John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer-songwriter and occasional actor, whose career has spanned over 40 years.
Osbourne rose to prominence as lead vocalist of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, a band whose radically different, intentionally dark, doom sound spawned the heavy metal genre. In his subsequent solo career Osbourne achieved a multi-platinum status in addition to the one he had earned with Black Sabbath. These things are what led Osbourne to become known as the "Godfather of Heavy Metal". It was during his Sabbath days that, due to their dark style of music, Osbourne became known as the "Prince of Darkness". Osbourne has over 15 tattoos, the most famous of which are the letters O-Z-Z-Y across the knuckles of his left hand. This was his first tattoo, created by himself as a teenager with a sewing needle and pencil lead.
In the early 2000s, Osbourne's career expanded to a new medium when he became a star in his own reality show, The Osbournes, alongside wife/manager Sharon and two of their three children, Kelly and Jack.
1980 Blizzard Of Ozz
1981 Diary Of A Madman [2 CD]
1982 Speak Of The Devil
1983 Bark At The Moon
1986 The Ultimate Sin
1987 Randy Rhoads Tribute
1988 No Rest For The Wicked
1990 Just Say Ozzy
1991 No More Tears
1993 Live & Loud [2 CD]
1995 Ozzmosis
1997 The Ozzman Cometh [2 CD]
2001 Down To Earth
2002 Live At Budokan
2003 The Essential [2 CD]
2005 Under Cover
2007 Black Rain [2 CD]
2010 Scream [2 CD]
2011 Blizzard Of Ozz - Diary Of A Madman [3 CD]
2020 Ordinary Man
