Alan Osmond, the eldest member of The Osmonds, has died at 76

Lehi, Utah– Alan Osmond, the oldest member of the family band The Osmonds, died Monday after decades of multiple sclerosis. He was 76 years old.

According to a family spokesman, Alan’s wife, Susan Osmond, and their eight children were with him at his home in Lehi, Utah, at the time of his death. Before his death, Alan used a wheelchair and spent a week in intensive care before returning home on Thursday to a care home.

Alan Osmond, a talented songwriter and performer, helped write some of the Osmond Brothers Band’s biggest hits, including “One Bad Apple,” “Crazy Horses,” and “Are You Up There?”

Born in Ogden, Utah, on June 22, 1949, Alan Osmond’s music career began in the 1950s, when he and his brothers Wayne, Meryl, and Jay formed a barbershop quartet. He was the eldest member of the theatrical group and the third eldest of his brothers.

The brothers worked for the Utah State Fair Department until a visit to Disneyland led to their television debut on “Disney After Dark” in 1962.

The group became regulars on “The Andy Williams Show,” where they made their name and shaped their wholesome, energetic image, peaking as a quintet in the early 1970s, with younger brother Donnie Osmond becoming the breakout star. In 1971, Osmond’s band set nine gold records, surpassing Elvis and the Beatles’ bests in a single year.

In the mid-to-late 1970s, Alan became a lead producer on ABC’s popular television show “The Donny and Marie Show,” starring his brother and sister.

The original Osmond Brothers lineup – Alan, Wayne, Meryl and Jay – returned to the stage in 1982 as a country band and had a number of hits, including “I’m Thinking of Loving You.” At the time, Alan told the Associated Press that he switched from recording rock music to country music because it better suited their wholesome image.

“Country music is really the backbone of America,” he added. “It doesn’t just come and go. We’re kind of waving flags. You find that in the countryside as well.”

In 1987, Alan Osmond was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Which made him retire from performing with his family.

His brother Wayne Osmond died at the age of 73 in 2025 after suffering a stroke.

In a statement on social media on Tuesday, Donny Osmond described Alan Osmond as his “protector” and “mentor,” saying he is “someone who quietly carries a lot of responsibility so the rest of us can shine.”

Meryl Osmond also paid tribute in a social media post, explaining that he saw his sick brother two days ago.

“We talked like brothers do, heart to heart,” he wrote on Facebook. “He was suffering, but when I shared a joke or two, he found the strength to laugh… and then he smiled.” “I want you to know this… He didn’t leave me. I felt it. I felt his quiet encouragement asking me to keep going… to keep building the faith… to keep sharing the light.”

Alan is survived by his wife, Susan; his eight sons, Michael, Nathan, Doug, David, Scott, John, Alex and Tyler; 30 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, brothers Verl, Tom, Merrill, Jay, Donnie and Jimmy and sister Mary.

Service plans are coming.