Dubbed the " Prince of Darkness ", [2][3] 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.

Jul 22, 2025 · Ozzy Osbourne, who achieved enormous success as a pioneer of two wildly popular entertainment genres, heavy metal music and reality television, died on Tuesday.

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Jul 23, 2025 · Ozzy Osbourne, the “Prince of Darkness” who shocked and awed with his heavy metal band Black Sabbath, has died aged 76. News of his death was announced by his family.

Jul 22, 2025 · Ozzy Osbourne, the influential and salt-of-the-earth singer who came to be known as the Prince of Darkness, has died in Birmingham, England, according to a statement from his family.

Jul 22, 2025 · Ozzy Osbourne, the storied Black Sabbath lead singer known as much for his excesses and bizarre onstage antics as his pioneering heavy metal music, has died in London.

Jul 22, 2025 · News Ozzy Osbourne dies ‘surrounded by love,’ weeks after farewell show, family says by Addy Bink - 07/22/25 3:00 PM ET Listen to audio version of this article Advertisement