Grammy nominated American singer-songwriter Joan Osborne took the music world by storm with her 1995 release “Relish”. The album’s single titled, “One of Us” became an instantaneous radio hit, establishing Joan as new female face in the blue & soul world. She has earned fame as passionate and commanding performer as well as emotionally evocative songwriter. Till now, she has released eight studio albums.
Hazel eyed Joan took birth on 8th July 1962 in Anchorage, Kentucky, United States as Joan Elizabeth Osborne. Though she made a big name in the musical industry, she did not grow up aspiring to be singer. Academically best in school, her parents thought she would make career in some professional field. However she always had taste for musical theater and punk rock as a teen. Despite the fact that she was more inclined towards musical world, she thought making career in acting would be more fruitful so began studying theater arts at the University of Louisville. Afterward she joined the Burt Reynolds Theater acting school. After receiving a scholarship, she moved to New York to study at famed NYU’s film school.
Talking about her personal life, she has kept her love life very far from lime light. Currently running into early fifties, Joan has not got spotted with any high-profile personalities till date. Though she is reported to be bisexual, she has never taken names of her girlfriends. Keeping her dating history a complete mystery, she barely reveals info regarding her private activites. She has kept her personal life private to the extent that no one knows if she is a married woman or not. However it is not unknown that she is a proud mother of a lovely girl. She experienced motherhood at age forty-two after delivering a baby girl in December 2004. Epitome of aging gracefully, Joan Osborne has not taken help of cosmetic or plastic surgery to maintain her youthful look even at age of fifty-two. She has used her stardom status to create awareness among people and has lent helping hands to needy people. She is involved in a number of feminist groups, including an abortion right group called “Rock for Choice”.
Her musical journey started when she was persuaded by a friend to sing on stage where she performed “God Bless The Child”, the incident awakened a profound passion for music. She joined a group and began performing blues and soul tunes. In 1992, she founded her own recording label named Womanly Hips. That same year, she released a live album “Soul Show”. Later on, her EP “Blue Million Miles” was released. After signing with Mercury Records, she released her first studio album “Relish” in 1995. The album began conquering the market after release of its single “One of Us”. The single created controversies as it speaks about gods. She even received five Grammy nominations but could not win single one. Her next release “Righteous Love” spawned tracks such as “Running Out of Time”, “Righteous Love”, “Angel Face”, “If I Was Your Man”, “Baby Love”, “Hurricane”, “Poison Angles” and “Make You Feel My Love” among others. She released her followed up album “How Sweet It is” on 17th of September 2002 through Compendia Records. The album peaked at nineteenth on the U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums. She came up with her fourth album “Pretty Little Stranger” in 2006. The album included songs, such as “Pretty Little Stranger”, “Brokedown Palace”, “Who Divided”, “Please Don’t Tell Me How The Story end”, “Till I Get It Right”, “When the Blue Hour Comes” and “Losing You All Over Again” to name a few. Her album “Bring It On Home” is a compilation of vintage blues & soul covers. The album earned Grammy nomination in the category of Best Blues Album. She is currently a part of Trigger Hippy alongside Nick Govrik, Jackie Greene, Tom Bukovac and Steve Gorman. Her eighth album “Love and Hate” was dropped on 8th of April 2014. In 1996, she launched a live album “Early Recordings”.
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