biography
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| US pop vocal group, formed in 1959 with members Alan (1949– ), Wayne (1951– ), Merrill (1953– ), Jay (1955– ), Donny (1957– ), Marie (1959– ), and Jimmy (1963– ). The group had been formed as a barber-shop style harmony quartet by the four older sons of a devoted Mormon family. Joined by the younger members of the family, they went on to become one of the most successful acts of the 1970s. ‘One Bad Apple’ (1971) topped the US music charts for 5 weeks, and their debut album Osmonds (1971) earned them a gold disk. They later pursued parallel solo careers, with Donny being the most successful. |
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