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14/08/2009

ITV Studios Announce Donny & Marie Television Special

An Audience with Donny & Marie, the first time the Osmond duo have appeared together in the UK for 20 years is being made by ITV Studios.
It has been commissioned by ITV1 in the UK to produce the hour long special hosted by Donny & Marie will be based on their hugely successful Las Vegas stage show.
They will be singing some old favourites and some new ones in front of a celebrity audience.
In 1976, the pair had their first US hit variety show, Donny & Marie, where they performed songs such as I'm A Little Bit Country, I'm a Little Bit Rock and Roll. They have had huge success with top 10 hits such as I’m Leaving It All Up To You and Morning Side of the Mountain.
Claire Horton, Controller of Entertainment at ITV Studios, said “We’re delighted to be working with Donny and Marie on this incredibly special television event, An Audience with Donny & Marie. The production will be full of surprises, music and glamour, bringing two of the entertainment world’s most loved performers to millions of fans in the UK and around the world”.
Donny & Marie said: “We are looking forward to bringing a bit of Las Vegas to the UK and performing some of our old favorites with some new surprises for our dedicated fans.”
An Audience with Donny & Marie is an ITV Studios production and distributed internationally by ITV Global Entertainment.
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