John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which he adopted the nickname "The Prince of Darkness".
Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but he went on to have a successful solo career, releasing eleven studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the United States. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions.
Ozzy Osbourne 'used hair colour' to replace dead guitarist Randy Rhoads
msn.comOzzy Osbourne and his solo band were left a wreck in 1982 when Randy Rhoads died on tour in a fiery plane crash. The star, who was just 25-years-old, died alongside his makeup artist and his private pilot when the plane they were in clipped the band's tour bus and flew into a tree, killing the passengers almost instantly.
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At the time, Ozzy was not in Black Sabbath but was instead working on his own music, all of which Rhoads had contributed. And after his death, Richie Ranno, a renowned guitarist from the band Starz, was approached to audition for the vacant spot.
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