Ozzy Osbourne

English musician and television personality (1948–2025)

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Lived 1948–2025, aged 77United Kingdom

United Kingdom MusiciansSinger / Musician

Fame53.3
Momentum0.8
United Kingdom rank#66
Musicians rank#64
Wikipedia254.8K

Wikipedia
93 languages
Cross-language footprint
Rank in United Kingdom
#66
Musicians
Era
1948–2025
Aged 77

Summary

Updated 2026-05-29

Black Sabbath's howling frontman turned reality TV fixture. Ozzy screamed metal into existence in the 1970s, then spent decades being famous for being famous—and occasionally biting things.

Biography

About

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne was an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. Dubbed the "Prince of Darkness", he is widely credited as a pioneer of heavy metal music. He co-founded the band Black Sabbath in 1968, and rose to prominence in the 1970s as their lead vocalist. He performed on the band's first eight studio albums, including Black Sabbath, Paranoid and Master of Reality (1971), before he was fired in 1979 due to his problems with alcohol and other drugs.

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