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Osmond bringing her version of the holidays;
Dori O’Neal Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.
McClatchy - Tribune Business News 12-14-2007
Dec. 14–It’s been a hell of a year of change for Marie Osmond. She went through a divorce in March, lost her father in October, and last month it was revealed on Larry King Live that her 16-year-old son had entered rehab.
But Osmond bounces back from bad times like a consummate professional, maintaining her signature charismatic charm, which was apparent during her recent appearance on Dancing With the Stars.
And now she’s back on the road.
Osmond brings her Magic of Christmas show to the Tri-Cities on Dec. 20 at the Toyota Center.
Though being part of the multi-talented Osmond family, Marie has made a name for herself without her famous brothers.
She was first introduced to American audiences on the Andy Williams variety show in 1963. She was 3 at the time, and when Williams placed the precocious Marie on his lap, he playfully introduced her as “the youngest Osmond brother.”
Just 10 years later, Osmond cut her first solo record, Paper Roses, which flew to the top of the country music charts. It also was a crossover hit on the pop charts.
The following year, Marie collaborated with her brother Donny on a couple of pop tunes, I’m Leaving It All Up To You and Morning Side of the Mountain. Both were Top 20 hits on the Billboard charts.
Soon after, the brother and sister had their own TV variety show, The Donny and Marie Show, which ran from 1976 to 1979 on ABC. A few other not-so-successful TV shows followed before Marie took some time off to concentrate on an acting career.
In the late ’70s, she turned down the lead role of Sandy for the film Grease, opposite John Travolta, because she didn’t approve of the script’s moral content. That role eventually went to Olivia Newton-John, and Marie’s film career didn’t go much further.
Between singing, acting and raising eight children, Marie also found time to create her own line of dolls, which sell on the QVC TV channel. When the dolls debuted in 1991, they brought in $3 million in sales in one weekend.
The dolls have earned her several award nominations, such as trendsetter of the year by Dolls magazine.
Marie’s interest in crafts also helped launch a line of embroidery and sewing machines and embroidery designs through Bernina.
Her Tri-City holiday show will be packed with all the traditional music of Christmas, as well as a visit from Santa.
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