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Ozzy Osbourne

Doom riffs and vaudeville menace—arena metal theater with surprisingly melodic instincts.

Heavy metal
Hard rock

Updated 27 October 2026

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Biography

Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman proved sharp songs beyond Sabbath shadow.

Reality-TV era introduced him to broader pop culture without erasing metal roots.

Farewell touring chapters underlined cross-generational devotion.

Lossless streams expose Randy Rhoads-era harmonic detail and modern mix weight.

Born in Aston, Birmingham, Ozzy Osbourne fronted Black Sabbath from 1968 until he was fired in 1979. He launched his solo career with Blizzard of Ozz (1980), featuring guitarist Randy Rhoads and Crazy Train, and Diary of a Madman (1981). Rhoads died in a plane crash in 1982.

No More Tears (1991) included Mama, I’m Coming Home, and he founded the Ozzfest touring festival in 1996. The Osbournes, a reality show about his family, aired in 2002.

Ozzy Osbourne: recent news, 2020–2026

2020 Ordinary Man, produced by Andrew Watt, was released in February.
2022 Patient Number 9, an album with guest guitarists, was released in September.
2024 Osbourne was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist.
2025 He played his final show at Villa Park in Birmingham on 5 July, in the Back to the Beginning concert, and died on 22 July at the age of 76.

Interesting facts about Ozzy Osbourne

01 English singer born in Birmingham; co-founded Black Sabbath before a major solo career.
02 Blizzard of Ozz (1980) included Crazy Train among defining early solo tracks.
03 Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Black Sabbath (2006 class).
04 Founded the Ozzfest touring festival in 1996.
05 Guitarist Randy Rhoads died in 1982.