Colby O'Donis Set to Issue Debut Album Colby O; Collaboration With Akon Features...

Colby O'Donis Set to Issue Debut Album Colby O; Collaboration With Akon
Features Hit 'What You Got' and Second Single 'Don't Turn Back'
'Singer is 'O' so hot' --USA Today

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Colby O'Donis has got what
it takes and there's no turning back. With the album's "What You Got" already
a Top 15 Pop hit, the fresh, exciting 19-year-old singer-songwriter-producer
who blends R&B, Pop, Hip-Hop and Latin flavors into sexy grooves that win
young girls' hearts, releases his debut album, Colby O
(KonLive/Geffen/Interscope), on September 16, 2008. "Don't Turn Back" is the
album's second single and video.
Signed to Akon's KonLive label through Geffen Records, O'Donis is "my
secret weapon" says the multi-platinum star. For Colby O, Akon executive
produced, co-wrote 10 of the tracks with O'Donis (Colby wrote or co-wrote 14
of the 15), and produced eight of the songs. O'Donis produced another four
and together they produced one. Akon is also featured on "What You Got."
Other guest appearances include T-Pain, Lil Romeo, and Paul Wall. In
addition, the multi-talented O'Donis plays guitar on the album (he's studied
under Johan Oiested, Carlos Santana's rhythm guitarist), as well as bass,
drums, percussion, synthesizer and keyboards (he's been playing piano for six
years).
The past year has been a busy one for O'Donis as he has captivated
audiences touring extensively throughout the US. "Performing and entertaining
is what I live for," says O'Donis. "I want to be able to show the fans that
I'm a 'real' musician as well as a singer and dancer."
Born in Queens, New York to Puerto Rican parents, Colby spent a great deal
of time during his childhood in Orlando, Florida -- arguably the country's
haven for breaking young artists. By the age of 9, he was working with
producers Full Force (Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC) who
shopped his demos and produced his "Mouse In The House" for the 1999 Stuart
Littlesoundtrack. The precocious Colby began producing himself when he was
just 12 years old and was opening major concerts in Florida at 14 before
moving with his family to Los Angeles. A subsequent meeting with Akon led to
his signing to KonLive and a three-year journey to his breakthrough, Colby O.
SOURCE Interscope Geffen A&M

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