Idol Accepts The Lead Singer Of Osmonds Second Generation

American Idol made its most brazen semi-pro grab yet by giving David Osmond, son of former Osmonds leader Alan Osmond, a golden ticket last night. David and his brothers have been performing in stadiums worldwide as The Osmond Boys and Osmonds Second Generation for over twenty years. The group made their debut appearance on a Bob Hope TV special in the mid-’80s, going on to open for the New Kids On The Block and have a hit single, “Second Generation,” in the UK. David played the lead in a 1998 national tour of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and with the brothers continuing to sing at the Osmond Family Theater in Branson, Missouri and in countless TV appearances for their entire natural lives.

In 2002, O2G recorded an album, I Love America, consisting of patriotic songs co-written by Senator Orrin Hatch. Just this year they performed a tribute to their grandfather on Oprah, and were joined on stage by David Archuleta at their 2nd Annual “A Family Christmas With The Osmonds Second Generation” show in Salt Lake City. Even though “these multi-talented, highly professional young men already have a strong fan-base,” according to their website—and David put out a Christian album for children, Babylight, last year—David doesn’t have a record deal per se, so he’s fair game to compete against the struggling amateurs that make up your average American Idol audition (he just squeaks by the age limit, too, having turned 29 just after the cut-off).

Check out more clips from David’s long professional career after the jump.

The Osmond Boys bust out “I Want Candy,” back when David still had plenty of baby fat.

Osmonds Second Generation pay tribute to their father’s Stadium of Fire to the tune of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start The Fire.”

O2G promote their Xmas concert on Fox TV last December.