Ozzy Osbourne

John Michael Ozzy Osbourne is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the band Black Sabbath, widely considered to be the first heavy metal band. Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 and has since had a successful solo career, releasingstudio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multiplatinum certifications in the US. He has reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions, recording the albumin 2013. Osbournes longevity and success have earned him the informal title of Godfather of Heavy Metal.

Osbourne was born in Aston, Birmingham, England. His father, John Thomas Jack Osbourne , worked night shifts as a toolmaker at GEC. His mother, Lillian, was Catholic but nonreligious, and she worked days at a factory. Osbourne has three older sisters named Jean, Iris, and Gillian, and two younger brothers named Paul and Tony. The family lived in a small twobedroom home atLodge Road in Aston. Osbourne has had the nickname Ozzy since primary school.

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