in rock. Out of Sheffield, he fronted the band through the very peak of polished, arena-filling hard rock. What gets me every time is that they pushed on after drummer Rick Allen lost an arm, refusing to break up, and Elliott was the constant out front through it all. His raspy, wide-ranging vocals carry that unapologetically big, melodic sound. I have a soft spot for performers who commit fully to being catchy and grand without irony, and the fact he's still touring and singing it makes it even cooler.

Joseph Thomas Elliott (born 1 August 1959) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer and one of the founding members of the hard rock band Def Leppard. He has also been the lead singer of the David Bowie tribute band the Cybernauts and the Mott the Hoople cover band Down 'n' Outz. Elliott is known for his distinctive and wide-ranging raspy vocals.

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Name (English)

Joe Elliott

Name (Japanese)

ジョー・エリオット

Reading

じょー・えりおっと

Born

August 1, 1959 (age 66)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Boar

Origin

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

singer / composer / singer-songwriter / rock musician

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.joeelliott.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%88

Tags

• singer
• composer
• singer-songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.