Marie Osmond Keeps Dancing

Despite death of father, singer will continue with contest next week, ABC announces

By Marcus Errico Nov 07, 2007 5:13 PMTags

Marie Osmond is going on with the show.

A day after she skipped the Dancing with the Stars results episode to join her famous siblings in Utah to mourn the death of their father, George, the songbird will continue competing next week, according to an ABC publicist.

The 48-year-old performer will also hoof it up as planned on the Dancing with the Stars tour,  which kicks off Dec. 18 in Seattle.

Marie will also join some 100 members of the extended Osmond clan as scheduled on The Oprah Winfrey Show Friday, the show's production company, Harpo, confirmed. Donny and Marie will perform the theme song from their TV show in tribute to their father, according to Entertainment Tonight. Donny will also perform his hit "Soldier of Love."

The Osmond family act, which also includes brothers Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay and Jimmy, marked its 50th anniversary with a special Las Vegas concert in August. Donny has since said the siblings would tour in 2008.

On Monday's Dancing with the Stars, Marie Osmond dedicated her performance of a WWII-inspired quickstep to her parents. Olive and George Osmond met after his tour of duty and danced together to earn money. Olive died in 2004.

Marie Osmond was a no-show for Tuesday's live episode, and her future on the contest seemed uncertain. Jane Seymour, who missed an elimination show last month after the death of her mother, was voted off last night. Seymour had dedicated her remaining performances to her mum, who was a huge fan of the original British Dancing with the Stars.

George Osmond died early Tuesday at age 90 at his home in Provo, Utah, per spokesman Kevin Sasaki. The elder Osmond apparently succumbed to natural causes. Funeral services are pending.