# Paddy Cole

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For the American basketball player, see [Patrick Cole](/source/Patrick_Cole).

**Patrick Cole** (17 December 1939 – 22 January 2025) was an Irish singer, musician and band leader. He was chiefly associated with the era of [showbands](/source/Showband) in Ireland.

In a career that spanned 70 years, Cole first appeared on stage at the age of 12. He joined the [Capitol Showband](/source/The_Capitol_Showband) in the early 1960s, before being recruited by the Big Eight Showband and appearing in [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas). Cole returned to Ireland and formed the Paddy Cole Band, later renamed the Paddy Cole Superstars.[1][2]

Cole died from lung cancer on 22 January 2025, at the age of 85.[3][4]

## References

1. ["Paddy Cole Band / Superstars Feature (1974-1986)"](https://www.irish-showbands.com/Bands/paddycole.htm). Irish Showbands website. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

1. ["'King of the Swingers' and showband legend Paddy Cole dies aged 85"](https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/king-of-the-swingers-and-showband-legend-paddy-cole-dies-aged-85/a1372773103.html). Irish Independent. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

1. ["Paddy Cole 'never thought' he'd see 85 as he receives hospice care for incurable cancer"](https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/paddy-cole-never-thought-hed-34465026). SVP. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

1. ["Sax player and singer Paddy Cole dies, aged 85"](https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0122/1492359-paddy-cole/). RTÉ News. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

## External links

- [Paddy Cole](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0170725/) at IMDb

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