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 remake of the country pop ballad "Paper Roses". From 1976 to 1979, she and her singer brother Donny Osmond hosted the television variety show Donny & Marie.\n', '

Olive Marie Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, the eighth of nine children (and the only daughter) born to Olive May (née Davis; 1925–2004) and George Virl Osmond (1917–2007). She was raised as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her brothers are Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny and Jimmy Osmond. From an early age, her brothers maintained a career in show business, singing and performing on national television. Osmond debuted as part of her brothers\' act The Osmond Brothers on The Andy Williams Show when she was four, but generally did not perform with her brothers in the group\'s television performances through the 1960s.\n', '

Aside from her two oldest brothers (who are deaf), Osmond was the only family member not involved in the music business. After the initial success of the Osmonds in 1970, Donny gained success as a solo artist on the popular music charts and became a teen idol. The Osmonds\' management persuaded Marie to record an album, so she signed with the family\'s label, MGM/Kolob Records and began making concert appearances with the Osmonds. Her style was more directed towards country music, in contrast with her brothers, who were performing hard rock music at the time.\n', '

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