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{{short description|American singer (born 1969)}}

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Deb Obarski
| image = debobarski.jpg
| caption = Deb Obarski performing with [[The Iron Maidens]]
| alias = Blizzy Osbourne (The Little Dolls)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|12|10}}
| origin = [[San Jose, California]], US
| genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy Metal]] [[Tribute act|Tribute]] [[Contemporary Christian music|Contemporary Christian]]
| occupation = Musician, vocalist, songwriter
| years_active =
| label =
| associated_acts = [http://www.myspace.com/coverlandrocksyou CoverLand] [[The Little Dolls]] [http://www.myspace.com/empyretributetoqueensryche Empÿre] Diary of a Madwoman [[The Iron Maidens]]
| website = [http://www.myspace.com/tvdj myspace.com/tvdj]
}}

'''Debbie Obarski''' (born December 10, 1969) is an American female singer, best known as the frontwoman of the [[Ozzy Osbourne]] [[Tribute act|tribute bands]] [[The Little Dolls]] and Diary of a Madwoman, as well as a short stint with [[The Iron Maidens]].

==Biography==
Deb Obarski was born and raised in [[San Jose, California]], where she took up singing through her sister and grandmother, as well as in church and school choirs.

At the age of 21, Obarski began her career as a [[cover band]] singer. Two years later, she moved to Los Angeles, where she performed a handful of her original compositions at coffee houses. Eventually, she joined a local cover band before it disbanded a year later. Shortly after recording a demo of her original songs, Obarski retired from the music scene for 10 years – eventually marrying, buying a home and divorcing within that time span.

Not too long after her divorce, Obarski returned to her musical roots, singing with a [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] cover band part-time before joining the all-female [[Ozzy Osbourne]] [[tribute act|tribute band]] [[The Little Dolls]] (named after a song from Osbourne's second album ''[[Diary of a Madman (album)|Diary of a Madman]]'') from 2006 to 2009. As the frontwoman of the Dolls, her stage name was "Blizzy Osbourne", a wordplay on Osbourne's solo debut ''[[Blizzard of Ozz]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thelittledolls.com/deb.html |title=The Little Dolls – Deb Obarski as Blizzy Osbourne |access-date=December 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081109123057/http://www.thelittledolls.com/deb.html |archive-date=November 9, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In addition, she fronted another Osbourne tribute band called Diary of a Madwoman from 2007 to 2009.

In July 2008, Obarski joined [[The Iron Maidens]] ("World's Only Female Tribute to [[Iron Maiden]]") to tour [[Kuwait]] and [[Iraq]] after their lead vocalist [[Aja Kim]] departed from the band.<ref>[http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/iron-maidens/408148-iron-maidens-camp-victory-iraq.html The Iron Maidens Forums – The Iron Maidens at Camp Victory, Iraq]</ref> As a substitute musician, she continued to tour with the Maidens in the U.S. for the remainder of the year, as they continue to hold auditions for a new vocalist.

Obarski continues to write songs, mainly [[contemporary Christian music]]. She currently runs a cover band called [http://www.myspace.com/coverlandrocksyou CoverLand] (featuring members of the [[Metallica]] tribute [http://www.damageinc.us/ Damage Inc.] and the [[Judas Priest]] tribute [http://www.facebook.com/justlikepriest Just Like Priest]). In addition, she occasionally plays the role of [[Operation: Mindcrime|Sister Mary]] in the [[Queensrÿche]] tribute [http://www.myspace.com/empyretributetoqueensryche Empÿre]. While not performing on stage, she works as a [[massage therapist]].<ref>[http://myspace.com/tvdj Deb Obarski's Official MySpace]</ref>

Aside from Osbourne, Obarski cites [[Pat Benatar]] as a musical influence.

==Discography==

===The Little Dolls===
* ''[[Girls Got Rhythm!]]'' (Various artists) (2006)
** "[[Blizzard of Ozz|I Don't Know]]"<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allaccessmagazine.com/vol4/issue10/girls_got_rhythm.html |title=All Access Magazine – Girls Got Rhythm |access-date=December 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212114211/http://www.allaccessmagazine.com/vol4/issue10/girls_got_rhythm.html |archive-date=February 12, 2012 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.myspace.com/tvdj Deb Obarski's Official MySpace]

{{The Iron Maidens}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:American women singers]]
[[Category:American heavy metal singers]]
[[Category:American women heavy metal singers]]
[[Category:Musicians from San Jose, California]]
[[Category:Singers from California]]
[[Category:21st-century American women]]

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