Paddy Cole

For the American basketball player, see Patrick Cole.

Patrick Cole (17 December 1939 – 22 January 2025) was an Irish singer, musician and band leader. He was chiefly associated with the era of showbands in Ireland.

Paddy Cole
Birth name	Patrick Cole
Born	(1939-12-17)17 December 1939 Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Ireland
Died	22 January 2025(2025-01-22) (aged 85) Dublin, Ireland
Occupations	Singer musician
Instrument(s)	Saxophone, clarinet
Years active	1955–2025
Labels	Dolphin Records

In a career that spanned 70 years, Cole first appeared on stage at the age of 12. He joined the Capitol Showband in the early 1960s, before being recruited by the Big Eight Showband and appearing in Las Vegas. Cole returned to Ireland and formed the Paddy Cole Band, later renamed the Paddy Cole Superstars.^[1][2]

Cole died from lung cancer on 22 January 2025, at the age of 85.^[3][4]