Joe Elliott

Joseph Thomas Elliott, Jr. (born 1 August 1959) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead singer and one of the founding members of the English 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.^[2]

Joe Elliott
Elliott live in Winnipeg, Manitoba on 13 August 2008. Photo by Matt Becker
Background information
Birth name	Joseph Thomas Elliott, Jr.
Also known as	Joe, Zeff
Born	(1959-08-01) 1 August 1959 (age 66)[1] Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Genres	Glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, producer, radio presenter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active	1975–present
Labels	Island, Mercury, PolyGram
Website	defleppard.com

He is one of the two original members of Def Leppard currently playing on the band.^[3]