{"id":1895073,"date":"2026-04-21T12:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1895073"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:02:19","slug":"alan-osmond-eldest-brother-of-the-osmond-brothers-dead-at-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1895073","title":{"rendered":"Alan Osmond, Eldest Brother of The Osmond Brothers, Dead at 76"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bb\/16by9\/2026\/04\/21\/bb681c8cfa0f4736a8aaf528289c8772_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Alan Osmond, Eldest Brother of The Osmond Brothers, Dead at 76<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">The Osmond Brothers<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Alan Osmond Dead At 76<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-21T05:02:19-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              April 21, 2026<br \/>\n                            5:02 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-21T09:23:00-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  April 21, 2026<br \/>\n                                9:23 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-bcd8c038b496deda63b9076b8755f141\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-e1bd75c3-36fb-4ed7-8fd9-668880c6071e\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/04\/21\/remembering-alan-osmond\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:e1bd75c3-36fb-4ed7-8fd9-668880c6071e\" data-context='{\"name\":\"gallery-block\",\"section\":\"permalink\"}' data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:3abd9cd6-f176-4f89-bd1a-14378ce0c066\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bb\/4by3\/2026\/04\/21\/bb681c8cfa0f4736a8aaf528289c8772_md.jpg\" alt=\"Remembering Alan Osmond\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Remembering Alan Osmond<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0827029879c81b1bb7f5bc6a3656d82e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><strong>Alan Osmond<\/strong>, the eldest brother in the iconic 1970s Osmond Brothers group, has died, according to a family member.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bfae768140ae5394808d8151ddc3e491\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Brother and former bandmate <strong>Merrill Osmond<\/strong> announced Alan&#8217;s death in a Facebook post early Tuesday morning. Alan reportedly died Monday evening with his family at his side. Although no cause of death was given, Alan had suffered from multiple sclerosis since 1987.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0ea95660a48268f064f6a448d56fb0b3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260421_d7dd31911c73457ba9c04c2faffe07c1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:3abd9cd6-f176-4f89-bd1a-14378ce0c066\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d7\/4by3\/2026\/04\/21\/d7dd31911c73457ba9c04c2faffe07c1_md.jpg\" alt=\"The Osmond Brothers getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7042024ca8c4025b2c90973371667eb7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>In his FB post, Merrill talked about seeing Alan two days before his death and having a heart-to-heart &#8220;as brothers do,&#8221; while also discussing their musical accomplishments.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f0ef2d62b9f8d8f003d2fd9a7ae77e75\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The Osmond Brothers hit the music scene in the 1970s and were composed of brothers Alan, <strong>Wayne<\/strong>, Merrill, and <strong>Jay<\/strong>. Later on, they were joined by two other siblings,<strong> Donny<\/strong> and <strong>Jimmy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7a0e08480118ae73123bd8b50ea28919\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260421_44a33b15e62c4f53b57a18d693db13e3\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:3abd9cd6-f176-4f89-bd1a-14378ce0c066\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/44\/4by3\/2026\/04\/21\/44a33b15e62c4f53b57a18d693db13e3_md.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Osmond getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-773b63e6fb4d53639d0600d0a1a362ac\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Alan was known for his talent at songwriting and, with the help of Merrill, Wayne, and Jay, he created many of their biggest hits, such as &#8220;One Bad Apple,&#8221; 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