# Donny Osmond 'stole' his wife from his brother after Elton John concert

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### Donny Osmond admits he ‘stole’ his wife from his brother after an Elton John concert

'Puppy Love' singer featuring AI version of his teen self at his Las Vegas residency this year

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Published March 14, 2025 4:30am EDT

Donny Osmond said he knew his wife was the one after seeing her on a double date with his brother while attending an Elton John concert, something he later told the musician.

He explained, "I was dating a girl named Tammy. And  Jay took Debbie out. We went on a double date to an Elton John concert. And I vividly remember when Elton sat down at the piano to sing ‘Your Song.’ I looked over at my brother's date and thought to myself, 'I think I'm going to marry that girl someday.' And I did."

Osmond said he later told Elton John the story.



"I said, ‘You're responsible for my marriage.’ He thought that was kind of funny."

The 67-year-old also revealed that the couple crossed paths in childhood.



The singer was traveling through Billings, Montana, where Debbie was born, with his brothers and Andy Williams and were at the airport during a layover.

"Dana, our youngest child, was born in 1982," he said. "He and I were on the streets at the airport waiting for her. And we saw her, and she was 3. So I met her when she was 3 and I was 5."

Osmond’s entertainment career has spanned decades, and the legendary entertainer’s residency at Harrah’s in Las Vegas, which just announced an extension through November this year, has a modern technological element to it.



According to Osmond, he was featuring an AI hologram of himself at 14 in his Las Vegas residency.

"The singer will be joined onstage by an AI hologram of his 14-year-old self to perform a duet of his classic song, "Puppy Love."



"Here's what I feel like? You know, looking at myself every night? 53 years ago. It's incredible. In fact, that's exactly what my grandson said. He saw it last week for the first time, and he looked at me afterwards backstage as a grandpa. That was incredible. He's looking at himself, but it's grandpa."

Daxton is already following in his famous grandfather’s footsteps, participating in musical theater, making him a natural fit for the role.

"I looked over at my brother's date and thought to myself, 'I think I'm going to marry that girl someday.' And I did."

"As a show business veteran, Osmond himself has received his share of advice, often from some well-known names like  and a member of The Rat Pack."

Sammy Davis Jr. gave a young Osmond to never stop getting nervous about performing because "that means you don't care anymore."

Osmond added, "So, you know, I don't get nervous before stage, but they’re butterflies because you want to do the best you can, because every audience is a little bit different, and every show that I do in Vegas is slightly different because of a segment I call the request segment, and it's 20 minutes of improv, and the audience could pick any song I've ever recorded from any one of the 65 albums. And so that always is different. So. I care about the show."

Osmond has his own advice for anyone looking to become an entertainer.



"One thing that I always tell them is just don't be afraid of work, because in order to stay relevant… you can have a lot of fun on stage, but get in front of a mirror and work your tail off. Just look at yourself as other people see you and don't believe your own hype. You know, just when the curtain closes, you're just a normal person. Come back down to earth."

The Las Vegas mainstay has maintained his reputation as a consummate entertainer and said he’s continuing to find new audiences through social media.

"Let's just look at yourself as other people see you and don't believe your own hype."

"We want an experience, not just a show," he continued. "And with that experience, we want authenticity. And we want to walk away saying that was worth more than the price of admission. And that's my philosophy in show business, is that I want the audience to say that was more than what I expected, and I hear it all the time. People say, 'I didn't know what to expect in a Donny Osmond show, but I wasn't expecting that.'"

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