Colby O’Donis Bio, Age, Wife, Family, Net Worth, Height, Songs
Colby O’Donis Biography
Colby O’Donis(Full name: Colby O’Donis Colón) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is perhaps best known as the featured artist in the Lady Gaga single “Just Dance”, which spent more than eleven months on the Billboard Hot 100.
He is also well known for his lead single on his debut album Colby O titled “What You Got” featuring Akon, which peaked at number 14 on the Hot 100 and being featured on Akon’s song “Beautiful”, which peaked at number 19 on the Hot 100.
When he was eight years old, his parents relocated to Orlando, Florida and a year later he began collaborating with the production group Full Force, the same group that had worked with the Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and Britney Spears. Colby’s rise to fame began at age ten when he became the youngest recording artist ever signed to Motown Records in order to do a song for a major motion picture soundtrack.
The song, titled “Mouse in the House”, was featured on the 1999 Stuart Little soundtrack. Soon after, he began taking guitar lessons with Johan Oiested, a musician in Carlos Santana’s rhythm section. At the age of eleven, he was making regular appearances as an actor on the television series Grandpa’s Garage.
At age twelve his father bought him his first production studio and, by the time he had reached fourteen, Colby was opening local Florida shows for major recording artists, including the Backstreet Boys, Brian McKnight, 98°, Britney Spears, and Ne-Yo.
Shortly after his fifteenth birthday, Colby’s parents made the decision to relocate to Los Angeles and pursue a recording deal. After this move, Colby was introduced to Genuine Music Group, where he began collaborating on producing an LP album consisting of songs from his catalog and songs co-written by producers Damon Sharpe, Gregg Pagani, and Brion James.
In 2006, O’Donis almost signed a record deal with Babyface. However, before the deal was finalized, O’Donis’ management set up a meeting between O’Donis and Akon. They got in the studio where Colby played Akon his first demo of fourteen songs, and Akon loved and “really connected with it”.
A few weeks later, they set up a session and began working on music where O’Donis said they had really good chemistry from the start. At this time, Akon told O’Donis that he was starting his own label, called Konvict Muzik, and asked if he wanted to be a part of it.
O’Donis agreed and, for the next two years, he waited for the label to “get going and achieve the stature they need to launch new artists” before being officially signed. O’Donis has said that, before he signed with Interscope and Akon, he had already released six independent record albums
Colby O’Donis Age | How Old Is Colby O’donis
Colby O’Donis Colón is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. O’Donisis 30 years old as of 2019. He was born on March 14. 1989 in Richmond Hill, New York, United States.
Colby O’Donis Wife
O’Donis married Erin Yvonne, a dancer, and actress on November 21. 2016.
Colby O’Donis: The New Kid on the Block
At 19, singer-songwriter Colby O’Donis is not only breaking into the pop charts, but he’s also being billed as the Latino answer to Justin Timberlake and Chris Brown.
“I think it’s great,” says O’Donis of the comparison. “My dad loves it too, because getting into R&B, typically you have to be either black or white.
“Getting into this kind of music,” adds the son of Puerto Rican parents, “I am opening new doors for Latinos to get in.”
O’Donis, a Queens native, is opening tonight for the original New Kids on the Block at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, and tomorrow at the Nassau Veterans Coliseum in Uniondale, L.I.
“I’ll be doing some unplugged songs, playing guitar and singing and dancing a lot,” he says, wearing a posh scarf, shiny earrings, and a black leather jacket reminiscent of John Travolta in “Grease.”
O’Donis’ single “What You Got,” released last November and featuring singer Akon, made it to No. 11 on the Billboard Pop 100 chart and to the Top 20 on iTunes downloads.
He’ll also be performing “Let You Go,” a song he wrote after a breakup.
“I wrote it based on an experience with my ex-girlfriend, who I dated for four years,” he says in a low voice. “The lyrics tell you what happened: ‘You’re everything I know, it’s hard to let you go.’”
Both songs are featured on his debut album on Akon’s KonLive label, “Colby O,” which hit stores last Tuesday.
“I was one of the first people who bought the album,” O’Donis says, smiling. “I was excited.”O’Donis, who wrote 14 of the 15 songs on the CD, says he’s planning to release it in Spanish, “to give some stuff for Latinos to play in their cars.”
He already has a Spanish version of “What You Got,” titled “¿Cuánto Quieres?”O’Donis says he realized his passion for singing early in life.
“My father owned a flea market in Queens and I would perform there every Saturday and Sunday,” he says, “just for fun.”
Colby O’Donis Family
He was born in Queens, New York, to Puerto Rican parents and grew up there and in Florida. His mother, Olga, is a singer once crowned Miss Puerto Rico in NY, and his father, Freddy “Fast Freddie” Colón is a New York disc jockey who worked on New York station WQHT. He was named after Colby O’Donis, a firefighter who was killed while saving his father’s life.
O’Donis has one sister who is five years older. He has stated that, for seven years, she helped pay for his dance, piano, and guitar lessons out of her own paychecks. His parents first realized his singing talent when he took first place at a talent show by singing a Michael Jackson song when he was only three and a half.
Colby O’Donis Net Worth
Colby O’Donis Colón is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has an estimated Net Worth of $5 million dollars as of 2019. Colby is perhaps best known as the featured artist in the Lady Gaga single “Just Dance”, which spent more than eleven months on the Billboard Hot 100.
Colby O’Donis Height
The 30 years singer stand at a height of 5 feet 10 inches(1.8 meters) tall. He has Black eyes and hair color.
Colby O Donis What You Got | What You Got Colby O’Donis | Colby O’Donis Akon | Colby O Donis What You Got Lyrics | Colby O’Donis What You Got Mp3
“What You Got” is the debut single from Colby O’Donis’ debut album, titled Colby O. The song features Akon, who also wrote and produced the track with Giorgio Tuinfort.
A Spanish version of the song was leaked on the Internet titled “¿Cuánto Quieres?”, meaning “How Much You Want?”, however, Akon’s verse is still in English. A rap remix was also leaked via the Internet featuring Fatman Scoop and Larceny Entertainment’s Klepto.[1] It is O’Donis’ only charted solo single to date.
Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single. An independent video was also produced by Larceny Entertainment to promote the rap remix of this single featuring Klepto. It was released on the internet soon after the release of the original video.
Chart performance
“What You Got” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of March 15, 2008, at number 86. It peaked at number 14 on the week of May 31, 2008, and stayed in the top 50 for twenty-five weeks. It debuted at number 84 in Canada on the week of May 31, 2008, and peaked at number 29 on the week of August 2. 2008. It stayed on the chart for seventeen weeks. It peaked at number 59 in Sweden for two nonconsecutive weeks: July 31 and August 14.
Colby O’Donis 2019 | Colby O’Donis Now | Colby O’Donis Tour
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West Hollywood, CA
The Roxy Theatre
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06
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West Hollywood, CA
The Roxy Theatre
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19
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St Petersburg, FL
The Local 662
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Atlanta, GA
Masquerade
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15
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Charlotte, NC
Tremont Music Hall
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12
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New York, NY
Santos Party House
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Detroit, MI
Shelter
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Chicago, IL
Beat Kitchen
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Iowa City, IA
Blue Moose Tap House
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Las Vegas, NV
Backstage Bar & Billiards
What Happened To Colby O’Donis
At 19, singer-songwriter Colby O’Donis was being billed as the Latino answer to Justin Timberlake and Chris Brown. Colby’s rise to fame began at age ten when he became the youngest recording artist ever signed to Motown Records in order to do a song for a major motion picture soundtrack. The song, titled “Mouse in the House”, was featured on the 1999 Stuart Little soundtrack.
He plays piano, guitar, dances and has collaborated with Akon, Brooke Hogan, and the outrageous Lady Gaga; and that’s with just one album out. I’m talking about Colby O’Donis, an artist that’s been passionate about music ever since he was just a young boy.
With much hard work and determination, he was asked to join Babyface’s record label but chose to work under Akon’s music production, Kon Live Distribution. He was nominated for a Grammy and has a few hit singles under his belt, but according to Colby O’Donis, we haven’t seen anything yet.
There’s a reason why he says his sophomore album is going to be his best work yet, “I’ve been growing musically and creatively. I understand who I am more as an artist and I’ve grown more musically.”
Colby O’Donis Songs
2008
What You Got Colby O
Don’t Turn Back Colby O
Under My Nose Colby O
Tell Me This Colby O
Let You Go Colby O
Thinking Bout Ya Colby O
Sophisticated Bad Girl Colby O
She Wanna Go Colby O
Take You Away Colby O
Game For You Colby O
Saved You Money Colby O
Natural High Colby O
Follow You Colby O
Hustle Man Colby O
The Difference Colby O
I wanna Touch You Thinking About Ya Colby O
Mouse In The House Stuart Little
2009
Beautiful Imprezka
2010
I Got the Key BlinkShow TV: Unsigned Episode 1
Just Dance The Remix
Doing Things BlinkShow TV: Unsigned Episode 1
2012
Same Hity, Volume 3 Like Me Like Me
2013
Ooh, Aah Hard To Let You Go Lean Lean ·
Come Back Come Back ·
Turn This Night Around Turn This Night Around
State of Mind State of Mind
2014
Kiss Those Lips Kiss Those Lips
2015
Going Down Tonight Going Down Tonight
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Have Yourself A Merry Little Chri
Colby O’Donis 2018
Colby O’Donis Greatest Hits 2020 – Best Songs Colby O’Donis(Album Live )
Colby O’Donis Lady Gaga | Colby O’Donis and Lady Gaga | Colby O’Donis Just Dance
Just Dance
“Just Dance” is the debut single by American singer Lady Gaga. She co-wrote the song with Akon and its producer RedOne. It also features vocals from Colby O’Donis and was released on April 8. 2008, as the lead single from Gaga’s debut studio album, The Fame. The song was written by Gaga in 10 minutes as “a happy record”. “Just Dance” also has influences of R&B and lyrically speaks about being intoxicated at a club.
The song received positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its club, anthem-like nature and the synth-pop associated with it. The song reached number one in the United States, Australia, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, as well as the top five in the Czech Republic, Hungary, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Spain, and Sweden.
In the United States, “Just Dance” was a sleeper hit, spending almost five months on the Billboard Hot 100 before finally reaching the chart’s summit in January 2009. The single is among the best-selling singles of all time, having sold over 10 million copies.
The music video of the song portrayed Lady Gaga appearing in a party where she plays the song, prompting party-goers to start dancing in enjoyment. Gaga compared her experience of shooting the video with being on a Martin Scorsese movie set.
“Just Dance” was performed by Gaga in a number of live appearances, such as Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, all of her concert tours, and the Super Bowl LI halftime show. She usually plays on a keytar while performing the song. In 2009, the song received a Grammy nomination in the Best Dance Recording category but lost to electronic duo Daft Punk for their song “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007)”.
Colby O’Donis Don’t Turn Back
Don’t Turn Back” by Colby O’DonisAkon And Colby O’Donis Beautiful | Akon Colby O’Donis – Beautiful
“Beautiful” is the third single from Akon’s third studio album, Freedom. The song features American pop singer, Colby O’Donis and a rap verse from Canadian rapper, Kardinal Offishall.
“Beautiful” was released to radio on January 6, 2009. The song has also been released in other three international versions, with different featured artists replacing both Colby’s vocals and Kardinal’s rapping: in Portuguese with Brazilian singer Negra Li, in Dutch with Dutch singer Brace, and in Spanglish with Mexican singer Dulce María.
