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Joan Osborne

1962 - Today

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Joan Osborne is the 1,075th most popular singer (down from 961st in 2024), the 5,926th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,027th in 2019) and the 300th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Joan Osborne ranks 1,075 out of 4,381. Before her are Seid Memić Vajta, Betty Curtis, Elisabeth Söderström, Alejandro Sanz, Burning Spear, and Lisa Ono. After her are Conchita Supervía, Jasraj, José Alfredo Jiménez, Carmela Corren, Johann Michael Vogl, and Inva Mula.

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Among people born in 1962, Joan Osborne ranks 193. Before her are Mike Conley Sr., Jutta Kleinschmidt, Titus Welliver, Uwe Rahn, Lisa Ono, and Wim Kieft. After her are Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, Július Bielik, Arvind Krishna, David Zayas, Eddie Izzard, and Oleksiy Danilov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joan Osborne ranks 5,926 out of 20,380. Before her are Ed Heinemann (1908), Barry Dennen (1938), Albert Charles Smith (1906), Julie Kavner (1950), Alfred Romer (1894), and Dan Ariely (1967). After her are Donald Lippincott (1893), Mary Whiton Calkins (1863), Aileen Riggin (1906), Pharoah Sanders (1940), Alfred Sturtevant (1891), and Eric Dane (1972).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Joan Osborne ranks 300. Before her are Tammi Terrell (1945), Mýa (1979), Katharine McPhee (1984), Andrea True (1943), Kim Gordon (1953), and Mark Tornillo (1954). After her are Donny Hathaway (1945), Julie London (1926), MC Hammer (1962), Vanilla Ice (1967), Nicole Scherzinger (1978), and Tech N9ne (1971).

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