Iconic heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, who became a huge solo success and later a reality TV star after being fired from Black Sabbath, has died. The Osbournes is an American reality television series featuring the domestic life of heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne and his family—his wife Sharon, their daughter Kelly, and their son Jack. The series premiered on MTV on March 5, 2002, and, in its first season, was cited as the most-viewed series ever on MTV. The final episode aired on March 21, 2005. Hear OZZY OSBOURNE's new album 'Patient Number 9' out now! Plus the latest Ozzy news, videos, and more. 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 vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adopted the nickname " Prince of Darkness ". [6] Ozzy Osbourne was the father to six children, whom he shared with his ex-wife, Thelma Riley, and second wife, Sharon Osbourne. Days before Ozzy Osbourne died at age 76, Kelly Osbourne set the record straight on his health and rumors of a suicide pact with Sharon Osbourne. Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary heavy metal singer who pioneered the genre with Black Sabbath, has died at age 76, his family confirmed. Ozzy Osbourne dies just weeks after farewell show The heavy metal star reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates on stage at Villa Park earlier in July. It was a sweltering London day in August 2022 when I met Ozzy Osbourne in person for the last time at a posh hotel near Hyde Park. I took a seat, but the Prince of Darkness had to lay down since Ozzy Osbourne was devastatingly funny and surprisingly wise. We pulled out some of his greatest quotes from throughout the years. Ozzy Osbourne played his final live show a little more than two weeks before his death on Tuesday. The singer, along with his Black Sabbath bandmates, played the daylong Back to the Beginning The rocker helped define the sound, look and attitude of metal. But his persistence through addiction, his connection to audience and a late-career reality TV show endeared him to generations. It's impossible to narrow down Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's most important and influential songs to just 15, but these are a good point of entry. John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne once admitted that his destructive lifestyle may have killed him years ago. But the "Prince of Darkness" overcame addiction to continue his work and pioneer the heavy Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just weeks after his farewell show. He was 76. A look back at Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne' life, which was filled with bats, drugs and rock and roll. Ozzy Osbourne, heavy metal pioneer, dies at age 76 Ozzy Osbourne, the heavy metal legend who rose to fame in the pioneering group Black Sabbath, has died, his family said in a statement to CBS News. Ozzy Osbourne tragically passed away on July 22 after a years-long battle with his health. HELLO! takes a look at the health issues Ozzy faced before his death As the lead singer of Black Sabbath, he helped invent heavy metal. On “The Osbournes,” he presented a comedic counterpoint to his rock ’n’ roll infamy. Ozzy Osbourne reveled in being on stage a final time during his final Black Sabbath concert, just weeks before his death.
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