Colby O'Donis
Colby O'Donis Colón (/oʊdɒˈnɪs/; born March 14, 1989) is an American singer. He is best known for his guest feature on Lady Gaga's 2008 single "Just Dance", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100, spent over eleven 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.
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| Birth name | Colby O'Donis Colón |
| Born | March 14, 1989 New York City, U.S. |
| Origin | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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Erin Yvonne (m. 2016) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | colbyodonis |
Through KonLive's joint venture with Geffen Records, he released debut studio album Colby O (2008), which was preceded by the single "What You Got" (featuring Akon). The song peaked within the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, along with his guest feature alongside Kardinal Offishall on Akon's single "Beautiful" that same year. The album modestly entered the Billboard 200 at number 41 and served as his only major label release. He has since written songs for other artists including Jordan Knight and Che'Nelle.