Michael Jackson and Donny Osmond had quite similar family backgrounds.

The Puppy love crooner made an appearance in MTV Entertainment Studios documentary Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands, where he spoken about how his family also learned music and formed the band The Osmonds, which became a hit in the 1970s.

The 66-year-old singer went on to share the odd comparison of his family to that of fellow pop king Michael Jackson.

“If you look at The Osmonds and the Jackson 5the comparisons between the two families are just weird,” he explained.

“There are nine children in every family. Mike and I are both the seventh of nine. Our mothers’ birthdays are on the same day. Michael and I are the same age.”

Osmond said Jackson would share stories about his favorite brother Joe and also acknowledged how both pop stars valued each other’s company.

“We would get together and laugh and reminisce about comparisons and similarities,” Osmond said.

“Michael said something to me one day and he said, ‘Donnie, you’re the only person on this planet who knows what my childhood is like.’

Osmond eventually credited her family saying she “couldn’t have survived show business if I didn’t have my family.”

Michael Jackson died at the age of 50 on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles.