He had been hospitalised several times in recent years and hadlong battled Parkinson’s disease.
“It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,” a statement posted by the family read.
It was signed by the singer’s wife, Sharon Osbourne, and the couple’s children, Jack Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne and Aimee Osbourne.
Ozzy Osbourne's adopted son Elliot Osbourne lives in Wellington.
Osbourne also had three children with his first wife, Thelma Riley: Louis Osbourne, who also signed the statement, Jessica Starshine Osbourne, and Elliot Osbourne.
Elliot Osbourne, formerly Kingsley, was Riley’s child from a previous relationship, but was adopted by Osbourne when he was 5 years old.
The Daily Mail today reported that the adopted son left the United Kingdom five years ago in favour of a quiet life in Wellington.
His wife is a professor of Health and Safety at Victoria University of Wellington, while Osbourne is working as a helpdesk and support technician at Wellington IT services and consulting firm TenFour Technology.
Osbourne and his wife did not respond when contacted by the Herald this morning and he has not spoken publicly about his father’s death.
The Daily Mail reported he grew up with his father in Birmingham, England, attending King Edward VI High School in Stafford.
The band’s set started at midnight that night, as a large cross was lit on top of a hill overlooking the crowd of 18,000 in the small Waikato town in what has been described as a Kiwi version of Woodstock.
