Olive Marie Osmond (born
October 13, 1959 in Ogden,
Utah) is an American
actress, singer, and a
member of the show business
family, The Osmonds.
Although she was never part
of her family's band, she
gained success as a country
music artist in the 1970s
and 1980s. Her best known
song is the 1973 country pop
ballad "Paper Roses".
Starting in 1976, Marie Osmond hosted a show with her brother called Donny & Marie. She has also has started her own doll company called Marie Osmond Fine Porcelain Collection Dolls. She has recently been a judge on the short-lived television show Celebrity Duets.
She was born in 1959 to Olive and George Osmond. She was raised in a strict Mormon family along with her eight brothers. Marie was the only daughter and the next youngest child. Since her early age, her brothers maintained a career in show business, singing and performing on national television. She got her start as part of her brother's act The Osmonds on the The Andy Williams Show at the age of three. While her brothers performed and appeared on television shows through much of the 1960s, Marie mostly stayed out of the picture.
Soon after the success of The Osmonds in 1970, Marie's older brother Donny Osmond was gaining success as a solo artist on the Pop Music charts and was becoming a teen idol. Marie was soon the only one in the family not making an impact on the music business. The Osmonds' management convinced Marie to try her hand at recording as well and Marie signed onto MGM Records to begin her career in the recording business. She began making concert appearances with The Osmonds, although she never became an official member of the group. Marie decided to pursue her musical career in Country Music in contrast to her brothers' Pop Music.
In 1973, Marie cut her first single as a solo artist. The song was written by Country Music singer Sonny James called "Paper Roses". The song was released that year and became a #1 Country hit, and making all the way to the Top 5 on the Pop charts as well, achieving Country Music crossover success. The song went Gold that year, and the album of the same name also went to the coveted #1 spot. At only 13 years old, Marie Osmond was one of the youngest Country Music singers to achieve significant hits on the Country charts.[citation needed] Before long, Marie Osmond had the music success equal to that of her brothers. She released another single and another album, both entitled "In My Little Corner of The World". The song made the Top 40 in 1974. Marie released a few more albums and a few more singles on her own through the rest of the decade, none of which were successful.
In 1974, Marie had two Pop Music duet hits with her brother Donny Osmond with the songs "I'm Leaving It All Up to You" and "Morning Side of the Mountain". "I'm Leaving It All Up to You" was also a Top 20 Country hit. In 1976, Marie and Donny Osmond began hosting the variety show Donny & Marie which ran on ABC until 1979. The brother-sister duet became known for the phrase they sang in the opening of each show: "I'm a little bit Country" (by Marie) and "I'm a little bit Rock'n Roll" (by Donny).
Marie went into brief retirement from the music business, and pursued a career in acting in the early 1980s. She turned down the lead role as Sandy in Grease because she didn't approve of the script's moral content and the role went to Olivia Newton-John. She appeared in some TV movies and did voice-over work for children's cartoons. Seeing the comeback success her brother Donny had in the 1980s, Marie made a comeback into Country Music as a solo artist, signing a deal with Curb Records in Nashville. In 1985 Marie and Dan Seals sang a duet called "Meet Me In Montana" which became a #1 Country hit that year.
Her follow-up to "Meet Me In Montana" was a solo hit called "There's No Stopping Your Heart", which reached #1 a second time for Marie. Her singles mainly focused on the more-popular Countrypolitan style. In late 1985, she released an album by the same name. In 1986, its single "Read My Lips" became popular. She hit #1 one last time in a duet with Paul Davis with the song "You're Still New to Me". She had a Top 20 hit called "I Only Wanted You", which was her last major hit on the Country charts. Osmond continued releasing singles throughout much of the 80s, including "I'm In Love And He's In Dallas", and the last charting single came in 1990 with "Like a Hurricane".
Starting in 1976, Marie Osmond hosted a show with her brother called Donny & Marie. She has also has started her own doll company called Marie Osmond Fine Porcelain Collection Dolls. She has recently been a judge on the short-lived television show Celebrity Duets.
She was born in 1959 to Olive and George Osmond. She was raised in a strict Mormon family along with her eight brothers. Marie was the only daughter and the next youngest child. Since her early age, her brothers maintained a career in show business, singing and performing on national television. She got her start as part of her brother's act The Osmonds on the The Andy Williams Show at the age of three. While her brothers performed and appeared on television shows through much of the 1960s, Marie mostly stayed out of the picture.
Soon after the success of The Osmonds in 1970, Marie's older brother Donny Osmond was gaining success as a solo artist on the Pop Music charts and was becoming a teen idol. Marie was soon the only one in the family not making an impact on the music business. The Osmonds' management convinced Marie to try her hand at recording as well and Marie signed onto MGM Records to begin her career in the recording business. She began making concert appearances with The Osmonds, although she never became an official member of the group. Marie decided to pursue her musical career in Country Music in contrast to her brothers' Pop Music.
In 1973, Marie cut her first single as a solo artist. The song was written by Country Music singer Sonny James called "Paper Roses". The song was released that year and became a #1 Country hit, and making all the way to the Top 5 on the Pop charts as well, achieving Country Music crossover success. The song went Gold that year, and the album of the same name also went to the coveted #1 spot. At only 13 years old, Marie Osmond was one of the youngest Country Music singers to achieve significant hits on the Country charts.[citation needed] Before long, Marie Osmond had the music success equal to that of her brothers. She released another single and another album, both entitled "In My Little Corner of The World". The song made the Top 40 in 1974. Marie released a few more albums and a few more singles on her own through the rest of the decade, none of which were successful.
In 1974, Marie had two Pop Music duet hits with her brother Donny Osmond with the songs "I'm Leaving It All Up to You" and "Morning Side of the Mountain". "I'm Leaving It All Up to You" was also a Top 20 Country hit. In 1976, Marie and Donny Osmond began hosting the variety show Donny & Marie which ran on ABC until 1979. The brother-sister duet became known for the phrase they sang in the opening of each show: "I'm a little bit Country" (by Marie) and "I'm a little bit Rock'n Roll" (by Donny).
Marie went into brief retirement from the music business, and pursued a career in acting in the early 1980s. She turned down the lead role as Sandy in Grease because she didn't approve of the script's moral content and the role went to Olivia Newton-John. She appeared in some TV movies and did voice-over work for children's cartoons. Seeing the comeback success her brother Donny had in the 1980s, Marie made a comeback into Country Music as a solo artist, signing a deal with Curb Records in Nashville. In 1985 Marie and Dan Seals sang a duet called "Meet Me In Montana" which became a #1 Country hit that year.
Her follow-up to "Meet Me In Montana" was a solo hit called "There's No Stopping Your Heart", which reached #1 a second time for Marie. Her singles mainly focused on the more-popular Countrypolitan style. In late 1985, she released an album by the same name. In 1986, its single "Read My Lips" became popular. She hit #1 one last time in a duet with Paul Davis with the song "You're Still New to Me". She had a Top 20 hit called "I Only Wanted You", which was her last major hit on the Country charts. Osmond continued releasing singles throughout much of the 80s, including "I'm In Love And He's In Dallas", and the last charting single came in 1990 with "Like a Hurricane".
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