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Kelly Osbourne Going Solo
by Josh
Grossberg
Jun 26, 2002, 2:15 PM PT
Papa might not preach. But Kelly Osbourne can certainly expect a lot of paternal advice from the Prince of Darkness over how to proceed in the music biz.
Hot off the surprise success of her punk-flavored cover of Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach," the pink-haired 17-year-old daughter of heavy-metal rocker Ozzy Osbourne is prepping her first album.
Epic Records, which just happens to be the label home of Ozzy, confirmed Wednesday that the younger Osbourne is due in the studio next month to record a solo album slated to debut this fall, timed to coincide with the second season of MTV's smash reality sitcom The Osbournes.
"Papa Don't Preach," the first single off The Osbourne Family Album (also released by Epic), helped push the soundtrack to a number-13 debut on the Billboard charts last week. Kelly Osbourne has been popping up everywhere from the MTV Movie Awards to Los Angeles' huge Wango Tango concert to perform the tune.
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A team of songwriters will help her cowrite the songs for the album, which will be overseen by Epic executive Ric Wake, who produced Osbourne's "Papa" and helped launch the careers of such divas as
Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Jennifer Lopez. Kelly Osbourne tells USA Today that her album will be "nothing like" those other pop singers.She also says daddy will help her out. "Of course my father gives me advice," she says. "I wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't for him."
"I think [Kelly's album] is going to be real edgy, with a lot of attitude," Wake tells USA Today. "Kelly hasn't had much experience, but she knows what she's doing. She's a chip off the old block."
Not bad for someone with misgivings about her voice and talent.
"I'm kind of crapping myself because I don't think I'm a very good singer," Osbourne told MTV News a few weeks ago, before "Papa" hit the airwaves. "I consider myself lucky, because I know there are people who can do it better than I can. I never wrote a song in my life until a couple of weeks ago."
"Papa Don't Preach" is at number 28 and rising in Top 40 radio airplay.
However, Michael Peer, music director at WXRK-FM in New York, says his station only played the single the first week of its release. He tells E! Online he's unsure whether Osbourne's success is a prelude to rock stardom or just a novelty.
"There's obviously a curiosity [about Kelly] since the show has become a pop phenomenon and every soccer mom in America knows The Osbournes now."
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