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Osbourne daughter might follow her dad's footsteps

By Amber Lanphier
The Daily Cougar

It was a little more than a year ago that the Osbournesi reality show took America by storm, giving MTV its highest ratings ever and catapulting the family members and their pets into a media frenzy.

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Since then, Ozzyis 18-year-old daughter Kelly has released her debut album Shut Up, helped her mom beat cancer, survived a tough first-love breakup and managed to go on her first tour.

Those who wished to witness a piece of pop culture in action hit Numbers on Saturday to see the daughter of the self-proclaimed "prince of darkness." The diverse crowd contained teenyboppers, small children, sorority gals, frat boys, pretentious hipsters and a slew of Kelly-esque wannabes.

Kelly Osbourneis good friend, Har Mar Superstar, the underground ace who has been making waves in Hollywood, opened the show. Har Mar burst onto the stage in a red silk robe with his name embroidered in gold stitching on the back complemented by fringed tracksuit pants. He sang mock soul and rap tunes. Imagine a pudgy Ron Jeremy look-alike breaking down to Prince and R. Kelly. 

When the crowd was less than receptive to his one-man show, Har Mar remarked, "Thereis so many haters out there that just donit know what it feels like to be awesome. This is for the awesomely small minds in the audience. Iim gonna rock you." 

Once he stopped his rants about the "hot-topification" of fashion and got into cover songs, such as Fiona Appleis "Criminal" and a bit of Stevie Wonder, the crowd responded well. However, the highlight of Har Maris performance was during the number "We Could Be Heavy," when he stripped down to nothing but his sweaty briefs and let it all hang out. 

Then Osbourne entered sporting a newly bleached blond hairdo reminiscent of Courtney Loveis pre-Versace days.

Osbourne was self-confident and natural throughout her performance, especially after she doused herself with water. She seemed to be having a great time without taking herself too seriously. 

Her backing four-piece band sounded great, but at times overpowered her voice, making it difficult to decipher lyrics and the true dynamics of Osbourneis singing ability.

Crowd pleasers included the outrageous "Shut Up" and the new single "Come Dig Me Out." Other well-received songs included the infectious pop blast "Too Much of You" and the beautiful ballad "More Than Life Itself," which the singer said she wrote upon finding out her mom had cancer. 

After taunting the crowd about whether they wanted to hear her new song, Kelly delivered a ditty about a person she described as "someone I loved very much and now I hope he dies." 

The foul-mouthed ball of fire did a mean cover of Corey Hartis 1980s hit "Sunglasses at Night." 

For her last song Kelly invited hardcore fans to dance with her during another i80s classic, Madonnais "Papa Donit Preach." As Kelly closed the show, it was evident she was having a blast, and the crowd was pleased to see a pop star act more like Cyndi Lauper than Britney Spears.

Kelly Osbourne

Numbers

The verdict: An entertaining show that would make Ozzy proud.

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