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".

Filmography

• 2014Dio: Live in London - Hammersmith Apollo 1993
• 2013Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart — Lead Vocals
• 2010Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights — Vocals
• 2010Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights: Live at Wacken — vocals
• 2007Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall — Vocals
• 2006Dio: Holy Diver Live — Vocals
• 2006Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977 — Vocals
• 2006Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny — Dio
• 2005Armageddon Over Wacken 2004 — Singer
• 2005Dio: We Rock
• 1998Dio: [1998] Inferno in Sofia — Vox
• South Park
• 1996Dio: [1996] Las Vegas, Nevada — Vox
• 1992Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY — Vox
• 1992Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour — Vox
• 1981Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue — Vocals
• Rockpalast
• 1974The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast — Vocals
• Dio: Holy Diver Live — Self - Vocals, Sound Mixer

Appearances as themselves (22)

• 2022Dio: Dreamers Never Die — Self
• 2017Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine — Self (archive footage)
• 2012Dio: The Singles Collection — Himself
• 2010Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell — Himself
• 2009Dio: At Tokyo Super Rock Festival — Himself
• 2009Iron Maiden: Flight 666 — Self
• 2006Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life — Self
• 2005Metal: A Headbanger's Journey — Self
• 2003Dio: Evil or Divine — Himself - Vocals
• 2002Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992 — Self
• 2001Satan’s Top 40 — Self
• 2001Satan’s Top Forty — Self
• 2000Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra — Self
• Where Are They Now? — Self
• 1992Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy — Self
• 1992Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two — himself
• 1989Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1 — Self
• 1986The Hear 'n Aid Sessions — Self [Dio]
• 1985Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan — Self
• 1985Live Aid — Self
• 1984Dio | A Special from the Spectrum — Self
• 1983Dio - Live in Holland — Self / Vocalist