Alan Osmond, the eldest sibling of the family pop group The Osmonds, has died, according to multiple news reports. He was 76.
The singer died on April 20 with his wife Suzanne and their eight sons at his side, a family spokesperson said in a statement to KSL, KUTV and ABC4.
The brother of fellow singers Donny and Marie Osmond, Alan Osmond's career began when he and brothers Wayne, Merrill and Jay started a barbershop quartet group in the late 1950s. Donny and Jimmy, another brother, joined the group by the 1970s.
After his career in music, Alan Osmond spoke publicly about his decades long battle with multiple sclerosis, a chronic neurological disease that causes numbness and weakness, per the Mayo Clinic.
A Utah native, he was also an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He published an autobiography of his life, "One Way Ticket," in 2024.
