Ozzy Osbourne

**John Michael** "**Ozzy**" **Osbourne** (3 December 1948 – 22 July 2025), nicknamed **Prince of Darkness**, was an English heavy metal singer, singing for Black Sabbath and on his own. He died in July 2025, seventeen days after his last concert at the age of 76.

## Early life

Osbourne was born in Marston Green Hospital in Marston Green, England. He grew up in Aston, Birmingham, England. He had dyslexia. He was convicted of burglary when he was a teenager, for which he was fined. He was sent to prison for not paying the fine.

## Career

Osbourne was the lead singer for Black Sabbath between 1968 and 1978. He joined again in 1997 for occasional tours. Osbourne and Bob Daisley wrote a song called 'Suicide Solution', which was released on Blizzard of Ozz. It was heavily ridiculed claiming it was about suicide, which coincided with the words "shoot, shoot" whispered in the song. Osbourne was replaced by former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio in June 1979. However, Daisley states it's about Osbourne’s substance and alcohol abuse. He bit the head off of a bat on stage while on a solo tour in Des Moines, Iowa supporting the Bark at the Moon album believing the bat was fake and made of rubber.

Osbourne released his first solo album, _Blizzard of Ozz_ in 1980.

On 5 July 2025, Osbourne performed his final show at the Back to the Beginning concert event, having announced earlier in the year that this would be his last live performance due to his health. The final show was a charity event with £140 million being raised for Parkinson's research and children's hospitals.

## Personal life

He and his wife Sharon had three children together: Aimee, Kelly and Jack. They became more famous when they appeared in a reality show called _The Osbournes_ which followed their daily lives, it was made by MTV and ran between 2002 and 2005. He also has three children from his first marriage to Thelma Riley: Elliot, Jessica, and Louis.

## Health and death

Osbourne was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2019, which he publicly revealed in January 2020.

In 2020, Osbourne also revealed that he had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema.

Osbourne died at the age of 76 on 22 July 2025 at a hospital after being taken from his home in Jordans, Buckinghamshire by air ambulance. The cause of death was a heart attack caused by Parkinson’s disease and coronary artery disease.

## Solo albums

- _Blizzard of Ozz_ (1980)
- _Diary of a Madman_ (1981)
- _Bark at the Moon_ (1983)
- _The Ultimate Sin_ (1986)
- _No Rest for the Wicked_ (1988)
- _No More Tears_ (1991)
- _Ozzmosis_ (1995)
- _Down to Earth_ (2001)
- _Under Cover_ (cover album, 2005)
- _Black Rain_ (2007)
- _Scream_ (2010)
- _Ordinary Man_ (2020)
- _Patient Number 9_ (2022)

## Filmography

- _Yakety Yak, Take it Back_ (1991) ... Himself

## Other websites

- The Official Ozzy Osbourne Website
- Ozzy Osbourne - Discography
- Metal Storm - Ozzy Osbourne - Discography

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **background**: solo_singer
- **instrument**: Singing, Vocals, harmonica
- **genre**: Heavy metal music, Heavy metal
- **years active**: 1967–2025
- **associated acts**: Black Sabbath
- **label**: Epic Records, Epic, Columbia Records, CBS, Jet Records, Jet


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Ozzy Osbourne
- **image**: OzzyChangingHands02-20-2010.jpg
- **caption**: Osbourne in 2010
- **birth name**: John Michael Osbourne
- **birth place**: Marston Green, Warwickshire, England
- **death place**: Jordans, Buckinghamshire, England
- **death cause**: Heart attack
- **nationality**: British people, British
- **spouse**:

- **children**: 6, including Aimee Osbourne, Aimee, Kelly Osbourne, Kelly and Jack Osbourne, Jack
- **signature**: Ozzyosborne-autogramm.svg