Olive Marie Osmond

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Olive Marie Osmond (born October 13, 1959) is an American singer, actress, doll designer, and a member of the show business family The Osmonds. Although she was never part of her family's singing group, she gained success as a solo country music artist in the 1970s and 1980s.

Her best known song is a cover of the country pop ballad "Paper Roses." In 1976, she and her singer brother Donny Osmond began hosting the TV variety show Donny & Marie.

• 1970sAside from her two older brothers (who are deaf), Marie was soon the only family member not involved in the music business. After the initial success ofThe Osmondsin 1970, Marie's older brother Donny was gaining success as a solo artist on the Pop Music charts and was becoming ateen idol.The Osmonds' management convinced Marie to try her hand as well. She signed with the family's record label,MGM Recordsand began making concert appearances withThe Osmonds. Her style was more directed towardscountry music, in contrast with her brothers' pop music.
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• In 1973, Osmond cut her first single as asolo artist, "Paper Roses". The recording became a #1 country hit, reached the Top 5 on theBillboardmagazine pop chart, and achievedcrossoversuccess. The song earned agold recordas did the album of the same name. Osmond released another single, "In My Little Corner of the World", and asame-name albumin 1974, with both entering theBillboardTop 40 in 1974. The title song on her next albumWho's Sorry Now, released in 1975, went to #20 the month after its release. The title song from Osmond's final solo album of the seventies,This Is The Way That I Feel, reached #39 within two months of its 1977 release.
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• In 1974, Osmond had two pop musicduethits with brother Donny: "I'm Leaving It All Up to You" and "Morning Side of the Mountain." The former song was a Top 20 country hit. 1980s In the early 1980s, Osmond's music career went into a brief hiatus while she pursued a career in acting. She turned down the lead role as Sandy inGreasebecause she didn't approve of the script's moral content,and the role went toOlivia Newton-John. She appeared in someTV moviesand did voice-over work for children'scartoons. Prior to the comeback success of her brother Donny in the late 1980s, Marie made a comeback in country music as a solo artist by signing a deal withCurb RecordsinNashville. In 1985, Marie andDan Sealssang aduetcalled "Meet Me in Montana" which became a #1 country hit that year.
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• Her follow-up to "Meet Me in Montana" was a solo hit called "There's No Stopping Your Heart," which reached #1 in early 1986 for Marie. Her singles mainly focused on the more-popularCountrypolitanstyle. In late 1985, she released the "There's No Stopping Your Heart" album of the same name. In 1986, the single "Read My Lips" became a Top-20 country hit. She hit #1 again with aduetwithPaul Daviswith the song "You're Still New to Me." The Top-10 hit "I Only Wanted You," became her last major hit on the Country charts, to date. Osmond continued to release singles throughout much of the '80s, including "I'm In Love And He's In Dallas". In 1984, Marie had a single on RCA Records called, "Whos Counting." The single charted to only #82 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles. The single did receive a significant amount of airplay for a couple of weeks. In 1976, Osmond and brother Donny began to host their variety showDonny & Marie, which ran onABCuntil 1979.
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• Osmond's first "made for TV" movie wasThe Gift of Lovewhich originally aired onABCDecember 5, 1978. The movie was loosely based on theO. Henrystory "The Gift of the Magi." Her co-star in the movie wasTimothy Bottomsand she received her first on-screen kiss in this movie. Along with actorJohn Schneider, Osmond co-founded the non-profit organizationChildren's Miracle Networkin 1983. The CMN is dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children's hospitals across North America.