Donny Osmond, 67, Addresses Future Retirement: ‘It’s Inevitable’

Donny Osmond hinted at when he plans to retire from live performance.

“I mean, let’s be honest, it’s inevitable [to retire],” Osmond, 67, said on the Thursday, March 13, episode of The View.

The “Soldier of Love” singer is currently headlining his first-ever solo Las Vegas residency at the Harrah’s Showroom, where he celebrates his 63 years in show business. Osmond dropped by The View on Thursday to confirm that his residency is being extended through the end of 2025.

Talk soon turned to whether Osmond was thinking about retirement, with the musician confirming that he’s given serious thought to stepping away from the stage.

“It’s coming, let’s face it. It’s inevitable. I really enjoy [performing]. I’ve got a great job,” he said. “My job is to make people happy. How can you complain about that? It’s a lot of work, and I put 100 percent into my show, but I still have a lot of fuel in this body.”

Osmond went on: “Because I’ve raised the bar so high for myself, the day that I can’t reach that bar and give 110 percent on stage is the day the curtain will not go up. It’s not around the corner, but it’s inevitable because I love what I do.”

For now, Osmond reflects on his legendary career with his Vegas residency, which incorporates AI technology for an unexpected duet.

Donny and his creative team used AI to insert his face onto his 14-year-old grandson’s body, thereby creating a digital avatar of his younger self. Donny and wife of 46 years, Debbie Osmond, have five children and 14 grandchildren.

“I’m looking into the eyes of myself 53 years ago, talking to him and singing with him … There’s a lot of negative things you can go down that path [with AI],” he said. “I look at the other glass, I look at the one that’s half full. And what I did with AI is I created entertainment. I recreated myself.”

The musician started his career at age 5 as a member of the Osmonds with his four brothers. Donny released his first solo song at 14 years old with “Sweet and Innocent” in 1971, and later scored a series of hits with sister Marie Osmond throughout the 1970s. Donny experienced a musical comeback in the late 1980s with “Soldier of Love” and “Sacred Emotion,” before reaching a whole new generation of young fans in the 1990s by voicing Captain Li Shang in Disney’s animated classic Mulan.

The Osmond family endured a tragic loss earlier this year when Donny’s older brother Wayne Osmond died at age 73 after suffering a stroke in January. Numerous Osmonds publicly paid tribute to Wayne, including Donny sharing an emotional statement via Instagram.

“Even though I know with certainty that I will see him again, there’s a vacancy in my heart that hurts,” Donny wrote in January. “I came across [some] pictures today and thought they would be perfect together. Pictures say thousands of words, and these say it all. Throughout my life, Wayne was always by my side and always there to back me up.”

Donny’s sister, Marie, penned her own memorial for Wayne on Instagram, writing that the loss of her sibling left her with a “giant hole in [her] heart.”

“Wayne loved deeply, and he showered this love upon his beautiful wife, Kathy, whom he loved with all his heart, and his beautiful children and grandchildren. It’s all he ever talked about!” Marie, 65, recalled in her memorial statement. “I admired him, too, for his deep love and unwavering devotion to God our Father and His Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. Throughout his life, Wayne was an honorable member of The @churchofjesuschrist It was his eternal compass, and he was a light to others as he testifies of God’s great plan of happiness for us in this life.”