Kelly Osbourne
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| Kelly Osbourne | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne | |
| Born | October 27, 1984 (age 22) London, England, UK |
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| Genre(s) | Rock Pop |
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| Occupation(s) | Vocalist | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals | |
| Years active | 2002 - present | |
| Label(s) | Epic (2002-2003) Sanctuary (2003-2004) |
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| Associated acts |
Ozzy Osbourne | |
| Website | Official site | |
Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne, (born October 27, 1984 in London) is an English television personality, sometime singer, actress and fashion designer. Osbourne first rose to fame in The Osbournes, a reality TV series about her famous father and his family.
The daughter of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne, she has two full siblings: Aimee Osbourne and Jack Osbourne, and two half-siblings: Jessica Hobbs and Louis Osbourne, Ozzy's children from his first marriage and Robert Marcato, adopted by Sharon and Ozzy after his mother died.
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[edit] Music
Her debut album, Shut Up!, was released in 2002 to moderate sales, fueled mostly by a cover version of the hit Madonna song Papa Don't Preach, which was debuted with Houston rock band Pure Rubbish at the 2002 MTV Movie Awards. Osbourne's 2002 Epic debut, "Shut Up", debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart. The album was met with bad critical reviews and Shut Up! failed to spark much interest, and by May 2003, Osbourne had been dropped from Epic. However, by autumn she had resurfaced on the Sanctuary label, later recording a duet of "Changes", a Black Sabbath song, with her father. The duet hit #1 on the UK charts, a first for both father and daughter. Shut Up! was repackaged with this duet and a few live cuts and re-released as Changes. Sales did not improve, however.
Osbourne's sophomore album, Sleeping in the Nothing, debuted at #117 on the Billboard Top 200, selling just under 9,000 copies.
Sleeping in the Nothing sees Osbourne make a transition from rock to 80s dance-pop. Sleeping in the Nothing was co-written and produced by legendary songwriter/former popstar, Linda Perry.
The first single from the album, "One Word", peaked at #1 on three Billboard dance charts. Osbourne became the first artist in the history of the Billboard charts to top all three dance surveys in the same week.
The album was not without controversy, due to its heavily altered[1] album cover, in which Osbourne appeared markedly slimmer. The image, which graced the album cover and most of its promotional material, angered many fans due to her previous reiterations of being happy with her size, and not wanting to change for anyone.
During an interview in late 2005, Osbourne denied reports she is ending her music career, and is said to be working on a new album.
Osbourne was quoted as saying: "I don't know where the quit rumours came from - I've just recorded a version of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun with Cyndi Lauper."[2]
[edit] Discography
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Shut Up
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Changes
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Sleeping in the Nothing
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[edit] Acting
[edit] Life As We Know It
Osbourne made her debut as an actress with a starring role on October 7, 2004 on the ABC high school teen drama Life As We Know It, where she played the supporting role of Deborah Beatrice Tyna.
[edit] Other Acting Opportunities
In June 2006 Osbourne played the role of Wendy from Peter Pan in The Queen's Handbag.
In 2006 Osbourne provided a voice for the animated film Live Freaky Die Freaky.
In 2007 Osbourne made a TV show called Kelly Osbourne: Turning Japanese. The show involves Kelly literally turning Japanese and going to Japan. She has challenges, such as dressing up, and a job at an intimate hotel. She learns to appreciate the Japanese culture.
[edit] Presenting
Osbourne was one of the presenters of the pre-show of the MTV Movie Awards 2002.
In 2003 Osbourne fronted MTV's Isle of MTV event in France and in November of the same year hosted MTV UK and Ireland's Red carpet coverage of the MTV Europe Music Awards.
In 2004 Osbourne guest presented Top of the pops Saturday.
In 2005 Kelly co-hosted the MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2005 with Ozzy, Sharon and Jack Osbourne.
In 2005 Osbourne guest presented Popworld on Channel 4 and CD:UK on ITV and an episode of The Friday Night Project for Channel 4.
In spring 2006 Osbourne was one of the judges on Making Your Mind Up.
Kelly Osbourne co-hosted the 2006 edition of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me out of Here! Now, a spin-off show of the main ITV1 programme. She hosted alongside Jeff Brazier in Australia, and Mark Durden-Smith in the London studio.
Kelly recently presented ITV2's coverage of the National Television Awards with her brother Jack, and a documentary on Japanese pop culture called Kelly Osbourne: Turning Japanese for the same channel.
In January 2007 Osbourne began presenting Project Catwalk for Sky One replacing Elizabeth Hurley.
She has recently been heard as one of a number of guest presenters of Zane Lowe's Radio One show.
[edit] Body & Soul Charity Event
At a charity event for HIV support in February, 2007, Kelly revealed to the audience that the event was special to her because one of her family members had been diagnosed as HIV positive. While introducing the band Scissor Sisters at an event for Body & Soul, Kelly made the announcement but did not elaborate as to whom she was referring.[3]
It was later revealed that it is her cousin (from Ozzy's side of the family), Terry Longden, from the reality series The Salon, who is HIV positive. Terry was present at the event standing at the curtain backstage.[4]
[edit] Fashion
[edit] Stiletto Killers
In 2004, Kelly Osbourne launched her own fashion line, Stiletto Killers,[5] with friend Ali Barone. Stiletto Killers was a rock-inspired line of tees, knickers, hoodies, and sweatpants designed by Osbourne and Barone, emblazoned with cartoonish designs and punk rock phrases. There was also a more sophisticated couture branch, The SK Collection. Stiletto Killers closed in April 2006 and Barone has since launched a line called Lipstick Prophets.
In 2006 Osbourne became the face of the high street chain Accessorize in a campaign which was seen across Europe, Canada, Russia, Australia, Brazil, South Africa and the Middle East.
In spring 2006, Osbourne modelled for Heatherette in a Catwalk show which also featured Naomi Campbell.
[edit] Personal life
[edit] Marriage
In May 2006, at the Electric Picnic festival in Ireland, Kelly and her boyfriend, Matty Derham of the band Fields, took part in a wedding ceremony in an inflatable church on site. Her representative denied that the ceremony was legally binding as Irish marriages can only be perfomed either by validly-ordained church people or by civil registrars who are HSE employees. Marriages can also only take place normally in churches or register offices, and where all legal requirements such as the three months' notice were met.
However in the days following Electric Picnic, Osbourne and boyfriend were spotted buying gold bands in Fields jewellers on Grafton Street Dublin.
[edit] Tattoos
- Her first tattoo was a small pink heart on her left hip. However, it is rumored that she has since covered it up with something different.
- Heart on her left pinky; she got matching ones with her ex-boyfriend Bert McCracken.
- Maroon colored angel wings tattooed on her shoulder blades.
- Star on the nape of her neck.
- A skull with crossbones on the instep of each foot.
- Disney's "Tinkerbell" on her lower back.
- Heart with crossbones on her right wrist.
- "Jack", "Jack Osbourne", her brother's name, is tattooed on her inner left wrist.
- Heart shaped locket, with a matching key on the inside of her right forearm with the words: "Daddy" and just beneath is a banner that says "This too shall pass". Osbourne has dedicated this tattoo to her father, she had it done shortly after his near fatal ATV (all terrain vehicle) accident.
- An anchor on her outer forearm just below her elbow. Osbourne got it shortly after she exited rehab the first time.
- A keyboard on her left arm.
- Words in French between her angel wings which has been translated to "I Love My Mother"
- A small green four leaf clover on her lower arm.
[edit] References
- ^ Admitted on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Episode #8.8, Friday 13 May 2005.
- ^ http://contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/kelly%20osbourne%20i%20am%20not%20quitting%20music Contactmusic.com
- ^ Kelly reveals Osbournes' HIV secret (2007-02-18). Retrieved on February 22, 2007.
- ^ HIV Positive Family Member Revealed. (2007-02-28). Retrieved on February 28, 2007.
- ^ http://www.StilettoKillers.com StiletteoKillers.com
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
