Born in Malta and lived in Valletta till age 9, Lino's family, along with his 6 year old sister Claire emigrated to Australia.
Lino is a singer/songwriter, raised in Ashcroft, a small town just outside of Sydney Australia. He started singing at an early age with a professional group called ‘The Green Valley Young People's Choir’ and did so until he was 21.
2001: Lino moved back to the Mediterranean, to his roots, to Malta. He joined the cast of a TV show called RED as a co-host and musical director. Picked up the nickname Ozzy as a result of the Australian accent.
2003: Ozzy Lino released his first album entitled 'Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again' after the hit track from the Australian Punk band 'The Angels'.
2007: Ozzy released his second album 'Taking It Easy' under the alias Jewls Verse and put together a band called the Jewls Verse Project, alongside Ryan Magro on lead guitar and Kurt Scerri on percussion style drums.
2016: Earned the nickname ‘The Random Passenger’ after being captured on video whilst singing on a moving train in Frankfurt, Germany and went on to receive the ‘Frankfurt Tourism Award’ in 2017 for the viral video that to date has been viewed over 200 million times worldwide.
2018: Ozzy Lino met award-winning music producer and multi-media creator, Robert Bartha and released the very soulful original song 'Patience'.
2021: Ozzy Lino was invited as one of nine artists from around the world to sing a song in celebration for the 50th anniversary of the People of Bangladesh 'Through the Tiger's Eye'. Later that same year, Robert Bartha and Ozzy Lino combined their talents and together released 'All Night Long' a funky track, bringing out some of Ozzy Lino's love for Hip-Hop.
2024: Ozzy Lino releases 'Melodrama', a collection of original songs that he has written over the last 23 years with a live concert including a 22-piece concert band in November 2024 at the City Theatre in Valletta Malta. 'Meldorama' The disappearance of the Jewls Verse Project.
2025: Ozzy Lino releases 'Melodrama', a 12" Vinyl album of original songs.
Who knows what tomorrow will bring. . . .
