Wayne Osmondthe singer of the American pop group made up of family members The Osmondsdied at the age of 73, as reported today by one of his brothers.
Osmond died in a hospital Salt Lake City, Utahafter suffering a “brain stroke,” explained his brother Merrill in Facebook.
“I have never met a man who had more humility,” he said in the message. “An individual who was quick to forgive and had the ability to show unconditional love to everyone he met.”
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Wayne Osmond was the fourth of nine children raised in a Mormon home in the city of OgdenUtah.
The brothers’ career began in the 1970s. 1950when Wayne, Alan, Merrill y Jay They came together to form an a cappella singing quartet.
In 1961, The four brothers were discovered by a talent scout when they were singing in Disneylandin California. From there they jumped to television and their popularity grew.
Over time the brothers came together Donny y Jimmyas well as sister Marie.
In 1971the group reached the peak of their success with the release of the single “One Bad Apple“. The song spent five weeks at number 1 on the Billboard 100according to the magazine People.
Shortly after, the band went their separate ways.
Wayne Osmond married in 1974 con Kathlyn Whiteformer beauty pageant queen. They had five children.
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He was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 1997 and lost almost all of his hearing as a result of the treatment, he reported. People.
In 2012, he suffered a stroke.
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