EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Marie Osmond's Tearful Return To The Las Vegas Stage
Posted on Mar 10, 2010 @ 12:09PM
Just one day after burying her 18-year-old son, Marie Osmond returned to the Las Vegas stage amid tears and standing ovations. And, RadarOnline.com was there.
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It was a sold out crowd at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel Tuesday Night. The audience was nervous, not knowing what to expect. Then Donny and Marie came out to thunderous applause.
Their first song was the Aretha Franklin/George Michael duet I Knew You Were Waiting For Me.
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After the first of 3 standing ovations, Marie said "The way Osmonds survive is they keep singing. My son would want that."
Marie was looking radiant as ever. She didn't wear black; instead she wore her colorful gowns. This was her first performance since her middle child Michael Bryan (Michael Blosil) took his own life February 26th.
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On Monday, she was surrounded by her brothers and children as Michael was laid to rest in Provo, Utah.
But Tuesday night, she found a way to laugh. Taking a dig at the press, she joked "Thank you to the papers for saying I was 50, the female "F" word." An eyewitness says "That line got a huge laugh and it seemed everyone relaxed after that."
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She said her 7-year-old daughter mentioned to her before the show that she needed to laugh.
Before Marie's solo numbers, she acknowledged that "the show would be a little different tonight." The mother of eight spoke about her upcoming inspirational album, which has an opera theme saying, "little did I know I would be relying on my faith so much this last week."
Before the last number of her solo performance, she said "I dedicate this next song to my son Michael." The powerfully emotional opera song brought her to tears.
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Then Donny came out for his solo part of the show. After the first song, he said "I hope you all appreciate what Marie's going through tonight. The fact that she's even here ... what a strong woman."
Marie came back out, and she choked back tears as she and Donny sang the Alan Jackson country song, Remember When.
That's when they received their second standing ovation.
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They ended the show with an upbeat song, but Marie couldn't sing the last few lines, instead speaking them because she was crying. As they said goodbye, they got their third and final standing ovation.
An eyewitness says, "The room had amazing energy in it, and it ended up being a very uplifting show, despite the circumstances that Marie had just been to her son's funeral the day before."
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Some of these comments are really cruel. People deal with their grief in different ways. I am sure that as a mother, she is grieving terribly. There is NO way she is not grieving. But the living must go on living or just give in to grief and give up.
Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 11:21pm
Donny could of went on alone Marie needed 2 show respect 4 that boy by staying away from the limelight a bit, it was her way of getting attention and applauds. That poor boy deserved her 2 mourn him in a normal way by "RESPECT" & being private.
Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 6:20pm
Shameful.
Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 5:21pm
"May tomorrow be a perfect day, may you find love and laughter along the way, may God keep you in His tender care 'til HE BRINGS US TOGETHER AGAIN!" God Bless and bring comfort to all the Osmonds.
Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 3:31pm
Seriously, i think the fans would've understood if she had to cancel the show. Marie is a Fame%hore! She gonna plays this up for all she can. Her son hasn't be dead for tweeks and she's already laughing & joking? No wonder he commited suicide.
Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 1:16pm
Does she have any children living at home with her yet, and did she think maybe they need their mom at a time like this more than her "need" to grieve in her own way? Just sayin'.
Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:51am
She lives up to her contract. She knows the fans had bought tickets and she is supporting her children and Donny is supporting his family. They love to sing and they do it well. Staying home longer will not bring Michael back.
Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:25am
What a brave lady! I don't think I'd have the strength to carry on so soon after losing my son but she's living proof that life doesgo on, despite the sadness. My heart still aches for her though. I can't fathom losing my child!
Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 9:17am
stop downing her - she is a gracious woman who knows paychecks rely on her and her brothers performing - she's no different then the rest of us who have to go to work after a week of mourning,.
Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 8:51am
Everyone grieves differently. I think she had to get out of the house and around people.
Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 8:32am