John Michael Osbourne was born on December 3rd., 1948 in Birmingham, England. The nickname of "Ozzy" was given to him by his friends since he was a little boy. His career as a singer begun when he gathered with an old friend whom just had started a band called "Approach", which had no vocalist. Ozzy offered himself as a singer and went right away to get an amplifier and two microphones, and then he joined the band.

After a short while, Ozzy quitted "Approach" and joined to "Music Machine". There he met Gezzer Butler and together they created a new band called "Rare Breed", which never succeeded; for that reason Ozzy put an add in a local newspaper which said: "Ozzy zig, vocalist, requires band. Owns own p.a.". This add had been seen by Bill Ward and Tony Iommy whom belonged to a band called "Mithology". Thus, Tony and Bill, with Jimmy Phillips y Clark, joined to Ozzy and Geezer in "Rare Breed", which soon changed its name for "Polka Tulk". And after a short while, Jimmy Phillips and Clark left the band, leaving only Tony, Geezer and Ozzy, and they decided to change the band�s name (again) for "Earth". And, as you might know, they didn�t play Heavy Metal, yet. They were a Rhythm & Blues band (or something like that).

By that time they were seriously thinking about the band�s direction. They weren�t completely happy neither with the rhythm they�ve been playing, nor the band�s name, nor the social-political environment that surrounded them. One day, the band went to see a horror film. And after that, they decided to take the name of that film to start a hole new musical concept known world wide as the Legend of "Black Sabbath".

Thus old Ozzy�s career started, and together with "Black Sabbath" he got great glories; who doesn�t remember "Nativity In Black", "Iron Man", "Paranoid" and a lot of other excellent tunes that made history?

But soon those glories with "Black Sabbath" should have come to an end for Ozzy, who decided to quit the band in 1977, because of creative differences with the drummer Bill Ward, and some other troubles with Tony Iommy. And after a failed substitution, the Sabbaths asked Ozzy to come back, and they recorded another successful album in 1978 titled: "Never Say Die". Finally, in 1979 Ozzy is definitely fired from Black Sabbath, and replaced by the ex-Rainbow, Ronnie James Dio.

Thus Ozzy�s solo career starts, and to his fortune, he found in 1980 the extraordinary axe-man Randy Rhoads (ex-Quiet Riot), and together with the ex-Uriah Heeps, Bob Daisly and Lee Kerslake, made an excellent chemistry from which resulted Ozzy�s very first solo album: "Blizard of Ozz".

In 1981 they recorded: "Diary of a Madman". Kerslake and Daisly quitted the band and were replaced by Tommy Aldridge and Rudy Sarzo.

Ozzy starts being news for the media, due to a series of anecdotes that every good fan must know. For example that one when Ozzy the head a dove in a CBS party; or the world famous anecdote when he also bitted off a bat�s head, which Ozzy thought it was a fake bat, and as a result of that, he had to be immediately rushed to the hospital for rabies shots. Ozzy describes it as "one of the most horrible, painful experiences of my life".

And you might also remember the San Antonio�s chapter in 1982, when Ozzy was visiting The Alamo, dressed up as a woman. So during reloading Oz felt the need to relieve himself. He walked over to this half knocked down wall and starts taking a leak. That piece of wall turned out to be part of The Alamo building. Ozzy was thrown in jail and banned from ever playing in San Antonio, Texas again (A ban which was recently lifted).

But not everything in Ozzy�s solo career are funny anecdotes, there are also sad ones, like the one occurred on March 19th., 1982, when suddenly Randy Rhoads and the tour�s bus driver, crashed in an airplane. And what supposed to be a joy ride, ended up as a tragedy.

Randy Rhoads no longer existed, and with him ended a key period in Ozzy Osbourne�s career. After his death, other axe-men had pass trough Ozzy�s band. We remember names such as: Brad Gillis, Jake E. Lee, Zakk Wylde and Joe Holmes. And what to say about his discography: "Speak of the Devil", "Bark at the Moon", "The Ultimate Sin", "Randy Rhoads Tribute", "No Rest for the Wicked", "The Ten Commandments", "Just Say Ozzy", "No More Tears", "Live and Loud", "Ozzmosis", and the most recent, "The Ozzman Cometh", amen of a series of singles, inedit versions and videos that made Ozzy Osbourne�s career one of the most complete in the history of Heavy Metal.

In 1996, Ozzy created an important festival called The Ozz-Fest, which gathers a lot of renown bands and gives an opportunity to new bands to launch themselves to conquer the top of the Metal Olympus.

During the 1997�s Ozz-Fest, Ozzy got together with his old friends Geezer and Tony. And since that memorable date, strong rumors have been arose about a supposed reintegration of the legendary "Black Sabbath" band, which seems to be kind of difficult, though in showbiz, you never know. Unless, we can be absolutely sure of one thing: there ain�t no more hard feelings between Ozzy, Tony and Geezer.

Ozzy�s career continues; and, as I said, it�s one of the most envied of all Heavy Metal�s history. This is Ozzy�s discography, so far:

John Michael Osbourne naci� el 3 de Diciembre de 1948 en Birmingham, Inglaterra. El apodo de "Ozzy" lo obtuvo desde que era ni�o. Su carrera como cantante comenz� cuando se encontr� con un viejo amigo que acababa de iniciar una banda llamada "Approach", la cual no ten�a vocalista. Ozzy se ofreci� como cantante y de inmediato se consigui� un amplificador y dos micr�fonos y se uni� a la banda.

Al poco tiempo, Ozzy renunci� a "Approach" y se uni� a "Music Machine". De ah� conoci� a Gezzer Butler y juntos crearon una nueva banda: "Rare Breed", la cual nunca tuvo �xito; por esa raz�n Ozzy coloc� un anuncio en un peri�dico local que dec�a: "Ozzy zig, Vocalista requiere banda. Posee su propio ampli". Este anunci� fue visto por Bill Ward y Tony Iommy quienes pertenec�an a una banda llamada "Mithology". As� Tony y Bill, junto con Jimmy Phillips y Clark, se unieron a Ozzy y a Geezer en "Rare Breed", la cual pronto cambi� su nombre a "Polka Tulk". Y tras la salida de Jimmy Phillips y Clark, la banda se qued� s�lo con cuatro integrantes, y su nuevo nombre era "Earth".

Poco despu�s, tras haber visto una vieja pel�cula de terror en un teatro local, la banda decidi� tomar el nombre de dicha pel�cula para darse a conocer al mundo como lo que es hoy: la leyenda de "Black Sabbath".

As� dio inicio la carrera del viejo Ozzy, quien junto a "Black Sabbath" obtuvo grandes glorias; qui�n no recuerda por ejemplo "Nativity In Black", "Iron Man", "Paranoid" y muchas otras rolas que han hecho historia.

Pronto las glorias junto a "Black Sabbath" habr�an de concluir para el viejo Ozzy, quien por diferencias creativas con el baterista Bill Ward y otras broncas con Tony Iommy, decide dejar la banda en 1977. Pero tras una fallida sustituci�n, Sabbath pide a Ozzy que regrese, y en 1978 graban otro �lbum titulado: "Never Say Die". Finalmente, en 1979 Ozzy es despedido definitivamente de Black Sabbath y es reemplazado por el ex-Rainbow, Ronnie James Dio.

As� comienza la carrera solista de Ozzy, quien inmediatamente, y para su fortuna, en 1980 se encontr� con el extraordinario guitarrista Randy Rhoads (ex-Quiet Riot), y junto con los ex-Uriah Heep, Bob Daisly y Lee Kerslake, hicieron una qu�mica excelente de la cual result� el primer �lbum solista de Ozzy titulado: "Blizard of Ozz".

En 1981 sale a la venta "Diary of a Madman". Kerslake y Daisly salen de la banda y son reemplazados por Tommy Aldridge y Rudy Sarzo.

Ozzy contin�a siendo noticia para los medios debido a una serie de an�cdotas que todo buen fan debe conocer. Por ejemplo la an�cdota de cuando Ozzy le arranc� la cabeza a una paloma de un mordisco en una fiesta de la CBS; o la famos�sima an�cdota de cuando tambi�n de un mordisco le arranc� la cabeza a un murci�lago, el cual Ozzy pensaba que era de goma y como resultado tuvo que ser trasladado a un hospital para recibir una serie de vacunas antirr�bicas, experiencia que el mismo Ozzy dijo: "ha sido la m�s horrible y dolorosa experiencia de toda mi vida".

Y quiz�s recuerdes tambi�n el cap�tulo de San Antonio, en 1982, cuando Ozzy visitaba El �lamo vestido de mujer. Durante un descanso, Ozzy sinti� la necesidad de relajarse. Camin� hacia una pared medio destruida y comenz� a mearse. Result� que, aquel pedazo de pared era parte del Fuerte del �lamo. Ozzy fue enviado a la c�rcel y se le prohibi� tocar en San Antonio, Texas (una prohibici�n que recientemente fue levantada).

Pero no todo en la carrera solista de Ozzy son an�cdotas chuscas, tambi�n existen an�cdotas tristes, como la ocurrida el 19 de marzo de 1982, cuando s�bitamente se estrell� la avioneta en la cual Randy Rhoads y el chofer del autob�s daban un paseo... Randy Rhoads dej� de existir y con �l termin� un per�odo clave en la carrera de Ozzy Osbourne.

Tras la muerte de Randy Rhoads, otros guitarristas han desfilado por la banda de Ozzy Osbourne, y recordamos as� nombres como: Brad Gillis, Jake E. Lee, Zakk Wylde y Joe Holmes. Y qu� decir de su discograf�a: "Speak of the Devil", "Bark at the Moon", "The Ultimate Sin", "Randy Rhoads Tribute", "No Rest for the Wicked", "The Ten Commandments", "Just Say Ozzy", "No More Tears", "Live and Loud" y el m�s reciente "Ozzmosis", adem�s de una serie de singles, de versiones in�ditas y de videos que han hecho de la carrera de Ozzy Osbourne una de las m�s completas en la historia del Heavy Metal.

En 1996, Ozzy crea un importante festival llamado The Ozz-Fest, el cual re�ne una gran cantidad de bandas de renombre y da oportunidad a nuevas bandas para lanzarse a conquistar la cumbre del Olimpo Metalero.

Durante el Ozz-Fest de 1997, Ozzy consigui� reunirse con sus viejos amigos Geezer y Tony. Y desde ese hecho memorable, fuertes rumores han surgido en torno a una supuesta reintegraci�n de los legendarios "Black Sabbath", lo cual se ve muy dif�cil, aunque en este negocio todo puede suceder. Pero de una cosa si podemos estar seguros: no hay m�s resentimientos entre Ozzy, Tony y Geezer.

La carrera de Ozzy contin�a; y como ya lo mencion�, es una de las m�s envidiables de toda la historia del Heavy Metal. A continuaci�n se en lista toda su discograf�a: