People love to say that this or that celebrity was “born to be a star,” but it’s my opinion that true entertainers only come around once in a blue moon.
Though you don’t hear much about him anymore, in my mind, Donny Osmond was among that select group of celebrities that were truly “born” to stardom! After all, like Nancy Sinatra’s fame in the ’60s, Donny’s star power was pretty much inevitable — it runs in his family!
He made his stage debut at the tender age of 5, when he sang on The Andy Williams Show. By 1971, at just 13 years old, he had released his covers of “Go Away, Little Girl,” and “Puppy Love,” and was already a true-blue teen idol! Much like this 8-year-old jazz virtuoso, his youth never stood in the way of his success!
While he also cemented his star status by collaborating with his sister Marie, the early ’70s were definitely Donny’s time to shine. He had thousands of enthusiastic fans, and was considered one of the main heartthrobs of the decade, along with teen idols like David Cassidy and Bobby Sherman.
In 1972, at age 14, he even went on Top of the Pops for their Christmas special to perform “Puppy Love,” and the crowd of teenage girls went totally wild! Check out the awesome performance below.
And if you loved this blast-from-the-past performance, please SHARE with anyone who ever bought Tiger Beat because Donny was on the cover!
