Marie Osmond is a famous author, actress, singer, host from America. She belongs to a show business family, ‘The Osmonds.’ Her family had a singing group, which is quite famous, but she was never a part of it as she wanted to build a career on her own. She gained massive popularity as a solo music artist. One of her most successful works is ‘Paper Roses,’ which a remake of the popular country-pop ballad. She has also hosted a TV show, Donny & Marie, along with her brother; Donny Osmond, from the year 1976 to 1979.
Early life
Marie Osmond’s full name is Olive Marie Osmond, and she was born in Utah, on 13th October 1959. She has seven siblings and is the only sister to eight brothers. Her mother’s name is Olive Mayas well as her father’s name is George Virl Osmond.Tom, Virl, Alan, Merrill, Wayne, Donny, Jay, as well as Jimmy Osmond were her brothers.
Her brother used to perform on stage from a young age and appeared several times on national TV. She debuted on one of her brother’s acts, the Osmond Brother, and at that time, she was merely four years old.But she never performed being a part of any of her brother group television performances.
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Career Beginning
Marie was the only sibling who was not into music industry. Along with her; Tom Osmond, who is deaf. Her brothers got great success as their show, The Osmonds, received great appreciation in 1970. She released her debut single in 1973, and it was titled; ‘Paper Roses.’ It was the top country hit and also got the 5th position on the Billboard. It also got a golden record, which was a huge achievement for Osmond. She released a few more albums in the following years, and all of them were quite successful.
In the year 1977, her fourth studio alumwas released, and it was named; ‘This is the Way That I Feel.’ Some song from this album was written by the Bee Gees, but only two of them were released. If we talk about the latest works of Marie, her tenth studio album came out in 2015 and was titled ‘Music Is Medicine.’ It was produced by Jason Deere and was Marie’s first album after the gap of five years.
Personal life
Marie married Stephen Craig in 1982 in a wedding ceremony with 4000 guests. The couple also gave birth to their son, Stephen James Craig, on April 20, 1983. In the year 1985, Marie and Stephen filed for a divorce and got separated. After it, Marie married Brian Blosil in 1986 and got divorced in the year 2007. She married her ex-husband Stephen again on May 4, 2011, and they are living happily since then.
Net worth
Marie Osmond is one of the most famous celebrities of the early ’70s. Her net worth is around $20 million as she is a popular singer and talk star.