Sharon Osbourne pays tribute to Ozzy Osbourne with emotional plea on first anniversary of his death

Sharon Osbourne has shared a touching tribute a year on from Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne's death.

The late 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.

Ozzy died of a reported heart attack on July 22 2025, after suffering a string of health issues over the years, including multiple surgeries following a fall in February 2019 and being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

Sharon, 73, has since spoken to the BBC a year after Ozzy's death.

She told BBC Radio WM that she wanted people to 'remember how funny he was - funny and charismatic and real'.

"As Ozzy would say, 'when you want to remember me, just yank up the music really loud, as loud as you can get it, and just head bang'," she shared.

"He was authentic," Sharon remembered.

"He never tried to be anything other than what he was, and he would tell you the truth about everything, and that was him; you knew where you were with him.

"He was just genuine, so genuine and funny," she added.

"I mean we could have the worst arguments in the world, but we would end up laughing because he would say something so ridiculous that we would just crack up."

Meanwhile, Ozzy's youngest daughter Kelly Osbourne said she 'aches every single day' and misses her father 'with every part of my soul' on the first anniversary of his death.

Taking to Instagram on Wednesday (22 July), the 41-year-old wrote: "One year ago today, the world changed forever.

"Today, I sit here beside you in a way I never thought would be possible. I know you are still with me.

"I feel you in the quiet, in the wind, in every song that stops me in my tracks, is (sic) the smell of your cologne and in every moment that love outweighs grief. You are all around me."

Osbourne detailed how living without her father 'has been the hardest thing I have ever had to endure' and said: "Now all I have are memories.

"But my God, what beautiful memories they are. Even through all the madness we lived through, you somehow made every moment worthwhile."

The TV star, who is also an actress, recounted fond memories with her father and said: "I have never loved anyone or anything as deeply as uniquely as I love you.

"And now I carry all of that love with nowhere to place it except within me, my son, and mumma.

"It aches every single day, but it is also the greatest privilege of my life. To have loved someone so completely."

Kelly also said she wishes her father could see 'the little man' her son Sidney is becoming, adding: "Every single day I catch glimpses of you in him. Your smile. Your spirit. Your mannerisms.

"Sometimes it stops me in my tracks because it feels as though you’ve found a way to remind me that love never truly leaves us.

"Seeing you reflected in him is one of the greatest gifts I have ever been given."

The former Fashion Police star hailed the impact Ozzy had on the world, and said: "You changed lives simply by being yourself and the beautiful, timeless music you created."

She also praised her father’s background, having come from a working-class neighbourhood in Birmingham, and said he 'never forgot what he came from'.

She continued: "You made people believe that life could be better because of the way you lived yours.

"With honesty, loyalty, courage, humour, and a heart bigger than anyone realised. There will never be another you.

"You carried something extraordinary inside you, a kind of magic that felt heaven-sent, and I will spend the rest of my life feeling grateful that I got to call you my daddy.

"This past year has broken me in ways I never knew were possible."

Kelly added: "Music may live forever, but what our family created our bond, our laughter, our unwavering love is eternal. Death could never take that from us."

She rounded off the emotional tribute by saying how much she loves and misses Ozzy, whilst thanking him for 'being my daddy' and 'making me who I am'.