Ian Gillan was, and sometimes is, the lead singer of heavy metal mega-group Deep Purple.

Gillan, with the rest of Deep Purple

But he also sang the role of Jesus in the Andrew Lloyd Weber concept album Jesus Christ Superstar.

And in 1983 he replaced Ozzy Osborne in Black Sabbath on the album Born Again.

Ian Gillan with the rest of Sabbath in 1983

He also had significant success in the UK with his own solo act, Gillan, wielding a punk-influenced sound in the late seventies and early eighties, to sell more than ten million albums.