


They won an award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist in 1989.

The band later renamed Kings of Chaos and released a cover song by Deep Purple called “Never Before.” AwardsĮlliot has received various nomination awards through their Def Leppard band. In 2012, Elliott joined Rock N Roll All-Star and for a tour consisting of various performers. He was the producer of Ricky Warwick’s song “Tattoos & Alibis” in September 2003, which was released through Sanctuary Records. Together with other members from his band, Brian May, a guitarist, and Slash performed in Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert and performed “Tie Your Mother Down.”Įlliott has appeared in a number of Ronnie Wood’s several solo albums like Slide on This, among others. Other than working with the Def Leppard band, Elliot has also participated in other projects of other artists like Alice Cooper, Ian Hunter, Freddie Mercury, and David Bowie. Elliott now works with Planet Rock Radio as a host of one of their Saturday Night show. He is good at playing the guitar, drums, piano as well as electronic keyboard. He also worked on his songwriting skills.
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Professional CareerĮlliott’s professional career began the moment he joined the band and began their performance. He resides in Stepaside, Dublin, with their two children and is neither fighting nor planning to divorce. He has married twice and is currently happily married to Kristine Wunschel. Elliott has a straightforward sexual orientation and is neither gay nor bisexual. They have two children, Finley, born in December 2009 and Lyla, who was born in July 2006. She was at that time working for the X album tour.

In 2003, he met up with his current wife, Kristine Wunschel. He first married Karla Ramdhani in 1989 until 1996, when they divorced. Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, KidsĮlliott has married twice in his entire life. He was supported by other members when he suggested they change the name of the band to “Deaf Leopard.” Another member, Tony Kenning, later suggested that they change the name to “Def Leppard” to distinguish themselves from other groups with names like Boomtown Rats and The Flying Lizards. Sooner, they made him the band’s vocalist. After he sang for the first time, the other band members were impressed as they had never heard him sing. They used to listen to records while in Elliot’s bedroom, and Elliott played the guitar. After talking, they realized they were both musicians, and Willis introduced him to the other members of his band. He first met with Pete Willis in November 1977 when both missed the school bus. The band was initially called Atomic Mass. He has an exciting story of how he met his fellow members of Def Leppard. EducationĮlliott attended King Edward VII School. Though, he is 6′ 2″ in feet and inches and 188 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 172lbs in Pound and 78 kg in Kilograms. So, how old is Joe Elliott in 2023 and what is his height and weight? Well, Joe Elliott’s age is 63 years old as of today’s date 28th March 2023 having been born on 1 August 1959. Is parents gave birth to him on 1 August 1959 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, in England. Joe Elliott is the son of Joseph William Elliott and Cynthia Gibson.
