Editing Joe Elliott (section)

{{Short description|English rock singer (born 1959)}}
{{About|the lead singer of Def Leppard|other people named Joe Elliott|Joe Elliott (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Joe Elliott
| image               = DefLappardO2061218-24 (49913647568) Cropped.jpg
| caption             = Elliott in 2018
| birth_name          = Joseph Thomas Elliott
| alias               = Zeff
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1959|08|01}}<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yn_UitizMaMC&pg=PT16 |title=Def Leppard: Arena Rock Band |first=Laura S. |last=Jeffrey |publisher=[[Enslow Publishers]] |isbn=978-0-7660-3234-7 |year=2010 |page=16}}</ref>
|birth_place          = [[Sheffield]], England
|death_date           = 
| origin              =
| genre               = {{hlist|[[Glam metal]]|[[hard rock]]|[[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]|[[pop rock]]|}}
| occupation          = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|musician}}
| instrument          = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|keyboards}}<!--- If you think an instrument should be listed, a discussion to reach consensus is needed first per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#instrument---> 
| years_active        = 1975–present
| current_member_of   = {{hlist|[[Def Leppard]]|[[Down 'n' Outz]]}}
| past_member_of      = {{hlist|Atomic Mass|[[Cybernauts]]|[[Kings of Chaos (band)|Kings of Chaos]]}}
| website             = {{url|defleppard.com}}
}}

'''Joseph Thomas Elliott''' (born 1 August 1959) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer and one of the founder members of the [[hard 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]].<ref name="Noisecreep1">{{cite web |url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/06/14/def-leppard-frontman-launches-mott-the-hoople-cover-band/ |title=Def Leppard Frontman Launches Mott the Hoople Cover Band – Noisecreep |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |website=[[Noisecreep]] |date=14 June 2010 |access-date=17 June 2010}}</ref> He is one of the two original members of Def Leppard still in the band and one of the three to perform on every Def Leppard album. Elliott is known for his distinctive and wide ranging raspy singing voice.<ref>{{cite news |title=Standing the test of time |url=http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20170426/standing-test-of-time |newspaper=Tuscaloosa News |date=21 October 2017}}</ref>