Musician Ozzy Osbourne, known for being the legendary singer of Black Sabbath and the “Prince of Darkness,” has sadly passed away at the age of 76, mere weeks after his farewell show. This was quickly confirmed when his family shared a statement,

A soulful performance from a heavy metal legend took on a new meaning Tuesday following the death of Ozzy Osbourne. After the announcement that the Black Sabbath frontman and "Prince of Darkness" died at the age of 76,

The late legend is survived by his first wife, Thelma Riley and their children, Jessica, Lewis and adopted son Eliot. With Sharon, he shares kids Aimee, Jack and Kelly - the latter of whom the heavy metal pioneer got to see get engaged to Slipknot's Sid Wilson at Black Sabbath's goodbye show.

News of Osbourne’s death comes more than five years after he announced his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis in January 2020.

Osbourne was dad to five biological children with two women, while also the adoptive father of his first wife's son. He had 10 grandchildren at the time of his death.

Ozzy Osbourne's death at 76 has sparked an outpouring of emotion from rock legends and celebrities, with tributes flooding in for the Prince of Darkness.

On July 22, 2025, reports surfaced claiming that Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne had died. The claim was true. According to multiple reputable news sources, the heavy metal legend died at age 76. A statement from his family to the BBC said:

Ozzy Osbourne’s former reality TV crew is grieving the heavy metal icon after his shocking death at 76. Cameron Glendenning, who worked as a camera operator and technical supervisor on “The Osbournes” from the end of its first season in 2002 to its fourth and final in 2005,

Louis Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne's youngest son from his first marriage, has made a subtle yet touching tribute to his late father on social media