Alan Osmond, Eldest Member of The Osmonds, Dead at 76 After Decades-Long Multiple Sclerosis Battle

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

Alan died in Utah on Monday, April 20, surrounded by his wife, Suzanne Pinegar, and their eight children, the Osmond family confirmed in a statement to local NBC affiliate KSL TV 5 in Salt Lake City.

Alan was the eldest performing member of the Osmond family and the third child of George Virl Osmond Sr. and Olive Osmond. He performed as a member of The Osmonds alongside his brothers Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny and Jimmy. (His older brothers, Virl and Tom, were both born with severe hearing impairments.)

Alan was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1987, however, he credited his faith as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with helping him overcome his medical challenges.

“I just determined when I got it, ‘Hey, I may have MS, but MS does not have me,’” he said in a 2013 interview.

His wife, Suzanne, said at the time, “He doesn’t ever use it as an excuse.”

Alan and his younger brothers Wayne, Merill, 72, and Jay, 71, formed barbershop quartet The Osmonds in 1958. In 1962, they joined the cast of The Andy Williams Show as performers and remained on the show through 1971. In later years, Alan’s brothers Donny, 68, and Jimmy, 63, joined the group. Their sister, Marie Osmond, 66, also found fame as a performer.

Alan largely stopped performing in 2007.

Alan’s death comes just 15 months after brother Wayne died at age 73 in January 2025.

“My dear brother Wayne passed away peacefully last night from a stroke. I’m so grateful that I had the opportunity to visit him in the hospital before he passed,” Donny said in an X post at the time.

“Wayne brought so much light, laughter, and love to everyone who knew him, especially me. He was the ultimate optimist and was loved by everyone,” Donny continued. “I’m sure I speak on behalf of every one of us siblings when I state that we were fortunate to have Wayne as a brother.”

The singer added, “Even though we are separated in this mortal life, I know that by the grace and resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we will have the opportunity to be with Wayne for eternity.”

Alan, meanwhile, is survived by his wife, Suzanne, and their eight children, including David Osmond, who competed on the eighth season of American Idol, which aired in 2009.

Like his father, David, 46, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2005.

“When I originally received the diagnosis, I had tested positive for West Nile Virus, but some of the symptoms did not match up, so they tested for MS and found I had the relapsing/remitting form of this disease, which my doctors believe may have been dormant in my system but was triggered by the virus,” David said in a 2012 interview. “I was in complete denial — I had grown up watching my dad battle MS and my symptoms were not really the same, so I just could not believe it.”