Given the question: What key details about joe elliott can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: joseph thomas '' joe '' elliott -lrb- born 1 august 1959 -rrb- is an english singer-songwriter and musician , best known as the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist of the 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 . he is one of the two original members of def leppard and one of the three to perform on every def leppard album .
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- instrument is vocals , guitar- years active is 1975 -- present- caption is elliott 2008 . photo by matt becker live in winnipeg , manitoba on 13 august- birth name is joseph thomas elliott- label is island , mercury , polygram- genre is hard rock , heavy metal- alias is joe , zeff- birth date is 01 august 1959- name is joe elliott- background is solo_singer- image is joeelliott.jpg- birth place is sheffield , south yorkshire , england- associated acts is atomic 'n' outz , kings of chaos mass , def leppard , cybernauts , down- occupation is musician , singer-songwriter , producer