Overview

• He died at age 76 on July 22, as confirmed by his wife Sharon and their children, who said he passed ‘surrounded by love’.
• On July 5 at Birmingham’s Aston Villa Stadium, Ozzy performed his final concert with Black Sabbath’s original lineup for the first time in 20 years, a show that sold out in 16 minutes and raised funds for charity.
• Black Sabbath’s impact included more than 75 million albums sold worldwide, and Ozzy is widely credited with pioneering the heavy metal genre.
• Fans and fellow musicians have flooded social media with tributes to the ‘Prince of Darkness,’ while the family has requested privacy in their mourning.
• Beyond music, Ozzy’s larger-than-life persona—marked by theatrical stage stunts and the hit MTV series ‘The Osbournes’—helped extend his influence beyond the metal community.