{"id":323382,"date":"2026-03-01T12:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T12:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/323382\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T12:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T12:12:15","slug":"sharon-osbourne-remembers-husband-ozzy-as-authentic-and-gifted-at-brit-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/323382\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharon Osbourne remembers husband Ozzy as \u2018authentic and gifted\u2019 at Brit Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne has been remembered by his widow Sharon as \u201cauthentic, gifted and unpredictable\u201d, as he was honoured with a posthumous lifetime achievement award at the 2026 Brits.<\/p>\n

The singer, known as the Prince of Darkness, died aged 76 in July last year just over two weeks after his Back To The Beginning farewell concert where he was reunited with his bandmates.<\/p>\n

His widow Sharon and their daughter Kelly collected the accolade on his behalf as his legacy was recognised during the annual award show.<\/p>\n

\"BirminghamOzzy Osbourne died in 2025 (David Davies\/PA)<\/p>\n

To introduce the award, American singer Dolly Parton appeared via video link and said: \u201cOzzy Osbourne dedicated his entire life to music, and his legacy has left a permanent imprint in the fabric of music lovers everywhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cOzzy knew how to get your attention with his love of theatrics, his musical gifts, and he could turn any occasion into a full blown show.\u201d<\/p>\n

The country star, known for hits such as 9 To 5, then called Sharon up to the stage \u2013 who was flanked by their second-youngest daughter Kelly.<\/p>\n

During her speech, Sharon said: I\u2019m honoured to accept this award for my gorgeous husband.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish he was here to accept it himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, I know that Ozzy is looking down on us all right now, and I know what he\u2019s thinking. He hated to make speeches, he hated listening to speeches.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019ll be saying, \u2018hey, Mrs, shut the f*** up. Just say thank you and get off that stage\u2019. But I\u2019m not going to, because I have to waffle on a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"BRITKelly Osbourne made a joking jab at Manchester in the speech (Ian West\/PA)<\/p>\n

Osbourne reflected on how \u201cfickle\u201d the music industry can be, adding: \u201cMy old man was blessed with a one in a million career. He was at the top of his game for 56 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued: \u201cOzzy was authentic. He was a gifted, totally unpredictable, wild man. He was a true artist.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sharon praised her husband\u2019s background, having come from a working-class neighbourhood in Birmingham.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cHe rose to become one of the most recognisable and respected musicians of his life. And he was filled with extraordinarily wonderful high times but very real, low times.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut he never stopped tirelessly pushing himself to do better. He always wanted to do better, both personally and professionally.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"BRITSharon Osbourne paid tribute to her husband in her acceptance speech (Ian West\/PA)<\/p>\n

Sharon called him a \u201chumble egomaniac\u201d and said he will \u201calways be a rock star\u201d, adding: \u201cWe spent most of our lives touring the world, but Ozzy\u2019s heart never left England, wherever we were in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was always proud to be that working class Brummie and never let anyone forget it.\u201d<\/p>\n

As she concluded her speech, Sharon remembered when thousands of fans gathered in the streets of Birmingham following his death to pay tribute.<\/p>\n

She praised his supporters, and said: \u201c(Ozzy) loved (his fans) for giving him his extraordinary career, and for their loyalty that they gave him, and I know that they loved him back as much as he loved them.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe may not be here, but he left us one amazing body of work that will never be forgotten by the country that made him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"BRITKelly Osbourne (left) and Sharon Osbourne during their speech (Doug Peters\/PA)<\/p>\n

Her daughter, Kelly, thanked the audience for loving her father \u201cas much as we do\u201d and referencing the football team supported by Ozzy \u2013 Aston Villa \u2013 she said: \u201cI hope I don\u2019t disrespect Manchester by saying this, but up the Villa and Birmingham forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sharon added: \u201cThere will never be another Ozzy f****** Osbourne.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pair\u2019s tribute was then followed by a performance, curated by Sharon, which consisted of a special arrangement of Black Sabbath\u2019s 1991 song No More Tears.<\/p>\n

It was fronted by Robbie Williams, who was joined on stage by musicians who have previously played as part of Ozzy\u2019s band, including keyboardist Adam Wakeman, Metallica\u2019s Robert Trujillo, drummer Tommy Clufetos and guitarist Zakk Wylde.<\/p>\n

The music star died of a reported heart attack on July 22nd after suffering a string of health issues over the years, including multiple surgeries following a fall in February 2019 and being diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n

Black Sabbath formed in 1968 and are widely credited with defining and popularising the sound of heavy metal.<\/p>\n

Osbourne, who also had a successful solo career, found a new legion of fans when he appeared in the 2000s reality TV series The Osbournes, starring alongside wife Sharon and their two youngest children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne has been remembered by his widow Sharon as \u201cauthentic, gifted and unpredictable\u201d, as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":323383,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,61,60,278],"class_list":["post-323382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/323383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}