About Colby O'Donis
Colby O'Donis Colón (; born March 14, 1989) is an American singer. He is best known for his guest appearance on Lady Gaga's 2008 single "Just Dance" which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100, spent over 11 months on the chart, and received diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Due to label conflicts, Senegalese-American singer Akon was unable to perform on the song and recruited O'Donis to do so; O'Donis was Lady Gaga's labelmate on Akon's KonLive Distribution label, to which he signed in 2007. Released by KonLive's joint venture with Geffen Records, his debut studio album, Colby O (2008), peaked at number 41 on the Billboard 200. Its lead single, "What You Got" (featuring Akon) peaked within the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, along with his guest performance alongside Kardinal Offishall on Akon's single "Beautiful" that same year. Colby O served as his only release on a major label, although he has since written songs for other artists including Jordan Knight and Che'Nelle. O'Donis' rise to fame began at age ten, when he became the youngest recording artist ever signed to Motown in order to do a song for a major motion picture soundtrack. His parents first realized his singing talent when he won a talent show singing a Michael Jackson song when he was only three and a half. Shortly after his fifteenth birthday, O'Donis' parents made the decision to go to Los Angeles and pursue a recording deal for him.
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