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name	Bat for Lashes
birth date	October 25, 1979
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth name	Natasha Khan
origin	London, United Kingdom
Location	Brighton,
genre	Indie pop, folktronica
label	She Bear Records, Parlophone, Manimal Vinyl, Caroline, Astralwerks
associated acts	New Young Pony Club
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name	Live band line-up
background	group_or_band
current members	Ben ChristophersCharlotte HatherleyValentina Magaletti
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Natasha Khan (born 25 October 1979), also known by her stage name Bat for Lashes, is an English musician. She sings and plays the piano, bass, guitar, harpsichord and the autoharp.

Khan's debut album, ''Fur and Gold'', released in 2006, peaked at number forty-eight on the UK Album Chart and was shortlisted for the 2007 Mercury Prize. In 2008, Khan picked up two BRIT Award nominations for Best Breakthrough Artist and Best Female Solo Artist.

Khan’s second album, ''Two Suns'', released in 2009, reached number five on the UK Album Chart and number seventeen on the Irish Album Chart. It produced her first UK top forty single, "Daniel", and was shortlisted for the 2009 Mercury Prize. Khan was nominated Best Female Solo Artist at 2010 BRIT Awards.

History

Early life

Khan was born in London on 25 October 1979. Until the age of five she was raised in Wembley where her parents had met and married several years before. She was born to a Pakistani father, Rehmat Khan (a former professional squash player from Peshawar) and to an English mother. Her father decided to relocate the family to the commuter town of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire to help with his coaching of future squash world open winner Jahangir Khan, Natasha's cousin.

As a child Khan, along with her sister Suraya and brother Tariq, attended her uncle’s squash matches. In an interview with ''The Daily Telegraph'', Khan reflected that seeing her uncle helped inspire her. "The roar of the crowd is intense; it is ceremonial, ritualistic, I feel like the banner got passed to me but I carried it on in a creative way. It is a similar thing, the need to thrive on heightened communal experience." With her father’s abandonment of the family Khan turned to the piano. Deciding to play improvised pieces instead of attending lessons, Khan herself felt the piano became an outlet for her emotions. “You need to find a channel to express things, to get them out", she said.

During her teens Khan was also a victim of racism. Speaking about her time in after-school clubs she claimed “the kids there totally ripped me to shreds.” This rejection led Khan to rebel, making the decision to “bunk off” school and stay at home listening to music. “My mum would take me to the train station and I pretended to get the train; she'd drive to work and I would go home and play a tape of Nirvana all day”. With the completion of her GCSEs and A-Levels she decided to embark on a road trip through America with her boyfriend at the time, using the money earned from her part time job at a local card-making factory.

After spending three months touring through the US and Mexico Khan returned to Britain and settled down in Brighton to study a degree in music and visual arts at the University of Brighton. While at university her experimental work was influenced by artists such as Steve Reich and Susan Hiller, and she produced multi-media work centred on sound installations, animations and performance.

2006–2008: ''Fur and Gold''

Following graduation, Khan worked as a nursery school teacher, and it was during this period that she began writing the material for her first album. "Whenever I'm writing music it's a very visual place in my mind," she said. "It has a location full of characters and colours and landscapes, so those two things really complement each other, and they help the other one to blossom and support the other. They are like brother and sister."

Khan's debut single, "The Wizard", was released digitally through Drowned in Sound records and on seven-inch vinyl through Khan's own imprint, She Bear Records. She then signed to the record label Echo, alongside Feeder and former Moloko singer Róisín Murphy, and released her debut album, ''Fur and Gold'', in September 2006. In 2007, Bat for Lashes parted company with Echo and signed to Parlophone Records, which re-released ''Fur and Gold'' with the addition of bonus material. A limited vinyl version was released by Los Angeles indie label Manimal Vinyl in May 2007. ''Fur and Gold'' reached number forty-eight on the UK Albums Chart and has since been certified Silver by the BPI for sales exceeding 60,000 copies. In 2007, Khan appeared at the Glastonbury Festival and toured the United States.

Critics likened Khan's music to the work of Siouxsie Sioux, Björk, Kate Bush, Cat Power, PJ Harvey, Annie Lennox, Tori Amos and Fiona Apple. Both her albums were described by MTV Iggy as "at once haunting and way danceable." ''Fur and Gold'' was one of the albums nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize, losing out to Klaxons' ''Myths of the Near Future'' despite being a favourite of British media to win the award. Also in 2007, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) awarded her with the ASCAP Vanguard Award and chose her to perform at ASCAP's "ASCAP Presents..." showcase at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. In 2008, Khan was nominated for British Breakthrough Act and British Female Solo Artist at the BRIT Awards.

Radiohead's 2008 tour featured several shows with Bat for Lashes as their opening act. Her version of the The Cure's "A Forest" appeared on a charity album called ''Perfect as Cats'' on Manimal Vinyl in late 2008.

2009: ''Two Suns''

Khan’s second album, ''Two Suns'', was released in April 2009 and produced by Natasha Khan and David Kosten. In preparation for the album, Khan journeyed to the Joshua Tree Desert in California to gain inspiration, before returning to New York and London to write and record the finished material for release.

A concept album, ''Two Suns'' focuses on Khan’s desert-born alter ego Pearl, whose personality she adopted while staying in New York to gain a better understanding of the character. She revealed to the BBC's ''Newsbeat'', "I really just did it as an experiment of dressing up myself with quite garish extreme feminine make-up. I wanted to photograph myself in that situation and just see what it made me feel.” Khan believed that living in Brooklyn when bands such as TV on the Radio, MGMT and Gang Gang Dance were emerging on the music scene had an influence on the album's musical style. In an interview with MTV she said, “I experienced that whole thing coming out, in terms of beats and like going out dancing and checking out all this new music it was really inspiring.” During the album’s production, she also collaborated with Brooklyn artist Yeasayer for the bass and beat programming.

''Two Suns'' debuted at number five on the UK Albums Chart, and has been certified Gold by the BPI for sales of 100,000 copies. The first single from the album, "Daniel", became Khan's first hit, peaking at number thirty-six on the UK Singles Chart; it later won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song and was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video of the Year. The following singles were "Pearl's Dream" and a double A-side of "Sleep Alone" and "Moon and Moon", the latter of which was featured in a high profile advertising campaign for children's charity Barnardo's in late 2009.

Critical response to the album was generally favourable, generating a score of 77 on the review aggregator Metacritic. In their review for ''Two Suns'' ''NME'' awarded it 8 out of 10 describing the album as “epic in scope and ambition and requires a similarly epic patience to unravel its charms.” ''Rolling Stone'' also rated it favourably stating, “Khan proves she's a powerhouse under her billowy sleeves. She could be the next Kate Bush." However some critics such as Popmatters found problems, reviewing the album they claimed, “While the weaker songs are definitely not throwaways, they miss the mark in more than one way.” ''Blender'' magazine also felt the album was average, awarding it 3 out 5 stars, claiming "The contrast between Pearl and Natasha isn’t always crisply drawn". As with ''Fur and Gold'', Khan was nominated for the Mercury Prize for ''Two Suns''. In 2010, she won Best Alternative Act at the UK Asian Music Awards and received a second BRIT Award nomination for British Female Solo Artist.

As part of the 2009 summer festival season, Khan played at Glastonbury, Somerset House and the iTunes Festival. In September 2009, a special edition of ''Two Suns'' was released in the United Kingdom ahead of Khan's October tour. The special edition, which includes a cover version of Kings of Leon's single "Use Somebody", was released simultaneously in the United States. Later in 2009, the cover artwork for ''Two Suns'' was nominated for Best Art Vinyl.

2010–present

During early 2010, Khan toured South America supporting Coldplay (visiting: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico), after a one-off gig at The De La Warr Pavilion. In mid 2010, "Let's Get Lost", a collaboration with Beck, was released on the soundtrack to the film ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''. After working on the track, Khan expressed interest in working with Beck on her third album, stating "He's got creative ideas."

To celebrate Record Store Day in 2010, Bat for Lashes released an exclusive, limited to 1000 copies edition double A-side 7-inch single. The first track was a re-worked version of "Howl" (the original B-Side to the "Trophy" 7-single) that was recorded live at De La Warr Pavilion, and the second was a live version of "Wild Is the Wind" that was recorded at Grove Music Studios. Also in 2010, Bat for Lashes contributed the song "Sleep Alone" to the Enough Project and Downtown Records' ''Raise Hope for Congo'' compilation. Proceeds from the compilation fund efforts to make the protection and empowerment of Congo's women a priority, as well as inspire individuals around the world to raise their voice for peace in Congo.

In 2011, Khan recorded a cover version of Depeche Mode's song ''Strangelove'' for Gucci's advertising campaign for new fragrance ''Gulity For Him''. The song was released as a free download from Gucci's channel on YouTube and various blogs. Khan was chosen by Gucci's creative director Frida Giannini.

In the media

Thom Yorke, Debbie Harry, and M.I.A. have complimented Khan's work, Ringo Starr said she was one of his favourite new artists, and Björk was also spotted at one of her early gigs.

The Bat for Lashes live line-up contains an ever-revolving cast of musicians often changing on a per-tour basis. The latest line-up includes Ben Christophers, Charlotte Hatherley and Sarah Jones, who also plays drums with New Young Pony Club. This line-up was announced in March 2009. In April 2009 she appeared on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. She performed an acoustic version of the single, "Daniel," and also covered "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon. Her first appearance on US broadcast television was 1 May 2009 on ''The Late Show with David Letterman'', performing the song "Daniel." In April 2009 she appeared on the BBC2 live music show ''Later... with Jools Holland'' performing two songs from ''Two Suns'': "Daniel" and "Sleep Alone." On 11 August 2009 Bat for Lashes performed on ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' performing the song "Sleep Alone." She also performed "Moon and Moon" during the Mercury Award's 2009 event.

Discography

''Fur and Gold'' (2006)

''Two Suns'' (2009)

Awards and nominations

!Year	!Award	!Category	!Result
		''Fur and Gold''
	Vanguard Award
		British Breakthrough Act
British Female Solo Artist
		''Two Suns''
	"Two Suns"
		''British Female Solo Artist''
	Best Alternative Act
	Best Contemporary Song (Daniel)

References

External links

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Name	Ozzy Osbourne
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	John Michael Osbourne
Born	December 03, 1948Aston, Birmingham, England
Instrument	Vocals, Harmonica
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock, blues-rock
Occupation	Musician, songwriter, actor
Years active	1968–present
Label	Epic, CBS, Jet
Associated acts	Black Sabbath, Kelly Osbourne, Black Label Society, Alice Cooper, Iommi, Rob Zombie, Slash, Firewind
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John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3, 1948) is an English singer-songwriter and occasional actor, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead vocalist of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, a band whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound spawned the heavy metal genre. In his subsequent solo career Osbourne achieved a multi-platinum status in addition to the one he had earned with Black Sabbath. These things are what led Osbourne to become known as the "Godfather of Heavy Metal". It was during his Sabbath days that, due to their dark style of music, Osbourne became known as the "Prince of Darkness". Osbourne has over 15 tattoos, the most famous of which are the letters O-Z-Z-Y across the knuckles of his left hand. This was his first tattoo, created by himself as a teenager with a sewing needle and pencil lead.

In the early 2000s, Osbourne's career expanded to a new medium when he became a star in his own reality show, ''The Osbournes'', alongside wife/manager Sharon and two of their three children, Kelly and Jack. A documentary about his life and career, ''God Bless Ozzy Osbourne'', premiered in April 2011 at the Tribeca Film Festival and will be released on DVD in November 2011. As of December 2010, Osbourne has sold over 100 million albums worldwide.

Early life

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne was born in Aston, Birmingham, England, on 3 December 1948. His father Jack worked shifts as a toolmaker at GEC. His mother Lillian worked for the car components firm Lucas. John was the fourth of six children. Ozzy had 2 brothers (Paul and Tony) and 3 sisters (Jean, Iris and Gillian); they lived in a small two bedroom home at 14 Lodge Road in Aston, England. The nickname "Ozzy" was first used when he was in primary school. Although called "John" by his first wife Thelma, Osbourne states that it has been a long time since he's recognised himself when called by his formal name. Osbourne grew up dealing with dyslexia and other learning disabilities. General abuse from teachers at Prince Albert Road Junior School, and Birchfield Road Secondary Modern School in Perry Barr made his childhood difficult for him. Drawn to the stage, Osbourne took part in school plays such as ''The Pirates of Penzance.'' Upon hearing their first hit single at age 14, he became a great fan of The Beatles. He left school at 15 and was then employed as a construction site labourer, trainee plumber, apprentice toolmaker, car factory horn-tuner and slaughterhouse worker. He spent six weeks in Winson Green Prison when he was unable to pay a fine after being found guilty of burglary of a clothes shop.

In late 1967, Geezer Butler formed his first band "Rare Breed" with Osbourne. The band played two shows then broke up. Separated for a time, Osbourne and Butler reunited in ''Polka Tulk Blues'' along with guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Bill Ward. They renamed themselves ''Earth,'' but after being booked in error instead of a small-time English circuit band with the same name, they decided to change their name again. They finally chose the name ''Black Sabbath'' in early 1969 based on a film directed by Mario Bava, starring Boris Karloff. The band had noticed how people enjoyed being frightened, and, inspired, Iommi and his partners decided to play a heavy blues style of music laced with gloomy sounds and lyrics. While recording their first album in a castle, Geezer read an occult book and had a dream of a dark figure at the end of his bed. Butler told Osbourne about the dream and together they wrote the lyrics to "Black Sabbath", one of their first songs in a darker vein.

Musical career

Black Sabbath

Despite only a modest investment from their US record label Warner Bros. Records, Black Sabbath met with swift and enduring success. Built around Tony Iommi's guitar riffs, Geezer Butler's lyrics, Bill Ward's dark tempo drumbeats, and topped by Osbourne's eerie vocals, early records such as their debut album ''Black Sabbath'' and ''Paranoid'' sold huge numbers, as well as getting considerable airplay. Osbourne recalls a band lament, "in those days, the band wasn't very popular with the women."

Just five months after the release of ''Paranoid'' the band released ''Master of Reality.'' The album reached the top ten in both the US and UK, and was certified gold in less than two months. In the 1980s it received platinum certification and went Double Platinum in the early 21^st century. Reviews of the album were unfavorable. Lester Bangs of ''Rolling Stone'' dismissed ''Master of Reality'' as "naïve, simplistic, repetitive, absolute doggerel", although the very same magazine would later place the album at number 298 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, compiled in 2003. Black Sabbath's ''Volume 4'' was released in September 1972. Critics were again dismissive of the album, yet it achieved gold status in less than a month. It was the band's fourth consecutive release to sell a million copies in the US. In November 1973, Black Sabbath released the critically acclaimed ''Sabbath Bloody Sabbath''. For the first time, the band received favourable reviews in the mainstream press. Gordon Fletcher of ''Rolling Stone'' called the album "an extraordinarily gripping affair", and "nothing less than a complete success". ''AllMusic's'' Eduardo Rivadavia call the album a "masterpiece, essential to any heavy metal collection," while also claiming the band displayed "a newfound sense of finesse and maturity". The album marked the band's fifth consecutive platinum selling album in the US, ''Sabotage'' was released in July 1975. Again there were favourable reviews. ''Rolling Stone'' stated, "''Sabotage'' is not only Black Sabbath's best record since ''Paranoid'', it might be their best ever." ''Allmusic'' was not so favorable. They noted that "the magical chemistry that made such albums as ''Paranoid'' and ''Volume 4'' so special was beginning to disintegrate". ''Technical Ecstasy'', released on 25 September 1976, was also met with mixed reviews. ''AllMusic'' gave the album two stars, and noted that the band was "unravelling at an alarming rate".

Departure from Black Sabbath

In 1978, Osbourne left the band for three months to pursue interest in a solo project he called ''Blizzard of Ozz.'' Three members of the band ''Necromandus'', who had supported Black Sabbath in Birmingham back in the day when they were called ''Earth,'' did backup for Osbourne in the studio and briefly became the first incarnation of his solo band. At the request of the other members, Osbourne rejoined Sabbath. The band spent five months at Sounds Interchange Studios in Toronto, Canada, writing and recording what would become ''Never Say Die!'' "It took quite a long time," Iommi said. "We were getting really drugged out, doing a lot of dope. We'd go down to the sessions, and have to pack up because we were too stoned, we'd have to stop. Nobody could get anything right, we were all over the place, everybody's playing a different thing. We'd go back and sleep it off, and try again the next day." Touring in support of ''Never Say Die!'' began in May 1978 with openers Van Halen. Reviewers called Black Sabbath's performance "tired and uninspired," in stark contrast to the "youthful" performance of Van Halen, who were touring the world for the first time. The band filmed a performance at the Hammersmith Odeon in June 1978, which was later released on DVD as ''Never Say Die''. The final show of the tour, and Osbourne's last appearance with the band (until later reunions) was in Albuquerque, New Mexico on 11 December.

In 1979, back in the studio tensions and conflict were present continually. Osbourne recalls being asked to record his vocals over and over, and tracks being manipulated endlessly by Iommi. This was a point of contention between Osbourne and Iommi. With the support of Geezer and Bill Ward, Osbourne was again fired from Black Sabbath. The reasons provided to him were that he was unreliable and had excessive substance abuse issues as compared to the other band members. Osbourne claims his drug use and alcohol consumption at that time were no better nor worse than that of the other band members.

Conflict of a sort had existed between Iommi and Osbourne from the beginning. When responding to a flyer reading "Ozzy Zig Needs Gig- has own PA" posted in a record store, Iommi and Ward arrived at the address listed to speak with ''Ozzy Zig.'' When Osbourne answered the door, Iommi left upon discovering it was him. He knew of and disliked Osbourne from back in their school days. The band replaced him with former Rainbow singer Ronnie James Dio.

On 18 August 1980, after a show in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Bill Ward was also fired from Black Sabbath. "I was sinking very quickly", Ward later said. "I was an unbelievable drunk, I was drunk twenty-four hours a day. When I went on stage, the stage wasn't so bright. It felt like I was dying inside. The live show seemed so bare, Ron was out there doing his thing and I just went 'It's gone'. I like Ronnie, but musically, he just wasn't for me."

Blizzard of Ozz and ''Diary of a Madman''

In 1980, under the management of Osbourne's then girlfriend (later wife), Sharon Arden, the Ozzy Osbourne Band formed again as The Blizzard of Ozz. The first line-up of the band featured drummer Lee Kerslake (of Uriah Heep), bassist/lyricist Bob Daisley (of Rainbow and later Uriah Heep), keyboardist Don Airey, and guitarist Randy Rhoads (of Quiet Riot). The record company would eventually title the record ''Blizzard of Ozz'' credited simply under Osbourne's name. Co-written with Daisley and Rhoads, the album brought Osbourne considerable success on his first solo effort. The debut sold very well with hard rock/heavy metal fans. Blizzard of Ozz is one of the very few albums amongst the 100 best selling albums of the 1980s to have achieved multi-platinum status without the benefit of a Top 40 single. As of August 1997, it achieved Quadruple Platinum status according to RIAA. The album is known for the globally recognised singles "Crazy Train" and "Mr. Crowley," and fan favourites "Goodbye to Romance" and "Revelation (Mother Earth)". Although Kerslake and Daisley are credited as the studio musicians for The Blizzard of Ozz, the touring band in support of the album consisted of Osbourne, Rhoads, Rudy Sarzo (Bass) and Tommy Aldridge (Drums).

Osbourne's second album, ''Diary of a Madman'' featured more songs co-written with Bob Daisley. For his work on this album and Blizzard, Randy Rhoads, was ranked the 85th greatest guitarist of all time by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in 2003. This album is known for the singles "Over the Mountain, "Flying High Again," "Believer," and of course "Diary of a Madman." Osbourne explains in his autobiography that ''Diary'' is his own personal favourite album.

On 19 March 1982 while Rhoads was in Florida for the follow-up ''Diary of a Madman'' tour, and a week away from playing Madison Square Garden in New York City, a light aircraft piloted by Andrew Aycock (the band's tour bus driver) carrying guitarist Randy Rhoads crashed while performing low passes over the band's tour bus. In a prank turned deadly, the right wing of the aircraft clipped the bus, grazed a tree, and crashed into the attached garage of a nearby mansion killing Rhoads, Aycock, and the band's hairdresser, Rachel Youngblood. On autopsy, cocaine was found to be present in Aycock's urine. Experiencing firsthand the horrific death of his close friend and band mate, Osbourne fell into a deep depression.

Ex-Gillan guitarist Bernie Torme was the first guitarist to replace Randy once the tour resumed. Torme's tenure with the band would last less than one month. During an audition for guitarists in a hotel room, Osbourne selected Brad Gillis (who went on to be one of two guitarists in Night Ranger) to finish the tour. The tour culminated in the release of the 1982 live album, ''Speak of the Devil'' recorded at the Ritz in New York City. A live tribute album for Rhoads was also later released. This album would also feature studio outtakes from a song by Randy taken from "Blizzard of Ozz" called "Dee." It was a song Randy had written for his mother.

''Speak of the Devil''

Despite the difficulties, Osbourne moved on after Rhoads' death. ''Speak of the Devil'', known in the United Kingdom as ''Talk of the Devil'', was originally planned to consist of live recordings from 1981, primarily from Osbourne's solo work. Under contract to produce a cover album of Black Sabbath material, however, the album ended up consisting entirely of Black Sabbath covers, recorded with Brad Gillis, bassist Rudy Sarzo, and drummer Tommy Aldridge. Osbourne later commented (inside the cover of "Tribute") "I don't give a fuck about that album. It was just a bunch of bullshit Sabbath covers."

In 1982, Osbourne appeared as lead vocalist on the Was (Not Was) pop dance track "Shake Your Head (Let's Go to Bed)." Madonna performed backing vocals. Osbourne's cut was remixed and re-released in the early 1990s for a Was (Not Was) greatest hits album in Europe, and it cracked the UK pop chart. Madonna asked that her vocal not be restored for the hits package, so new vocals by Kim Basinger were added to complement Osbourne's lead.

''Bark at the Moon'' and ''The Ultimate Sin''

In 1983 a new guitarist was recruited to play with Osbourne. Jake E. Lee, formerly of Ratt and Rough Cutt, joined the band to record ''Bark at the Moon''. The album, co-written with Bob Daisley, featured Tommy Aldridge, and former Rainbow keyboard player Don Airey. The album contains the fan favourite "Bark at the Moon." The music video for "Bark at the Moon" was partially filmed at the Holloway Sanitorium outside of London, England. Within weeks the album became certified gold. To date it has sold three million copies in the U.S.

1986's ''The Ultimate Sin'' followed (with bassist Phil Soussan and drummer Randy Castillo), and touring behind both albums with ex-Uriah Heep keyboardist John Sinclair joining prior to the Ultimate Sin tour. A rich, bold album, it features "Shot in the Dark" and fan favourites "Killer of Giants," "Lightning Strikes," and "Secret Loser." At the time of its release, ''The Ultimate Sin'' was Osbourne's highest charting studio album. The RIAA awarded the album Platinum status on 14 May 1986, soon after its release; it was awarded Double Platinum status on 26 October 1994.

Jake E. Lee and Osbourne parted ways in 1987. Osbourne continued to struggle with chemical dependency. That year he commemorated the fifth anniversary of Rhoads' death with ''Tribute'', live recordings from 1981 that had gone unreleased for years. In 1988, Osbourne appeared in ''The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years'' and told the director, Penelope Spheeris, that "sobriety fucking sucks." Meanwhile, Osbourne found Zakk Wylde, who was the most enduring replacement for Rhoads to date. Together they recorded ''No Rest for the Wicked'' with Castillo on drums, Sinclair on keyboards, and Daisley co-writing lyrics and playing bass. The subsequent tour saw Osbourne reunited with erstwhile Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler on bass. A live EP (entitled ''Just Say Ozzy'') featuring Geezer was released two years later. Butler continued to tour with Osbourne for the subsequent four tours, and was a major stage presence throughout. In 1989, Ozzy Osbourne performed at the Moscow Music Peace Festival.

''No More Tears''

While very successful as a heavy metal act through the 1980s, Osbourne sustained commercial success into the 1990s, starting with 1991's ''No More Tears.'' The album enjoyed much radio and MTV exposure. It also initiated a practise of bringing in outside composers to help pen Osbourne's solo material instead of relying solely upon his recording ensemble to write and arrange the music. The album was mixed by veteran rock producer Michael Wagener. Osbourne was awarded his only Grammy for the track "I Don't Want to Change the World" from live album Live and Loud for Best Metal Performance of 1994.

Wagener also mixed the live album ''Live and Loud'' released in 28 June 1993. At the time, it was to be Osbourne's final album. The album went platinum four times over, and ranked at number 10 on that year's ''Billboard'' rock charts.

At this point Osbourne expressed his fatigue with the process of touring, and proclaimed his "retirement tour" (which was to be short-lived). It was comically called "No More Tours", a pun on his No More Tears album. Prior to the tour Mike Inez took over on bass and Kevin Jones on keyboards as Sinclair was touring with The Cult. Osbourne's entire CD catalogue was remastered and reissued in 1995.

''Ozzmosis''

In 1995, Osbourne released ''Ozzmosis'' and returned to touring, dubbing his concert performances "''The Retirement Sucks Tour''". The album reached number 4 on the US Billboard 200. The ''Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)'' certified the album gold and platinum in that same year, and 2x platinum in April 1999. The album features the hard rocking fan favourites "Perry Mason," "Ghost Behind My Eyes," "Thunder Underground," and the power ballad "See You on the Other Side."

The line-up on "Ozzmosis" was Zakk Wylde, Geezer Butler (who had just quit ''Black Sabbath'' again) and ex-''Bad English'', Steve Vai and ''Hardline'' drummer Deen Castronovo, now in Journey. Keyboards were played by ''Yes'''s Rick Wakeman and producer Michael Beinhorn. The tour maintained Butler and Castronovo and saw Sinclair return, but a major line-up change was the introduction of ex-David Lee Roth guitarist Joe Holmes. Wylde was considering an offer to join ''Guns N' Roses.'' Unable to wait for a decision on ''Wylde's'' departure decision, Osbourne replaced him. In early 1996, Butler and Castronovo left. Mike Inez (''Alice In Chains'') and Randy Castillo (''Lita Ford'', ''Motley Crue'') filled in. Ultimately, ''Faith No More's'' Mike Bordin and ex-''Suicidal Tendencies'' bassist Robert Trujillo joined on drums and bass respectively. A greatest hits package, ''The Ozzman Cometh'' was issued in 1997.

Ozzfest

Osbourne's biggest financial success of the 1990s was a venture named Ozzfest, created and managed by his wife/manager Sharon and assisted by his son Jack. The first Ozzfest was held in Phoenix, Arizona on 25 October 1996 and in Devore, California on 26 October. Ozzfest was an instant hit with metal fans, spiralling many up-and-coming groups who were featured there to broad exposure and commercial success. Some acts shared the bill with a reformed Black Sabbath during the 1997 Ozzfest tour, beginning in West Palm Beach, Florida. Osbourne reunited with the original members of Sabbath in 1997 and has performed periodically with them ever since. Ozzfest reinstated the integrity of, and public familiarity with, the band name ''Black Sabbath.''

Since its start, five million people have attended Ozzfest, which has grossed over US$100 million. The festival also helped promote many new hard rock and heavy metal acts of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Ozzfest helped Osbourne to become the first hard rock and heavy metal star to hit $50 million in merchandise sales.

In 2005, Osbourne and his wife Sharon starred in an MTV competition reality show entitled "Battle for Ozzfest". A number of yet unsigned bands send one member to compete in a challenge to win a spot on the 2005 Ozzfest and a possible recording contract.

Shortly after Ozzfest 2005, Osbourne announced that he will no longer headline Ozzfest. Although he announced his retirement from Ozzfest, Osbourne came back for one more year, 2006, albeit only closing for just over half the concerts, leaving the others to be closed by System of a Down. He also played the closing act for the second stage at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA on 1 July as well as Randall's Island, NY on 29 July. After the concert in Bristol, Virginia, Osbourne announced he would return for another year of Ozzfest in 2007. Tickets for the 2007 tour were offered to fans free of charge, which led to some controversy. In 2008, Ozzfest was reduced to a one-day event in Dallas, Texas, where Osbourne played, along with Metallica and King Diamond.

Osbourne says he is looking forward to the return of Ozzfest for six dates this summer and is also looking at an 18-month world tour starting at ''The Leas Cliff Hall'' in Folkestone on 29 June to promote his new album, "Scream."

''Down to Earth''

''Down to Earth'', Osbourne's first album of new studio material in seven years, was released on 16 October 2001. A live version filmed in Japan, ''Live at Budokan'' followed. ''Down to Earth'' went gold in 2001, and platinum in 2003. The album features the fan favourite "Dreamer," a song which peaked at number 10 on ''Billboard'''s Mainstream Rock Tracks. In 2003, Osbourne recruited former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted after he left the band in 2000 (and Trujillo replaced him on Metallica's line-up). Both Newsted and Osbourne were enthusiastic about recording an album together.

On 8 December 2003, Osbourne was rushed into emergency surgery at Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, England when he had an accident with his all-terrain vehicle on his estate in Chalfont St Peter in Buckinghamshire. Osbourne broke his collar bone, eight ribs, and a neck vertebra. An operation was performed to lift the collarbone, which was believed to be resting on a major artery and interrupting blood flow to the arm. Sharon later revealed that Osbourne had stopped breathing following the crash and was resuscitated by Osbourne's then personal bodyguard, Sam Ruston. While in hospital, Osbourne achieved his first ever UK number one single, a duet of the Black Sabbath ballad, "Changes" with daughter Kelly. In doing so, he broke the record of the longest period between an artist's first UK chart appearance (with Black Sabbath's "Paranoid", number four in August 1970) and their first number one hit: a gap of 33 years. Since the quad accident, aside from some short-term memory problems, he fully recovered and headlined the 2004 Ozzfest, in the reunited ''Black Sabbath''.

''Prince of Darkness''

In 2005, Osbourne released a box set called ''Prince of Darkness''. The first and second discs are collections of live performances, B-sides, demos and singles. The third disc contained duets and other odd tracks with other artists, including "Born to Be Wild" with Miss Piggy. The fourth disc is entirely new material where Osbourne covers his favourite songs by his biggest influences and favourite bands, including The Beatles, John Lennon, David Bowie and others.

''Black Rain''

In March 2006, he said that he hoped to release a new studio album soon with long time on-off guitarist, Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society. In October 2006, it was announced that Tony Iommi, Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, and Geezer Butler would be touring together again, though not as Black Sabbath, but under the moniker Heaven and Hell (the title of Dio's first Black Sabbath album). The response to the news on Osbourne's website was that Osbourne wished Tony and Ronnie well and that there is only one Sabbath.

Osbourne's album, titled ''Black Rain'', was released on 22 May 2007. Osbourne's first new studio album in almost six years, it featured a more serious tone than previous albums. "I thought I'd never write again without any stimulation...But you know what? Instead of picking up the bottle I just got honest and said, 'I don't want life to go (to pieces)'", Osbourne stated in a ''Billboard'' interview.

''Scream''

Osbourne revealed in July 2009 that he was currently seeking a new guitar player. While he states that he has not fallen out with Zakk Wylde, he said he felt his songs were beginning to sound like Black Label Society and fancied a change. In August 2009, Osbourne performed at the gaming festival BlizzCon with a new guitarist in his line-up, Gus G (Firewind, ex-Nightrage, ex-Dream Evil). Osbourne also provided his voice and likeness to the video game ''Brütal Legend'' character The Guardian of Metal. In November, Slash featured Osbourne on vocals in his single "Crucify The Dead," and Osbourne with wife Sharon were guest hosts on WWE ''Monday Night Raw''. In December, Osbourne announced he would be releasing a new album titled ''Soul Sucka'' with Gus G, Tommy Clufetos (formerly supporting Rob Zombie, Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper) on drums, and Blasko (formerly supporting Rob Zombie) on bass. Negative fan feedback was brought to Osbourne's attention regarding the album title. In respect of fan opinion, on 29 March Osbourne announced his album would be renamed ''Scream''.

On 13 April 2010, Osbourne announced the release date for ''Scream'' would be 15 June 2010. The release date was later changed to 22 June. A single from the album, "Let Me Hear You Scream," debuted on 14 April 2010 episode of ''CSI: NY''. The song spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Rock Songs, peaking at #7. Other songs from the album include "Let it Die," "Digging Me Down," "Fearless," and "I Want it More."

Osbourne held a Meet-And-Greet album signing at the main branch of HMV in his home-town Birmingham, followed later that day by an intimate show in the Birmingham Town Hall. The first four hundred fans that arrived at the store earlier in the day were given wrist bands, enabling free access to the show.

On 9 August, Ozzy announced that the second single from the album would be "Life Won't Wait" and the video for the song would be directed by his son Jack.

When asked of his opinions on ''Scream'' in an interview, Osbourne announced that he is "already thinking about the next album". Osbourne's current drummer, Tommy Clufetos, has reflected this sentiment, saying that ""We are already coming up with new ideas backstage, in the hotel rooms and at soundcheck and have a bunch of ideas recorded"

Awards

Ozzy Osbourne has been awarded several times for his contributions to the music community.

In 1994, he was awarded a Grammy Award for the track "I Don't Want to Change the World" from ''Live & Loud'' for Best Metal Performance of 1994.

In 2004, he received an ''NME'' award for "godlike genius".

In 2005, he was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame along with the other members of Black Sabbath. Osbourne mooned the crowd because of the poor reception given the band while they were playing.

In 2006 was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame with Black Sabbath band mates Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, and Geezer Butler.

In 2007, Osbourne was honoured at the second annual VH1 Rock Honors, along with Genesis, Heart, and ZZ Top. In addition, that year a bronze star honouring Osbourne was placed on Broad Street in Birmingham, England while Osbourne watched. On 18 May Osbourne had received notice that he would be the first inductee into The Birmingham Walk of Stars. He was presented the award by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham. "I am really honored," he said, "All my family is here and I thank everyone for this reception – I'm absolutely knocked out".

In 2008, Osbourne was crowned with the prestigious ''Living Legend'' award in the ''Classic Rock Roll of Honor''. Past recipients include ''Alice Cooper'', ''Lemmy'', ''Jimmy Page'' and ''Slash'', the former Guns N' Roses guitarist, presented the award.

In 2010, Osbourne won the "Literary Achievement" honour for his memoir, ''I Am Ozzy'', at the ''Guys Choice Awards'' at ''Sony Pictures Studio'' in Culver City, California. Osbourne was presented with the award by Sir Ben Kingsley. The book debuted at No. 2 on the New York Times' hardcover non-fiction best-seller list.

Osbourne was also a judge for the 6th and 10th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.

Personal life

Ozzy Osbourne appears in a commercial for the online video game ''World of Warcraft''. Osbourne is a supporter of English association football club Aston Villa, as he grew up in the Aston area close to Villa Park.

Osbourne published a humorous autobiography in October 2009, titled ''I Am Ozzy''. Osbourne says ghost writer Chris Ayres told the singer he has enough material for a second book. A movie adaptation of ''I Am Ozzy'' is also in the works, and Osbourne says he hopes "an unknown guy from England" will get the role over an established actor. Meanwhile, his son Jack is working on a documentary about Osbourne's life and career.

Osbourne also made an appearance at the 30 October 2010 Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington D.C.

Marriages and family

Osbourne has been married twice and is the father of six children (five biological, and one adopted). He was first married to Thelma Riley (now a teacher in Leicestershire) and adopted her son, Elliot Kingsley (1966); together they had Jessica Starshine Osbourne Hobbs (20 January 1972) and Louis John Osbourne (1975). He later married Sharon Arden and had three children with her. They are Aimee Osbourne (2 September 1983), Kelly Osbourne (27 October 1984) and Jack Osbourne (8 November 1985). They also took in family friend Robert Marcato after his mother died, but never legally adopted him. Osbourne also has four grandchildren, Isabelle and Harry from his daughter Jessica, and granddaughter Mia and grandson Elijah from son Louis. He wrote a song for his daughter Aimee, which appeared as a b-side on the album Ozzmosis. He divides his time between Los Angeles and Buckinghamshire, England.

It was reported by the ''New York Times'' in 1992 that Osbourne was a member of the Church of England and prayed before each show.

Osbourne achieved greater celebrity status via the unlikely success of his own brand of reality television. ''The Osbournes'', a series featuring the domestic life of Osbourne and his family (wife Sharon, children Jack and Kelly and special guest appearances from his son Louis, but not their eldest daughter Aimee, who declined to participate). The program became one of MTV's greatest hits. It premiered on 5 March 2002, and the final episode aired 21 March 2005. To this day Osbourne refuses to watch any episodes, claiming he was stoned during the entire filming.

The success of ''The Osbournes'' led Osbourne and the rest of his family the opportunity to host the 30th Annual American Music Awards in January 2003. The night was marked with constant "bleeping" due to some of the lewd and raunchy remarks made by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. Presenter Patricia Heaton walked out midway in disgust.

In 2002, Osbourne and wife Sharon were invited to the White House Correspondents' Association dinner by Fox News Channel correspondent Greta Van Susteren for that year's event. President Bush noted Osbourne's presence by joking: "The thing about Ozzy is, he's made a lot of big hit recordings – 'Party with the Animals', 'Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath', 'Facing Hell', 'Black Skies' and 'Bloodbath in Paradise'. Ozzy, Mom loves your stuff."

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are one of the UK's richest couples, according to the ''Sunday Times'' Rich List. They ranked at number 458 in 2005, with an estimated £100 million earned from recording, touring and TV shows.

Drug and alcohol abuse

Osbourne has abused drugs and alcohol for most of his life. Although clean and sober now, Osbourne has frequently commented on his former wild lifestyle, puzzled at how he has survived 40 years of abuse.

Upon being fired from Black Sabbath in 1979, Osbourne spent the next three months locked in his hotel room taking vast amounts of drugs and alcohol all day, every day. He claims that he would certainly have died if his future wife Sharon Osbourne (formerly Sharon Arden), had not offered to manage him as a solo artist.

In 1982 while wearing his future wife Sharon's dress because she had hidden his clothes, Osbourne drunkenly urinated on a cenotaph erected in honour of those who died at the Alamo in Texas, across the street from the actual building. A police officer arrested him, and Osbourne was subsequently banned from the city of San Antonio for a decade. He was later arrested May 1984 in Memphis, Tennessee, again for public intoxication.

In 1984, Osbourne toured with Mötley Crüe. The tour is known as one of the "craziest drug and alcohol-fuelled tours in the history of rock and roll". It is rumoured that while heavily intoxicated, Osbourne snorted a line of ants, in competition with Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe, who had set fire to himself the night before.

Osbourne experienced tremors for some years and linked them to his continuous drug abuse. In May 2005 he found out it was actually Parkin Syndrome, a genetic condition, the symptoms of which are very similar to Parkinson's disease. Osbourne will have to take daily medication for the rest of his life to combat the involuntary shudders associated with the condition. Osbourne has also shown symptoms of mild hearing loss, as depicted in the television show, ''The Osbournes'', where he often asks his family to repeat what they say. At the TEDMED Conference in October 2010, scientists from Knome joined Osbourne on stage to discuss their analysis of Osbourne’s whole genome, which shed light on how the famously hard-living rocker has survived decades of drug abuse.

Condemnation and lawsuits

Early on in his career, many Christian groups accused Osbourne of being a negative influence for teenagers, and that messages on his songs, his actions, and his stage decorations were portrayals of devil worship used only to glorify Satanism. At least one scholar has compared the controversy surrounding Osbourne and accusations of Satanism to those levelled against the renowned occultist Aleister Crowley. Both were demonised by the media and some religious groups for their antics. Osbourne tempts the comparison with his song "Mr. Crowley". Both Osbourne and Crowley enjoyed the infamy of being labelled Satanists, though Osbourne firmly denies the charge. Some critics condemn both men as anti-Christian.

In 1981, after signing his first solo career record deal, Osbourne bit the head off a dove during a meeting with some record-company executives in Los Angeles. Apparently he had planned to release doves into the air as a sign of peace, but due to being intoxicated at the time, he instead grabbed a dove and bit its head off. He then spat the head out, with blood still dripping from his lips. Despite its controversy, this act has been parodied and alluded to several times throughout his career and is part of what made Ozzy Osbourne famous.

On 20 January 1982, Osbourne bit the head off a bat he thought was rubber while performing at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa. ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in 2004 ranked this incident number two on its list of "Rock's Wildest Myths." While the ''Rolling Stone'' article stated the bat was alive, the teen who threw it onto the stage said it was brought to the show dead. According to Osbourne himself in the booklet to the 2002 edition of ''Diary of a Madman,'' the bat was not only alive but also managed to bite him, resulting in his having to take rabies shots.

In 1985, California teenager John McCollum committed suicide while listening to Ozzy Osbourne's "Suicide Solution." The song deals with the dangers of alcohol abuse. McCollums' suicide led to allegations that Osbourne promoted suicide in his songs. Despite knowing McCollum suffered clinical depression, his parents sued Ozzy Osbourne (''McCollum v. CBS'') for their son's death, claiming the lyrics in the song, "Where to hide, suicide is the only way out. Don't you know what it's really about?" convinced McCollum to commit suicide. The family's lawyer suggested that Osbourne should be criminally charged for encouraging a young person to commit suicide, but the courts ruled in Osbourne's favor, saying there was no connection between the song and McCollum's suicide. Osbourne was sued for the same reason in 1991 (''Waller v. Osbourne''), by the parents of Michael Waller, for $9 million, but the courts ruled in Osbourne's favour in that case as well. One critic claims that Osbourne sings "Get the gun, get the gun, shoot, shoot, shoot," a charge firmly denied by him.

In lawsuits filed in 2000 and 2002 which were dismissed by the courts in 2003, former session musicians Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake, and Phil Soussan claimed that Osbourne was delinquent in paying them royalties and had denied them due credit on albums they played on. In November 2003, a Federal Appeals Court unanimously upheld the dismissal by the United States District Court in Los Angeles of the lawsuit brought by Daisley and Kerslake. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that Osbourne does not owe any royalties or credit to the former session musicians, who were let go in 1981. To resolve further issues, management chose to replace Daisley and Kerslake's contributions on the original masters, replacing them with Robert Trujillo on bass and Mike Bordin on drums. The albums were then reissued.

In July 2010, Osbourne and Iommi decided to discontinue the court proceedings over ownership of the Black Sabbath trademark. As reported to Blabbermouth, "Both parties are glad to put this behind them and to cooperate together for the future and would like it to be known that the issue was never personal, it was always business."

Band members

; Current members (as of 2010)

Gus G. – lead guitar (2009–present)

Rob "Blasko" Nicholson – bass (2003, 2006–present)

Adam Wakeman – keyboards, rhythm guitar (2004–present)

Tommy Clufetos – drums, percussion (2009–present)

; Recording timeline

rowspan="2" style="width:10%;"	Role	Album
''Blizzard of Ozz''(1980)	! style="text-align:center; width:8%;"	''Bark at the Moon''(1983)	''The Ultimate Sin''(1986)	! style="text-align:center; width:8%;"	''No More Tears''(1991)	''Ozzmosis''(1995)	! style="text-align:center; width:8%;"	! style="text-align:center; width:8%;"	! style="text-align:center; width:8%;"
!Guitars					Gus G.
!Bass		Phil Soussan		Geezer Butler	Robert Trujillo	colspan="2"
!Drums		Tommy Aldridge		Deen Castronovo		Tommy Clufetos
!Keyboards	Don Airey	Johnny Cook	Don Airey		colspan="2"	Rick Wakeman	Tim Palmer/Michael Railo	Zakk Wylde	Adam Wakeman

Discography

;Solo albums

''Blizzard of Ozz'' (1980)

''Diary of a Madman'' (1981)

''Speak of the Devil '' (1982)

''Bark at the Moon'' (1983)

''The Ultimate Sin'' (1986)

''No Rest for the Wicked'' (1988)

''No More Tears'' (1991)

''Ozzmosis'' (1995)

''Down to Earth'' (2001)

''Black Rain'' (2007)

''Scream'' (2010)

References

External links

The Official Ozzy Osbourne Website

Ozzfest Information

Ozzy Osbourne Live Photo Gallery

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name	Uriah Heep
series	David Copperfield
creator	Charles Dickens
gender	Male
occupation	Moneylender
nationality	British }}

Uriah Heep is a fictional character created by Charles Dickens in his novel ''David Copperfield''.

The character is notable for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and insincerity, making frequent references to his own "'umbleness". His name has become synonymous with being a yes man. He is the central antagonist of the later part of the book.

In book

David first meets the 15-year-old Heep when he is living with Mr. Wickfield and his daughter Agnes, in chapter 15: :''[Uriah's face] was quite as cadaverous as it had looked in the window, though in the grain of it there was that tinge of red which is sometimes to be observed in the skins of red-haired people. It belonged to a red-haired person—a youth of fifteen, as I take it now, but looking much older—whose hair was cropped as close as the closest stubble; who had hardly any eyebrows, and no eyelashes, and eyes of a red-brown, so unsheltered and unshaded, that I remember wondering how he went to sleep. He was high-shouldered and bony; dressed in decent black, with a white wisp of a neckcloth; buttoned up to the throat; and had a long, lank, skeleton hand, which particularly attracted my attention, as he stood at the pony's head, rubbing his chin with it, and looking up at us in the chaise.''

Uriah has been employed as clerk to Wickfield for four years, since he was eleven. Uriah's father, who instilled him with the need to be humble, died when Uriah was ten, and for the first part of the novel he lives alone with his mother in their "umble abode". Copperfield takes an immediate and permanent dislike to Uriah, in spite of the latter's persistent, if insincere attempts to win his friendship. Uriah addresses Copperfield as "Master Copperfield" well into their adulthood, an indication of his true patronising view.

Uriah is repeatedly mentioned as ugly and repulsive, even in his youth - tall, lank and pale with red hair and lashless eyes. He may be albino, according to frequent mentions of his pale skin and red eyes, though this is never clearly stated. Dickens negatively emphasizes Uriah's movements as well, described as jerking and writhing; this leads some literary scholars to believe Dickens is describing a form of dystonia, a muscular disorder, to increase Uriah's snakelike character. Uriah explains in another part of the book that his ambition and greed are fueled by resentment from the double-standard of his schooling and from his treatment as a child, and by encouragement from his parents. As Uriah works for Wickfield for the next five or so years, he teaches himself law at night, and by blackmailing Mr. Wickfield, gains control over his business.

He eventually succeeds in having himself made a full partner in the business. His eventual ambition is to marry Agnes and gain control of the Wickfield fortune. Like most of Dickens' villains, greed is his main motivation. Heep is eventually stymied by Mr. Micawber and Tommy Traddles, with help from David and Agnes. Once his fraud and treachery are unmasked, he persists in hounding Micawber and Copperfield. Towards the end of the novel, he is last seen in Mr. Creakle’s prison where we find that he has returned to his "umble" ways, and puts himself forward as a model prisoner. He is said to be sentenced for transportation for life, which likely means he will eventually be sent to one of the penal colonies in Australia.

Origins

Much of ''David Copperfield'' is autobiographical and some scholars believe Heep's mannerisms and physical attributes to be based on Hans Christian Andersen whom Dickens met shortly before writing the novel. Uriah Heep's schemes and behaviour are more likely based on Thomas Powell, employer to a friend of Dickens, Thomas Chapman. Powell "...ingratiated himself into the Dickens household" and was discovered to be a forger and a thief, having embezzled £10,000 from his employer. He later attacked Dickens in pamphlets, calling particular attention to Dickens' social class and background. Powell was later deemed a lunatic.

The characteristics of grasping manipulation and insincerity can lead to a person being labelled "a Uriah Heep" as Lyndon Johnson is called in Robert Caro's biography. Seymour Fleming, a character in the play Babes in Arms, is also called thus. Author Philip Roth once compared President Richard Nixon to Uriah Heep. More recently, the historian Tony Judt used the term to describe Marshall Petain of French Vichy government shame.

Film and television

In film and television adaptations, the character has been played by, amongst others, Roland Young (1935), Colin Jeavons (1966), Ron Moody (1970), Martin Jarvis (1974), Paul Brightwell (1986), Nicholas Lyndhurst (1999), Frank MacCusker (2000) and Simon Pegg (2009).

Cultural references

The British rock band Uriah Heep is named after the character.

In the BBC television series ''Blake's 7'', the computer character Slave was described by Peter Tuddenham, who voiced it, as "...a Uriah Heep type of character...."

References

External links

Information, Illustrations, Analysis, Select Resources on the novel

Category:Fictional characters introduced in 1850 Heep Heep

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name	Idina Menzel
background	solo_singer
birth name	Idina Kim Mentzel
born	May 30, 1971Queens, New York, U.S.
spouse	Taye Diggs (January 11, 2003–present) 1 child
genre	Broadway, pop, vocal
occupation	Singer, actress, songwriter
awards	Best Leading Actress in a Musical 2005 ''The Light in the Piazza''
years active	1995–present
label	Hollywood (1998–1999)Warner Bros. (2007–present)
spouse	Taye Diggs_(one child)
website	idinamenzel.com }}

Idina Kim Menzel (; née Mentzel; born May 30, 1971) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is widely known for originating the roles of Maureen in ''Rent'' and Elphaba in ''Wicked''.

Early life

Menzel was born in Queens, New York. Her mother, Helene, is a therapist, and her father, Stuart Mentzel, worked as a pajama salesman. Her family is Jewish. Her family lived in Marlboro Township, New Jersey from when she was in kindergarten to third grade, but she was raised in Syosset, New York, with her younger sister Cara, and later changed her last name to Menzel to better reflect the pronunciation the Mentzel family had adopted in America. When Menzel was 15 years old, her parents divorced and she began working as a wedding and bar mitzvah singer, a job which she continued throughout her time at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Drama at NYU prior to being cast in Jonathan Larson's rock musical ''Rent''. She was friends with actor Adam Pascal before they worked together in ''Rent''.

Theatre career

In 1995, Menzel auditioned for ''Rent'', which became her first professional theater job and her Broadway debut. ''Rent'' opened off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop on January 26, 1996, but it moved to Broadway's Nederlander Theatre due to its popularity. For her performance as Maureen Johnson in the original cast of the musical, Menzel received a Tony nomination as Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Her final performance in the musical was on July 1, 1997.

Following the success of ''Rent'', Menzel released her first solo album entitled ''Still I Can't Be Still'' on Hollywood Records, Menzel also originated the role of Dorothy in ''Summer of ’42'' at Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut, starred as Sheila in the New York City Center Encores! production of ''Hair'' and appeared on Broadway as Amneris in ''Aida''. Menzel earned a Drama Desk Award nomination for her performance as Kate in the Manhattan Theatre Club's 2000 off-Broadway production of Andrew Lippa's ''The Wild Party''. Her other off-Broadway credits include the pre-Broadway run of ''Rent'' and ''The Vagina Monologues''.

In 2003, Menzel starred with actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth on Broadway in ''Wicked'', a musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman based upon the popular 1995 Gregory Maguire novel. Menzel received the 2004 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. On her second-to-last performance of ''Wicked'' on January 8, 2005, she fell through a trap door and cracked a lower rib. The injury prevented her from performing in the January 9 show. Menzel did, however, make a special out-of-costume appearance at that performance, performed her final song, and received a 5 minute long standing ovation. Menzel was replaced by Elphaba standby Shoshana Bean.

Following ''Wicked'', Menzel appeared off-Broadway in the Public Theater's production of ''See What I Wanna See'', a Michael John LaChiusa-penned musical whose run ended in December 2005, for which she received Drama Desk Award and Drama League Award nominations. She reprised her Tony Award-winning role as Elphaba in the West End production of ''Wicked'' when it opened at London's Apollo Victoria Theater on September 7, 2006. During her run, she was the highest paid female performer in the West End at $30,000 per week. Menzel finished her West End run on December 30, 2006. She was succeeded by Elphaba standby Kerry Ellis.

Menzel played the role of Florence in the 21st Anniversary concert of ''Chess'' at the Royal Albert Hall, London from May 12–13, 2008 alongside Kerry Ellis, Adam Pascal and Josh Groban.

In 2008, Menzel headlined the Powerhouse Theatre's reading of Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's musical ''Nero'' from July 11–13, performing the role of Nero's mistress, Poppea.

Film, television, recording and singing career

Menzel's film roles include appearances in ''Just a Kiss'', ''Kissing Jessica Stein'', ''The Tollbooth'', ''Water'', ''Ask the Dust'', ''Enchanted'', and ''Rent'', in which she and five other original cast members reprised their stage roles. As a singer, Menzel is known for her wide vocal range and her use of the 'belt' technique.

Menzel performed at the 1998 Lilith Fair summer concert festival and continues to write and perform original music. She has toured extensively and frequently performs in various venues throughout New York City. She produced and released her debut album, ''Still I Can't Be Still'', for Hollywood Records in 1998. One single from the album, "Minuet", made the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Tracks chart at #48 in October 1998.

Her second album, ''Here'', was released independently by Zel Records in 2004. Menzel has contributed to soundtracks, including those for the film ''The Other Sister'' and the ABC television dramedy ''Desperate Housewives''. She also appears on Ray Charles's album ''Genius and Friends'', which was released in 2005, on the track "I Will Be There." In 2007, she appeared on the ''Beowulf'' soundtrack singing the end credits song, "A Hero Comes Home". Also in 2007, Menzel's powerful singing voice led her to be asked to accompany the baritone British ''X-Factor'' runner-up Rhydian Roberts on his debut album, duetting on the song "What if".

Her third solo album, ''I Stand'', was released on January 29, 2008. It includes many new songs, including the lead single, "Brave", the title track "I Stand", and a song released on EP, "Gorgeous". The album debuted at #58 in the Billboard 200, making it the first solo album by Menzel to make the charts. There are five versions of this album: the original version, the special limited edition, the iTunes version, the Barnes & Noble edition, and the Borders edition. Menzel wrote many of the songs on her album.

On April 1, 2008, Menzel kicked off her "I Stand" tour in support of her new album performing 4 sold out legs. The tour lasted from 2008-2009. Her Concert at the Rose Hall in New York City was filmed for a PBS special.

On November 11, 2008, Menzel released a new single in conjunction with Major League Baseball. The single entitled "Hope" was written by Paul Hampton and all the songs proceeds go to Stand Up 2 Cancer.

On November 27, 2008, Menzel performed "I Stand" on the M&M Candies float as part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Menzel has a recurring guest star role in the television series ''Glee'', playing Shelby Corcoran, the coach of the rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline. When the series first premiered, Glee fans had noted a strong physical resemblance between Menzel and Lea Michele who portrays the character Rachel Berry. According to her husband, actor Taye Diggs, Menzel expressed interest in possibly guest starring as the biological mother of Rachel. The character was introduced in the April 13, 2010 episode "Hell-O", and it was revealed in the May 18, 2010 episode, "Dream On", that Shelby is, in fact, Rachel's biological mother, having answered an ad from Rachel's two gay dads looking for a 'mother' to help them have a baby. Lea Michele and Idina Menzel sing "I Dreamed a Dream" from ''Les Misérables'' and "Poker Face" originally by Lady Gaga together. Menzel will be returning to Glee in Season 3 appearing in at least 12 episodes. She will come back as a teacher causing trouble for Rachel, Quinn, Puck, and Former Flame Will Schuster.

On July 19, 2010, Menzel performed "Defying Gravity" and "What I Did For Love" in front of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at ''A Broadway Celebration: In Performance at the White House''. The concert aired on PBS October 20, 2010.

In April 2010, Menzel returned to concert stage embarking on a tour with different Symphony Orchestras. Her tours included collaborations with the New York Philharmonic, The Boston Pops Orchestra, and the North Carolina Symphony. Menzel continues her Symphony tour throughout the United States. In October 2011, Menzel will return to London to perform a one night only concert in the UK at the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Marvin Hamlisch conducting. She plans to add more tour dates in Europe and Australia soon.

Menzel will be a part of a brand new musical drama series created by Bob Kushell on ABC about a single mother with a teenage daughter struggling to make ends meet by working at a diner and as a wedding singer, which Menzel actually worked as prior to ''Rent''. The series is in development and is hopeful to be picked up for the Fall 2011 television season.

She has also said that she will be going back to the studio to work on new songs and is also looking into a PBS or other TV special based on her current concert work.

Personal life

Menzel is married to actor Taye Diggs, her co-star from the original Broadway production of ''Rent''. They have a son, Walker Nathaniel Diggs, born in 2009. They have a Yorkshire Terrier named Sammy Davis Jr. and two cats named Ella and Coltrane, also known as their "Jazz Cats" because they were named after jazz performers Ella Fitzgerald and John Coltrane.

Charity

Menzel was an Honorary Chair of the Imperial Court of New York's Annual Charity Coronation Ball, Night of A Thousand Gowns on March 21, 2009. Other Honorary Chairs for the evening's charity event included Sir Elton John CBE, Patti LuPone, John Cameron Mitchell, Joan Rivers and Dame Robin Strasser.

On May 17, 2009, Menzel performed at a special benefit concert in Atlanta, Georgia to raise money for the Pace Academy Diversity Program in coordination with the Ron Clark Academy. The event resulted in the funding of two scholarships for Ron Clark Academy students to attend Pace Academy. The event was organized and hosted by Philip McAdoo, a former ''Rent'' cast member and current Diversity Program Director at Pace Academy.

In 2010, Menzel founded the A BroaderWay Foundation with husband Taye Diggs as a means of supporting young people in the arts. A BroaderWay sponsors camp programs, theater workshops, innovative educational programming and offers scholarships and opportunities to experience professional performances. In Summer 2011, Camp BroaderWay welcomed young girls from under-served metro New York communities to a 10-day performing arts camp, run by Menzel and a team of acclaimed professional Broadway artists including Taye Diggs. During this camp the girls collaborated with Broadway artists to write an original musical that was performed at a theatre in New York. The camp took place at Belvoir Terrace Summer Camp in Lenox, MA.

Theatre, film and television credits

+Theatre

! Start year

! Production

! Role

Notes and awards

1996

Maureen Johnson

* Original Broadway Cast

* Performances:

** New York Theatre Workshop (January 26, 1996 – March 31, 1996)

** Nederlander Theatre (April 29, 1996 – July 1, 1997)

Tony Award for Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical>Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

2000

''''

Kate

* Performances: Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I (February 24, 2000 – April 9, 2000)

* Nominated – 2000 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

2000

''Summer of '42''

Dorothy

* Performances: The Norma Terris Theatre (August 10, 2000 – September 3, 2000)

2001

Sheila

* Performances: New York City Center – (May 3, 2001 – May 7, 2001)

2001

Amneris

* Replacement Broadway Cast

* Performances: Palace Theatre (September 13, 2001 – January 27, 2002)

2002

''''

Performer

* Performances: Westside Theatre (Downstairs) (March 5, 2002 – April 14, 2002)

2002

Fanny Brice

* Performances: New Amsterdam Theatre (September 23, 2002)

* Performed "Cornet Man"

2003

Elphaba

* Original Broadway cast

* Performances: George Gershwin Theatre (October 8, 2003 – January 8, 2005)

* Won – Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

* Won – Broadway.com Audience Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical

* Won – Broadway.com Audience Award for Best Diva Performance

* Won – Broadway.com Audience Award for Best Onstage Pair (''with Kristin Chenoweth'')

* Won – Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical

* Nominated – Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical

* Nominated – Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance

2005

''See What I Wanna See''

Kesa / The Wife (Lily) / The Actress (Deanna)

* Performances: The Public Theater (October 30, 2005 – December 4, 2005)

* Nominated – Drama Desk Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical

* Nominated – Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance

2006

Elphaba

West End theatre>West End cast

* Performances: Apollo Victoria Theatre (September 7, 2006 – December 30, 2006)

* Won – WhatsOnStage.com Theatregoers Choice Award for Best Actress in a Musical

2008

Florence Vassy

* Performances: Royal Albert Hall (May 12, 2008 – May 13, 2008)

2008

Poppea

* Performances: Powerhouse Theatre (July 11, 2008 – July 13, 2008)

+ Film
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2001	''Kissing Jessica Stein''	Bridesmaid
2002		Linda
2004	''''	Raquel Cohen-Flaxman
2004	''Water''	Jessy Turner	Unreleased
2005		Maureen Johnson	Nominated – 2005 Northeastern Critics Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated – 2005 Northeastern Critics Award for Best EnsembleNominated – 2005 Broadcast Film Critics Award for Best EnsembleNominated – 2005 Washington Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble
2006		Vera Rivkin
2007	''ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway''	as Herself
2007		Nancy Tremaine

+ Television
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1998	''Hercules: The Animated Series''	Circe	1 episode
2004		Carol	1 episode
2005	''Kevin Hill''	Francine Prescott	2 episodes
2009		Lisa King	2 episodes
2009	''Great Performances''	Florence Vassey	1 episode
2010-present		Shelby Corcoran	Recurring character
2010	''Wonder Pets''	The Queen of Hearts
2010	''Sesame Street''	Herself	1 episode
2011	''The Glee Project''	Herself	Season 1 episode 2: "Theatricality"

Discography

Studio albums

!Year	!Album	!width="50"	!width="50"	!Worldwide sales
	''Still I Can't Be Still''			9,000
	''Here''			12,000
	''I Stand''			42,000

Singles

style="width:3px;;"	Year	Title	! style="width:36px;"	! style="width:36px;"	! style="width:36px;"	!style="width:3em;font-size:75%;"	Album
	1998	"Minuet"	—	—	—	48	''Still I Can't Be Still''
	2006	"Take Me or Leave Me"	—	—	32	—
		—	—	5	—
	—	19	—	—
"Gorgeous"	—	—	3	—
2008	"Hope"	—	—	—	—
		—	—	—	—
"I Dreamed a Dream"	31	—	—	—
	20	—	—	—

Cast recordings

{|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Label |- | 1996 | ''Rent (Original Broadway Cast Recording)'' | DreamWorks Records |- | 2000 | ''The Wild Party (Lippa) (Off-Broadway)'' | RCA Victor Broadway |- | 2003 | ''Wicked (Original Broadway Cast Recording)'' | Decca Records |- | 2005 | ''Rent (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' | Warner Bros. Records |- | 2006 | ''See What I Wanna See (2005 Original Off-Broadway Cast)'' | Sh-K-Boom Records |- | 2009 | ''Chess in Concert (Live Recording of 2008 Royal Albert Hall Performance)'' | Reprise Records |- | 2009 | ''Highlights from Chess in Concert (Live Recording of 2008 Royal Albert Hall Performance)'' | Reprise Records |}

Miscellaneous

{|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Song ! Album ! Label |- | 1998 | "Follow If You Lead" | ''The Other Sister (Music From The Motion Picture)'' | Hollywood Records |- |rowspan=2| 2003 | "How Shall I See You Through My Tears", "The Want of a Nail" (Backing vocals) | ''Camp (Music from the Motion Picture)'' | Decca Records |- | "I Saw Three Ships" | ''Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 5'' | Rock-It Science Records |- |rowspan=2| 2005 | "Damsel In Distress" | ''Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives'' | Hollywood Records |- | "I Will Be There" | ''Genius & Friends'' | Rhino Records |- | 2007 | "A Hero Comes Home" (End Credit Version) | ''Beowulf (Music from the Motion Picture)'' | Warner Bros. Records |- | 2008 | "What If" (duet with Rhydian Roberts) | ''Rhydian'' | Syco Records |- | 2010 | "Take a Bow" (duet with Elaine Paige) | ''Elaine Paige and Friends'' | Warner Bros. Records |}

References

External links

Interview with Idina Menzel at TonyAwards.com

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