The Osbourne family, close friends, and rock royalty including Sharon Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Paul McCartney, and Slash gathered inside St. Philip’s Cathedral, surrounded by iron candelabras, a single blood-red rose on each pew, and Ozzy’s signature black hat placed solemnly on the casket.

When Josh and Adam emerged, the room fell completely silent. They nodded to each other once — then the music began.

Josh opened with an ethereal verse, transforming the once-hard-hitting track into a slow, haunting piano ballad:

“The light in the window is a crack in the sky… / A stairway to darkness in the blink of an eye…”

Adam followed — voice gritty, aching, and glorious:

“No more tears… / No more pain, just fading years…”

Then they met on the chorus, their voices crashing together like thunder and rain, in a harmony that somehow captured both Ozzy’s chaos and his poetry.

Why Groban and Lambert?

Ozzy had long admired both vocalists, privately telling friends that Adam Lambert’s voice reminded him of Freddie Mercury, and that Josh Groban could “sing the devil back to sleep.”

According to Jack Osbourne:

“Dad said if he ever passed, he wanted one voice to represent heaven… and one to represent hell — but make it beautiful. That’s why we chose Josh and Adam.”

The Moment That Shattered the Room

As they reached the final note — “No more tears…” — the backing strings faded, and Josh sang the last line a cappella.Adam placed a single hand on Ozzy’s casket.

Josh closed his eyes.

And for nearly a full minute afterward, no one in the church moved.

Not even Sharon.

“It was like watching two angels sing the devil home,” one mourner whispered.

Tributes from Rock Royalty

• Brian May, seated in the front row, called the duet “the most respectful musical resurrection I’ve ever witnessed.”

• Lzzy Hale tweeted: “Adam and Josh sang what none of us could say. That was beyond music.”

• Fans online flooded platforms with #NoMoreTears, calling the performance “the most emotional moment in rock farewell history.”

A Final Curtain Call for a Legend

After the performance, as the casket was carried from the cathedral, bagpipes played a slow version of “Iron Man,” and the crowd lining the streets of Birmingham — thousands of fans dressed in black — erupted in chants of “OZZY! OZZY!”

Josh Groban and Adam Lambert didn’t just sing at Ozzy Osbourne’s funeral.They translated his fire into grace.They turned a scream into a serenade.

And together, they gave the Prince of Darkness a farewell fit for a king.

No more tears. Just legacy. Just echoes. Just Ozzy.