{"id":21091254,"date":"2025-07-22T14:37:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T18:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/?p=21091254"},"modified":"2025-07-26T00:25:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T04:25:21","slug":"ozzy-osbourne-dead-at-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/fr\/ozzy-osbourne-dead-at-76\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock Icon Ozzy Osbourne Dies at 76, Weeks After Final Farewell Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\">The music world is mourning the loss of one of rock\u2019s most legendary voices. Ozzy Osbourne, known globally as the \u201cPrince of Darkness\u201d and founding vocalist of Black Sabbath, has died at the age of 76.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>His death occurred just weeks after his final live performance in his hometown of Birmingham, England. On July 5, Osbourne took the stage at Villa Park for the aptly named <em>Back to the Beginning<\/em> concert. The show reunited him with fellow Black Sabbath co-founders Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward. Despite significant health challenges, Osbourne performed a great set while seated on a custom-built \u201cbat throne.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The concert raised an estimated \u00a3140 million (approximately $190 million USD) for multiple charities, including Cure Parkinson\u2019s, Acorns Children\u2019s Hospice, and Birmingham Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Born John Michael Osbourne in 1948, Ozzy emerged from Birmingham\u2019s working-class neighborhoods to become a defining voice of heavy metal. With Black Sabbath, he helped launch a genre through albums like <em>Paranoid<\/em> et <em>Master of Reality<\/em>. His solo career brought chart-topping hits like \u201cCrazy Train,\u201d \u201cMr. Crowley,\u201d and \u201cNo More Tears.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His impact extended far beyond music. In the early 2000s, <em>The Osbournes<\/em> became one of the first major celebrity reality shows, offering a chaotic, unfiltered look at family life that predated today\u2019s influencer culture.<\/p>\n<p>Osbourne had battled serious health issues in recent years, including a diagnosis of a rare form of Parkinson\u2019s disease, as well as spinal injuries from a fall in 2019. He underwent multiple surgeries and announced in 2024 that his mobility issues would likely prevent further touring.<\/p>\n<p>He passed away peacefully surrounded by family, according to a statement given to The Sun.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Memorials have already begun appearing outside venues in Birmingham and Los Angeles, as fans gather to pay tribute with candles, signs, and Osbourne\u2019s music playing into the night.<\/p>\n<p>His final performance will be released as both a documentary and a concert film in early 2026. In addition, a biopic based on his life, described by Jack Osbourne as \u201craw and unfiltered,\u201d is currently in development.<\/p>\n<p>Ozzy Osbourne leaves behind an indelible legacy of defiance, theatricality, and genre-defining music. May he rest in peace.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ozzy Osbourne, known globally as the \u201cPrince of Darkness\u201d and founding vocalist of Black Sabbath died July 22 at the age of 76.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21091259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","transcript_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1531],"class_list":["post-21091254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-editors-picks","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21091254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21091254"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21091254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21091451,"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21091254\/revisions\/21091451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21091259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21091254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21091254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21091254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}