: Danity Kane Promotional Picture (2006) Background informationOriginUnited StatesGenre(s)R&B/PopYearsactive2005-presentLabel(s)Warner/Bad Boy/AtlanticWebsiteOfficial siteMembersShannon BexAundrea FimbresAubrey O'DayDawn RichardD.
Danity Kane is an American Pop/R&B girl group signed to Bad Boy Records. Formed on the third installment of the Making the Band series, the quintet consists of Shannon Bex, Aundrea Fimbres, Aubrey O'Day, Dawn Richard, and Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgette.
History
Making the Band 3
In 2005 rapper and mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs returned with Making the Band 3, this time searching for the next female supergroup. With the help of choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson, vocal coach Doc Holiday and talent manager Johnny Wright, he set out on a multi city search, subsequently finding 20 young singers. While seven girls remained, Diddy grew more and more unhappy with the level of talent throughout the season, and eventually decided not to form a band. He did however give a reprive to three contestants who he felt deserved another chance (including Aubrey O'Day, and Aundrea Fimbres) who all continued on to the following season.
Afterwards Diddy once again sent his team across the country to audition new girls for the group. Finally eighteen girls were chosen and moved into a loft in New York City. After weeks of dance and singing lessons, promotional appearances and a performance in front of 20,000 at a Backstreet Boys concert at the Nissan Pavilions eleven girls remained. The finalists were sent home for three months, told to polish up, and return for the final stretch in December 2005.
On the second season's finale on Thursday, December 8, 2005, five of the eleven were chosen: Aundrea Fimbres, Aubrey O'Day, Dawn Richards, Shannon Bex, and Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgette. With the final five members of the group in place, Making the Band tracked the development and struggles of the new band - from then on known as Danity Kane (a name, taken from a female anime superhero conceived by Dawn).
Debut: Danity Kane
Danity Kane's debut album, Danity Kane, was released to generally positive reviews on August 22, 2006. Produced by Timbaland, Scott Storch, Jim Jonsin, Bryan Michael Cox, Rodney Jerkins, Rami, Mario Winans and Ryan Leslie, the album sold over 90,000 copies in the first day of release, and over 234,000 in the first week of release. It eventually debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, knocking veteran Christina Aguilera's Back to Basics from the top spot and out-selling hip-hop duo OutKast. So far, the album has sold more than 1,020,000 copies domestically. "Danity Kane is the main girl group right now" says mtv. "They will be huge in a copule of years, but for right now, there just getting started."
The album's lead single "Show Stopper", produced by Jim Jonsin, was serviced to radio on August 4, 2006 and subsequently debuted at #17 on Billboard's Hot 100. So far it has reached #8 on this chart, while peaking at #12 on the official Pop 100, and #3 on the Hot Digital Songs chart. [1]
Danity Kane's second single was chosen via a fan poll going around through e-mails, MySpace, and their official web site. The ballad "Ride for You", produced by Bryan Michael Cox, is now officially their second single. The music video for the song will premiere on TRL on December 5, 2006.
It has been announced that Danity Kane will be an opening act, along with the Pussycat Dolls, on Christina Aguilera's Back To Basics Tour during early February to May of 2007.
Also, the group managed to create a Christmas song titled "Home for Christmas". The official Danity Kane MySpace confirmed that the song would be released on iTunes on December 5th, however the song has already been leaked throughout the internet.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Others
| Year
| Song
| U.S. Hot 100
| U.S. Digital
| Album
|
| 2006
| "Sleep on It"
| 69
| 43
| Danity Kane
|
| 2006
| "Touching My Body"
| 109
| -
| Danity Kane
|
| 2006
| "One Shot"
| 111
| -
| Danity Kane
|
See also
External links
Official
Biographical or discographical
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