==Music career== When he was eight, ODonis parents had relocated to Florida, where he began collaborating with the group [[Full Force]], which was responsible for numerous hits by the [[Backstreet Boys]], [[Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam]], [[N Sync]], and [[Britney Spears]]. Colbys rise to fame began at ten, when he became the youngest [[recording artist]] ever signed to [[Motown Records]], in order to do a song for a major [[motion picture]] [[soundtrack]]. The song, titled Mouse in the House, was featured on the 1999 [[Stuart Little (film)|Stuart Little]] soundtrack. Soon after, he began taking [[guitar]] lessons with Johan Oiested, a musician in [[Carlos Santana]]’s rhythm section. At the age of eleven, he was making regular appearances as an actor on the television series Grandpas Garage. and by the time he had reached fourteen, Colby was opening shows for major recording artists, including [[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]], [[A-Teens]], [[Hoku]], [[S Club 7]], [[Jump5]], [[B5 (band)|B-5]], Backstreet Boys, [[Brian McKnight]], [[98 Degrees|98°]] and N Sync. Shortly after his fifteenth birthday, Colbys parents made the decision to relocate They moved to [[Los Angeles]], and pursued a recording deal using Colby’s 100+ song catalog. After this move, Colby was introduced to Genuine Music Group, where he began collaborating on producing an LP album consisting of songs from his catalog and songs co-written by producers Damon Sharpe ([[Jennifer Lopez|J-Lo]], [[Ginuwine]], [[Kelly Rowland]], [[Anastacia]]), Gregg Pagani ([[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]], [[Musiq Soulchild]], [[3LW]]), [[Brion James]], [[Manuel Seal, Jr.]] ([[Mariah Carey]], [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]], [[Mary J. Blige]]) and multi-platinum recording artist [[Justin Timberlake]]. Colby also performed in [[California]], opening shows for [[Keyshia Cole]], [[112 (band)|112]], [[Montell Jordan]], [[Daddy Yankee]], [[Omarion]], [[Don Omar]], [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]], [[Akon]], [[Rihanna]], [[Bobby V]]alentino, [[Ne-Yo]] and [[Lil Wayne]]. During this time, he was briefly featured on an episode of [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeons]] [[Neds Declassified School Survival Guide]] as Nelson Duckworth. ===Colby O (2008–2013)=== Colbys first single, What You Got featuring Akon, was released on February 26, 2008, and his second single, titled [[Dont Turn Back]], was released on June 24, 2008. Both singles were released for [[digital downloading|digital download]] via [[iTunes Store|iTunes]], and are featured on his debut album, Colby O. ODonis was also featured on [[Lady Gaga]]s debut single, [[Just Dance (Lady Gaga song)|Just Dance]], earning him a nomination for Best Dance Recording at the [[50th
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