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Ozzy Osbourne

real name John Michael Osbourne

Marston Green, United Kingdom · 1948-12-03 – 2025-07-22

Ozzy Osbourne is credited on 5,369 releases across 1,013 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1970–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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5,369

Credits

1,013

Albums

6

Decades active

3,035

In collections

Biography

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Born: 3 December 1948 in Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK.
Died: 22 July 2025 in Jordans, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, due to a heart attack.
John Michael Osbourne, professionally known as Ozzy Osbourne, was a British Multi-platinum recording artist, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and a three-time Grammy® winning singer and songwriter, who has sold more than 120 million albums worldwide, best known as the lead singer of heavy metal band Black Sabbath and his solo works.
Husband to Sharon Osbourne, he had five biological and two adopted children, son-in-law of music businessman Don Arden, and brother-in-law of David Arden. He was father to Louis Osbourne & Jessica Osbourne (with Thelma Riley), Kelly Osbourne, Jack Osbourne, and Aimee Osbourne (with Sharon).
Ozzy Osbourne married Sharon not long after his divorce from Thelma, on July 4, 1982.
Previously worked in an abattoir before he was famous.

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Credited work

5,369 releases · 1,013 albums · active 1970–2026

  • Performance · 12,528
  • Other credits · 592
  • Production · 528
  • Engineering · 41

Studios: Regent Sound Studios · Island Studios · Ridge Farm Studios · Record Plant, Los Angeles

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