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Colby O'Donis Colón
was born on March 14, 1989 in Jackson Heights, Queens
at Saint John’s Hospital, to Puerto Rican parents (Freddy
& Olga Colon). His road as an entertainer started shortly
after, as early as age 3, Colby was performing and winning
talent shows. Performing arts was part of his family,
his father was a former New York DJ, and his mother a
singer. He lived in New York City for 8 years before his
family made the decision to move to Orlando, Florida.
In Florida, under the guidance of his father, he signed
with Full Force and they shopped his demos to labels.
He was then signed to Motown Records,
a huge accomplishment, becoming the youngest artist to
sign to Motown Records. On November 30, 1999, the soundtrack
for the motion picture Stuart Little was released, which
featured Colby O'Donis. The song was
titled "Mouse In The House," Colby was only 10 years of
age. The deal with Motown fell through and Colby and his
father continued on the path to get signed to a new label.
His parents as well as a sister (Claire) helped to pay
for guitar lessons with Johan Oiested, who played for
Carlos Santana. He also learned to play the piano, mostly
self-thought, sharpening his skills as the total package.
He also dabbled in dancing and acting--he was one of the
hosts in a video "The ABC's of Acting," a video to help
kids break into the entertainment business. During this
time, he attended Teague Middle School while living in
Longwood, Florida.
 Colby's father always kept Colby involved
in label negotiations etc., however they didn't get the
right offers and they decided to move to Los Angels at
age 15. By this time, Colby was already producing and
writing his own songs, and credits his father with buying
his first recording studio setup years earlier. Colby
and his father were not only looking for a label that
made him priority with high percentages, but one that
would allow him to write. That kind of creative control
for an artist his age and with no significant accomplishments
was a hard feat to accomplished. This was a huge part
of the decision to sign with Akon's Kon
Live label.
In 2006, Akon heard Colby's demo and
immediately wanted to work with him. Akon
offered Colby creative control of his music under his
label, which was not going to be possible under other
labels. In 2006, Colby also had the opportunity to appear
on Nickelodeon show "Ned's Declassified School
Survival Guide", as "Nelson Duckworth."
In 2008, Colby made his big splash on the music charts with lead single for his debut album. The song "What You Got," made it to #14 on Billboard's Hot 100, #84 on the R&B charts, # 9 on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay, #11 on the U.S. Billboard Pop 100 and number 29 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. His album "Colby O" was released on September 16, 2008 and debuted #41 on the Billboard 200 and #14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album moved 10,836 copies it's first week.
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