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Ozzy Osbourne, the pioneering heavy metal singer who rose to prominence in the early ‘70s with Black Sabbath before establishing a successful solo career and later played himself on reality TV, has died. He was 76 years old.

Ozzy Osbourne, frontman of 1970s heavy metal band Black Sabbath, earned his infamy biting the head off a bat on stage and pursuing a drug-fuelled lifestyle before reinventing himself as a loveable if often foul-mouthed reality TV star.

Ozzy Osbourne, the heavy metal legend who dominated rock for decades as a solo artist and member of Black Sabbath, has died at the age of 76.

Tributes have been paid in Birmingham and beyond by musicians and fans after the death of the Black Sabbath frontman.

Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just weeks after his farewell show.

Hours after Osbourne's death, Idol spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about Osbourne's musical legacy, and the path he carved for the musicians who came after him.

Black Sabbath was not a silly band, nor were any of Ozzy Osbourne’s solo releases particularly playful. But the singer, who died on July 22 at 76, proved to be a surprisingly, compellingly ridiculous presence in front of the camera as the subject,

The heavy-metal nearly bought a La Jolla estate. “Mind you, my wife finds another house she wants to buy every other week,” he said. “How many do we have? Seven.”

Transformed by 'The Osbournes' from bird-biting Prince of Darkness into one of TV's quintessential bumbling dads, Osbourne helped usher in a wave of image makeovers with unexpectedly lasting ripples.