Ozzy Osbourne performed for the last time earlier tonight (Saturday, July 5) at the "Back To The Beginning" event at the Villa Park in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Ozzy played a five-song set with Black Sabbath was formed in 1968 by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward. All four came from Aston, a working class area in Birmingham. They came from humble beginnings; Ozzy in his biography talks about the ‘bomb pecks’, areas in Aston bombed during World War II that had become wastelands kids used as playgrounds. Ozzy Osbourne reveled in being on stage a final time during his final Black Sabbath concert, just weeks before his death. But that first life ended on the fateful day in 1968 when Osbourne pinned a classified ad to the noticeboard of a Birmingham music shop (‘Ozzy Zig needs gig’). That act set in motion Ozzy’s ascent as the singer for Earth, soon renamed Black Sabbath, the band that fired the starting pistol for heavy metal: an unholy new genre that in the hands of guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Ozzy Osbourne, the iconic British rock singer who rose to fame as the frontman of Black Sabbath, died at the age of 76 on July 22, 2025. 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 Black Sabbath story began in Birmingham, England, where Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward were looking to escape a life of factory work through music. Ozzy Osbourne and his Black Sabbath bandmates bid farewell last night (July 5) at a star-studded final show in their hometown of Birmingham, UK. The Black Sabbath story began in Birmingham, England, where Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward were looking to escape a life of factory work through music. Ozzy Osbourne sold more than 100 million records worldwide between his solo career and his days as a member of Black Sabbath prior to his death in 2025. The England native got his start in 1967 Following the announcement that Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76, we're revisiting the Guitar World archives to look back on the life and legacy of the legendary Black Sabbath singer. The following interview is taken from Guitar World's June 1990 issue. Rock icon Ozzy Osbourne certainly had a story of success from his Birmingham roots to superstardom with his band Black Sabbath as one album put them on the map Ozzy Osbourne was the lead singer of Black Sabbath and a reality TV star alongside his family on ‘The Osbournes.’ Learn about his songs, children, and death. Along the way, singer Ozzy Osbourne, who has died at the age of 76, became one of rock's most influential figures, with an electrifying and unpredictable stage presence and an almost mythological 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] History of Ozzy Osbourne in Timeline John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is a prominent English singer, songwriter, and media personality. He achieved fame in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the influential heavy metal band Black Sabbath. During this time, he gained the moniker " Prince of Darkness" due to the band's dark and heavy sound. Ozzy Osbourne is a British musician who gained a loyal following as the vocalist for the 1970s heavy metal group Black Sabbath before embarking on a successful solo career in the 1980s. In between making music he appeared with his family in the popular reality TV program The Osbournes on MTV (2002–05). John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is a Grammy Award winning English singer-songwriter, whose career has now spanned four decades. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead vocalist of pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and eventually achieved a multi-platinum solo career which revolutionized the heavy metal genre. As a result he is known as the "Godfather of Heavy This morning, at the home of Aston Villa, Sharon Osbourne and Tony Iommi announced that the original Black Sabbath – Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – will play for the first time in 20 years. The band will take to the stage to headline BACK TO THE BEGINNING on July 5 th at Villa Park. From the iconic "All Aboard!" to Black Sabbath’s heavy metal legacy, Ozzy Osbourne had one of the most recognizable voices in modern history. The Grammy-winning "Prince of Darkness" and
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