Colby O'Donis

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Colby O'Donis
O'Donis in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Colby O'Donis Colón
Born	(1989-03-14) March 14, 1989 (age 35) New York City, U.S.
Origin	Orlando, Florida, U.S.[1]
Genres	Pop R&B
Occupations	Singer songwriter record producer dancer
Discography	Recording production
Years active	1997–present
Labels	KonLive Geffen
Spouse	Erin Yvonne ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	1
Website	colbyodonis.com

Colby O'Donis Colón^[2] (/oʊdɒˈnɪs/; 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 subsequently enlisted O'Donis to do so; O'Donis was Lady Gaga's labelmate on Akon's KonLive Distribution label, to which he signed the year prior.

Through KonLive's joint venture with Geffen Records, he released his debut studio album, Colby O (2008) to moderate commercial success, peaking at number 41 on the Billboard 200 and serving as his only major label release. 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. He has since written songs for other artists including Jordan Knight and Che'Nelle.^[3]