American heavy rock singer Ronnie James Dio, who replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath, has died at the age of 67, his wife has said.
Dio had been suffering from stomach cancer.
Before joining Black Sabbath he sang in Rainbow – formed when Ritchie Blackmore left Deep Purple – and later in Heaven & Hell and Dio.
Dio’s wife Wendy said on her husband’s website: "Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever."
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