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Also known as Joan Elizabeth Osborne, Joan E. Osborne

American singer and songwriter

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Joan Osborne, born Joan Elizabeth Osborne on 8 July 1962 in Anchorage, is an American singer, singer-songwriter, composer and record producer. She sings and plays guitar, working in the genres of pop music and folk music, and has recorded for the labels Mercury Records and Polydor. Osborne was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and began her work in 1989. Her field of work is music composing, and she speaks English. Osborne's copyright representative is Broadcast Music, Inc.

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Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Joan Osborne Relish

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Film & TV

Acting · Anchorage, Kentucky, USA

Known for

  • Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery — Self2025
  • МУЗ КЛИПЫ 80х — Self - singer (archive footage)2021
  • МУЗ КЛИПЫ 80х — Self - singer (archive footage)2020
  • Hitlåtens historia — Self2010
  • The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' — Self2002
  • VH1: Divas Live — Self - Host1998
  • Pavarotti & Friends 4 - For War Child — Self1996
  • Die Harald Schmidt Show — Self1995
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Musical Guest1993
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1963
blues rockcountry rockfolkpoprock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
686,973
Total plays
5,472,024

Tags

female vocalistsrocksinger-songwriteralternativepop

Joan Osborne (born Joan Elizabeth Osborne in Anchorage, Kentucky, on 8 July 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and interpreter of music, having recorded and performed in various popular American musical genres including rock, pop, soul, R&B, blues, and country. She is best known for her recording of the Eric Bazilian-penned song "One of Us", from her debut album Relish (1995) - with the single and the album garnering a combined seven Grammy award nominations. Osborne was a member of Trigge

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Key facts

Born
Joan Elisabeth Osborne , ( 1962-07-08 ) July 8, 1962 (age 63) , Anchorage, Kentucky , U.S.
Genres
Rock folk country rock blues R&B
Occupations
Musician songwriter
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Works
Joan Osborne discography
Years active
1989–present
Labels
Polydor Mercury Interscope PolyGram Universal Music
Formerly of
The Dead , Trigger Hippy
Website
joanosborne .com

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Elizabeth
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Anchorage
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
music composing
Instrument
voice
Record label
Polydor
Official website
joanosborne.com
Image
Joan Osborne at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (cropped 2).jpg
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Commons category
Joan Osborne
date of birth
1963-07-08
start of work period
1989-00-00
sexual orientation
bisexuality
birth name
Joan Elizabeth Osborne
name in native language
Joan E. Osborne
social media followers
12257
copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.
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Encyclopedic overview

Joan Elizabeth Osborne (born July 8, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and interpreter of music, having recorded and performed in various popular American musical genres including rock, pop, soul, R&B, blues, and country. She is best known for her recording of the Eric Bazilian-penned song "One of Us" from her debut album, Relish (1995). Both the single and the album became worldwide hits and garnered a combined seven Grammy Award nominations. Osborne has toured with Motown sidemen the Funk Brothers and was featured in the documentary film about them, Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002).

Career

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