The English singer and actress, Aimee Osbourne, is widely known as the oldest child of the singer Ozzy Osbourne. She has released several hit songs including “Raining Gold” and “I Can Change” and has appeared in a number of TV shows, including “The Joan Rivers Show” and “The Osbournes.”
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Age, Early Life, and Education Background
Aimee Rachel Osbourne is a native of London, England, who was born under the Virgo zodiac sign on 2 September 1983, which makes her 40 years old as of 2023. She is the daughter of the aforementioned legendary singer-songwriter, TV personality, and actor, Ozzy Osbourne, and his wife, the TV personality, author and businesswoman, Sharon Osbourne, nee Levy. Aimee’s siblings followed in their parent’s footsteps: her sister, Kelly Osbourne, is a multi-faceted media personality, singer-songwriter, writer and model, and her brother, Jack Osbourne, is a media personality. She is the younger half-sister of Jessica Starshine Osbourne, Elliot Kingsley, and Louis Osbourne from her father’s previous union with Thelma Riley. ARO, as most of her friends and fans call her, is of Jewish and Irish roots.
Osbourne has remained tight-lipped about her educational background.
Hobbies and Interesting Facts
Aimee has revealed that her best-loved musical influences are PJ Harvey, The Cranberries, Minnie Riperton, and Kate Bush.
In 2020, the singer survived unharmed a fire that broke out while she was working on a project with her producer in a Hollywood-based recording studio. The duo had smoke-related symptoms and were treated at the scene. Sadly, one person died during the accident.
Her mother was diagnosed with colorectal cancer when she was 49 years old, and has been undergoing chemotherapy since 2019.
Aimee is an animal lover, who often flaunts her pet dog on her social media platforms.
Career Beginnings and TV Appearances
In 1991, Aimee appeared in a few documentaries and videos relating to her dad’s musical career, and in “The Joan Rivers Show” in the same year. She is also credited with appearances in two episodes of “The Howard Stern Show” (1998), “Intimate Portrait” (2002), “The Osbournes” (2002 and 2003) – in which she appeared with her face blurred out – and “Wuthering Heights” (2003) among others. In 2014, Osbourne lent her voice to a character in the 3D computer-animated movie “Postman Pat: The Movie.”
Musical Career
In the early 2010s, Osbourne started creating music with her band ARO, which is made up of her initials, band members including Billy Mohler on the guitar, Rene Arsenault on the keyboard, and Brendan Buckey on the drums. Unlike her father who mostly produces heavy metal songs, ARO predominantly recorded and released synth pop. Since its creation, ARO has made only three live show appearances – the first was in Union Pool, Brooklyn in April 2015, and the others were in Mercury Lounge, New York City, in the same month and The Echo, Los Angeles, in February 2016. Osbourne released her debut single, “Raining Gold” in 2015 and has revealed that she was at the time frustrated by the path her musical career was taking, which motivated her to write the song.
Osbourne has released a few other singles, including “I Can Change” and “Cocaine Style” both in 2016. In 2020, ARO recorded and released their debut single, “Shared Something with the Night” and in the same year “House of Lies.” The band released their debut studio album, “Vacare Adamaré” in October 2020. Osbourne has worked with a few record labels including Epic Records.
Osbourne is active on Instagram (@aro_officialmusic) with over 33,000 followers.
Personal Life
Osbourne lives a very private life. She’s unmarried and doesn’t have any children as of late 2023. In 2004 and 2005, she reportedly dated the Australian pop, jazz, and rock songwriter and musician Rai Thistlethwayte, the primary songwriter and lead singer in the pop rock group, Thirsty Merc.
Rumors and Controversies
In an interview with “The Sunday Times,” Osbourne’s mom disclosed that her oldest daughter does not get along with her siblings Kelly and Jack. She stated that she dislikes the ‘flashy’ lifestyle her family leads. She also revealed that Aimee couldn’t live in their house during her youth, and left home at the age of 16 because her family was ‘filming and it drove her insane.’ In the past, the London native has expressed disinterest in appearing in her family’s show “The Osbournes” – her face has been blurred out in some of the show’s episodes. In a 2020 interview with Q104.3 New York radio station, Aimee revealed that she refused to show her face in the show because she was concerned about the exposure that her appearance in the reality show would bring, and wanted to make it big on her own.
Height, Weight, and Physical Appearance
Aimee is of White ethnicity, and has a pair of hazel eyes, long dark brown hair and a dimpled face. She is slim, weighs approximately 135lbs (61kgs), and her height is 5ft 6ins (1.68m).
Net Worth
Aimee has attained worldwide recognition and accumulated a good sum from her musical endeavors. She is worth approximately $5 million as of 2023. On the other hand, her parents have a combined net worth of a whopping $220 million – in 2008, they were named the 724th wealthiest people in Britain.
Father, Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy was born John Michael Osbourne under the Sagittarius zodiac sign on 3 December 1948 in Marston Green, Warwickshire, England, and is 74 years old as of 2023. He is the son of John Thomas Osbourne and his wife, Lilian. He has two younger brothers and three elder sisters.
Ozzy rose to stardom in the ‘70s as the vocalist of the now-defunct heavy metal group, Black Sabbath. He provided vocals for the band’s self-titled debut album, which was released in 1970. The band was very influential and popularized heavy metal music in England and some of its most popular albums were “Paranoid,” “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath,” and “Master of Reality,” among others. Ozzy, who was then best known as ‘Prince of Darkness’ was fired from the band in 1979 because of his alcohol and drug problems. Subsequently, he began a solo career with the release of the album, “Blizzard of Ozz,” going on to release 13 albums, most of which received Platinum certifications in the US.
Ozzy, whose informal title is ‘Godfather of Metal’, rejoined Black Sabbath in 1997. He’s sold over 100 million albums, and Aimee’s father has been inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame as a member of a band and also as a solo artist, and into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (RRHOF) as a Black Sabbath member. He has stars on the Birmingham Walk of Stars and Hollywood Hall of Fame. Ozzy received a Global Icon Award and at MTV Europe Music Award in 2014.
Mother, Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Rachel Levy hails from London, England, and was born under the Libra zodiac sign on 9 October 1952, which makes her 70 years old as of 2023. She’s the daughter of the late rock and roll entrepreneur and music promoter, Don Arden and his wife Hope Arden. Sharon rose to stardom for her appearance in the MTV reality show, “The Osbournes” from 2002-2005. Subsequently, she became a judge on the reality TV music competition, “The X Factors”, and the televised talent show, “America’s Got Talent.”
Sharon revived her husband’s musical career by creating the annual music festival tour, Ozzfest. She’s credited for hosting her show “The Sharon Osbourne Show”, and co-hosting the CBS talk show “The Talk.” As a writer, Sharon has released two novels and three autobiographies. She has been living in the US with her family since 2002, and holds dual citizenship: American and British.
