Ozzy Osbourne

John Michael Ozzy Osbourne 3 December 1948 22 July 2025 was an English singer songwriter and media personality He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath during which period he adopted the nickname Prince of Darkness Osbourne became a founding member of Black Sabbath in 1968 providing lead vocals from their eponymous debut studio album in 1970 to Never Say Die in 1978 The band was highly influential in the development of heavy metal music in particular their critically acclaimed releases Paranoid 1970 Master of Reality 1971 and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 1973 Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 due to problems with alcohol and other drugs He then began a successful solo career with Blizzard of Ozz in 1980 and released 13 studio albums the first seven of which received multiplatinum certifications in the US He reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions He rejoined in 1997 and helped record the groups final studio album 13 2013 before they embarked on a farewell tour that ended with a 2017 performance in their native Birmingham Osbourne sold over 100 million albums including his solo work and Black Sabbath releases He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006 and as a solo artist in 2024 He was also inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame both solo and with Black Sabbath in 2005 He was honoured with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Birmingham Walk of Stars At the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards he received the Global Icon Award In 2015 he received the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters Composers and Authors In the early 2000s Osbournes career expanded to a new medium when he became a star in his own reality show The Osbournes alongside wifemanager Sharon and two of their three children Kelly and Jack He costarred with Jack and Kelly in the television series Ozzy Jacks World Detour On 5 July 2025 Osbourne performed his final show at the Back to the Beginning concert event amid ongoing health battles having announced earlier in the year that this would be his last live performance though he intended to continue recording music He died later that month on 22 July 2025 Description above from the Wikipedia article Ozzy Osbourne licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia