Danity Kane
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 Danity Kane at a 2006 signing in Chicago
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  United States |
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| Genre(s) | R&B | |
| Years active | 2005 - present | |
| Label(s) | Bad Boy/Atlantic | |
| Website | DanityKane.com | |
| Members | ||
| Shannon Bex Aundrea Fimbres Aubrey O'Day Dawn Richard D.Woods |
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Danity Kane is an American 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.
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[edit] History
[edit] 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 reprieve 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 Angelique Richard, Shannon Bex, and Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgette. With the final five members of the group in place, Making the Band 3 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).
[edit] Debut: Danity Kane
Danity Kane's debut album, Danity Kane, was released to mixed reviews on August 22, 2006. Produced by Timbaland, Scott Storch, Rodney Jerkins, Mario Winans and Ryan Leslie among others, 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. The album received a platinum certification from the RIAA in November 2006.[1]
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. It peaked at #8, while peaking at #12 on the official Pop 100, and #3 on the Hot Digital Songs chart.[2] Outside the United States, the song became a top 30 success in Germany and Lithuania. The selection for the album's second single, Bryan Michael Cox produced "Ride for You", was influenced by a fan poll that went around through e-mails, MySpace, and the group's official web site. The music video for the song premiered on TRL on December 5, 2006, the same day the band released a holiday song "Home for Christmas" to iTunes and radio.
During early February to May 2007, Danity Kane will be an opening act, along with The Pussycat Dolls, on Christina Aguilera's Back To Basics Tour. In the meantime the band will intensify work on their as-yet-untitled sophomore album, which is scheduled for a fall 2007 release.[3] Furthermore the quintet is under discussion about a fourth season of the Making the Band series on MTV.[3].
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. | GER | Album |
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| 2006 | "Show Stopper" (featuring Yung Joc) | 8 | 27 | Danity Kane |
| "Ride for You" | 78 |
[edit] Others
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. Digital | Album |
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| 2006 | "Sleep on It" | 69 | 43 | Danity Kane |
| "Touchin' My Body" | 109 | - | ||
| "One Shot" | 111 | - | ||
| "Home for Christmas" | - | - | Home for Christmas (iTunes digital single) |
[edit] Awards
[edit] Nominations
- 2007 Soul Train Music Awards - "Best R&B Album Group, Band, or Duo" for Danity Kane
- 2007 Urban Music Awards - "Best Female Group"
- 2007 Poptastic Awards - "Best Ringtone" for "Show Stopper"
[edit] References
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Official
Biographical or discographical
Members: Shannon Bex · Aubrey O'Day · Aundrea Fimbres · Dawn Richard · D.Woods
Albums: Danity Kane
Singles: "Show Stopper" · "Ride for You"
Related Articles: Making the Band 3 · "Home for Christmas"
| Bad Boy Family |
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| R&B Artists |
| Faith Evans | 112 | Total | Carl Thomas | Cheri Dennis | Cassie | Danity Kane | B5 | Nelson | Shannon (Jones) | New Edition | Mario Winans | Tanya Blount | Jerome |
| Rap Artists |
| Diddy | The Notorious B.I.G. | Mase | G-Dep | Black Rob | Mark Curry | Shyne | Yung Joc | The Lox | Loon | Craig Mack | 8 Ball & MJG | Aasim | Ness | Da Band | Boyz N Da Hood | Big Gee | Los | Chopper Young City |
| Other Artists |
| Dream | Christian Daniel | Jordan McCoy | Elephant Man | Fuzzbubble |
| Producers |
| Mario "Yellowman" Winans | Chucky Thompson | Stevie J. | Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie | Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence | Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool | Coptic | Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker | Nashiem Myrick | Carlos Broady | Younglord | Ryan Leslie | Yogi | The Hitmen |
| Associates |
| Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre | The Madd Rapper | Kelly Price | Lil' Kim | Mary J. Blige | Missy Elliott | Adonis Shropshire | Jack Knight | Michael Carlos "Lo Down" Jones | Jay-Z | Sauce Money | Tony Dofat | Hezekiah Walker | Mechalie Jamison | Kandice Love | Shannon Lawrence | Buckwild | The Neptunes | R. Kelly | Rashad Smith | Poke |
| Albums |
| Bad Boy's Greatest Hits (Vol. 1) | No Way Out | The Saga Continues... | We Invented The Remix | Bad Boys 2 Soundtrack | Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary...The Hits | Bad Boy's R&B Hits |
