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BREAKING; Ozzy Osbourne Has DIED at The Age of 76, Just Weeks After Farewell Show -Final CONCERT & Words on Stage

Ozzy Osbourne is Dead; Black Sabbath Singer Dies Surrounded by Love

MailOnline 22 JUL 2025




The Black Sabbath frontman performed from a throne on stage at Villa Park in Birmingham less than three weeks ago.











Osbourne has two older children from his marriage to first wife Thelma Riley. Above Osbourne with son Louis in 2009










In a statement, his family said tonight...It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning.


He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis.




The rocker was able to bid an emotional farewell to his fans on stage this month as he reunited with his original Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for the first time since 2005.

You've no idea how I feel thank you from the bottom of my heart, Osbourne told the crowd in his final speech.

The music legend vowed, however, that it would be his final ever performance due to his health, having opened up about his battle with Parkinsons in 2020.

The star was a titan of music who somehow survived controversies that would end the careers of many others, and weathered health problems that would leave most of us on our backs.

Whether it was biting the head off both a bat and a dove, snorting a line of ants or urinating on a US war memorial while wearing one of his wife Sharons dresses, Osbourne was defined by his antics both on and off stage.

The singer, who sold more than 100 million records, will forever be synonymous with the heavy metal band he formed in his home city of Birmingham in 1969.

With hits that included Iron Man, War Pigs and Paranoid, Black Sabbaths pushing of occult themes proved both hugely popular and controversial, with a future pope even condemning Osbourne for his subliminal satanic influence

Tributes have been pouring in for the superstar following his family's announcement this evening.

Elton John wrote So sad to hear the news of Ozzy Osbourne passing away. He was a dear friend and a huge trailblazer who secured his place in the pantheon of rock gods a true legend. He was also one of the funniest people Ive ever met. I will miss him dearly. To Sharon and the family, I send my condolences and love

David Coverdale, founder and lead singer of rock band Whitesnake who was reportedly once considered for the role of Black Sabbath frontman paid his respects..My Sincere Condolences To Sharon, The Family, Friends & Fans, he wrote.

Sir Rod Stewart also shared a moving tribute. In a statement, the Maggie May star said Bye, bye Ozzy. Sleep well, my friend. I'll see you up there later rather than sooner, before signing off Sir Rod Stewart

American heavy metal band Metallica shared a heartwarming photograph taken with Osbourne, alongside a broken heart emoji.

English rock musician Ronnie Wood was also quick to pay his respects, writing I am so very sad to hear of the death of Ozzy Osbourne. What a lovely goodbye concert he had at Back To The Beginning in Birmingham

X Factor duo Jedward wrote on X Rip Ozzy Osbourne, sending love to Sharon and Kelly and Jack and the whole family

TV presenter and comedian Leigh Francis published a touching message on Instagram alongside a photo of himself, Osbourne and his wife Sharon. The saddest news this evening. All the Osbourne family have always been so kind to me. The loveliest people, he wrote.

American rapper IceT credited an entire music genre to Osbourne and his band, writing on X RIP Ozzy. Right after the recent huge Black Sabbath final concert. Sad. In my opinion the Creators of Heavy Met

Musician Gene Simmons added Sad to report Ozzy has passed away. He was a giant. Admired and loved by millions of fans worldwide. Prayers and condolences go out to the Osbourne family










He was also injured in a quad bike crash at his UK home in 2003, an episode that had a serious impact on his fragile health.

Yet there was also redemption for the troubled singer, who relaunched himself as a reality tv star in The Osbournes in the early 2000s, after getting clean from drink and drugs with the help of Sharon.







It saw two of his and Sharons children, Kelly and Jack, become stars in their own right, whilst their other daughter Aimee declined to appear.








There was a return too to Black Sabbath in 1997, when the original line up got back together. Five years later, he and Iommi were an unlikely part of the star studded lineup at the Queens Golden Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace, where they performed Paranoid.













Ozzy Osbourne is pictured as a child and during his early years with Black Sabbath, in 1973.





Born John Michael Osbourne on December 3, 1948, the singer was raised by his parents Lilian and John with three older sisters and two younger brothers in a small two-bedroom home in Aston Birmingham





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