Donnie Klang
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Birth name | Donald Joseph Klang |
Born | Brooklyn, New York City, New York |
January 23, 1985
Genres | Pop, R&B, |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, model, record producer |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Bad Boy, Eight72 Entertainment, Donnie Klang Entertainment, Twenty Two Recordings |
Associated acts | Danity Kane, Aubrey O'Day, Day 26 |
Donald Joseph Klang (born January 23, 1985), better known as Donnie Klang, is an American singer, songwriter, producer and model. He won Making the Band 4 and was awarded his own solo contract by Diddy. He released his debut album, Just a Rolling Stone in late 2008.
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Life and career
Klang was born in Brooklyn, New York.[1] He began modeling as a baby and doing television and film work from a young age, getting minor roles on NYPD Blue to The Nanny.[2] He was in a band in middle school, later attending chorus in high school.[3] He was part of pop groups in St. Dominic High School and Island Trees High School, namely Playa Deception and INT. The latter which released an independent record called Hip-Pop.[2] He attended Hofstra University briefly studying music management and business and minoring in music.[2][3][4] Klang decided to take a semester off of college to pursue a music career with his group.[3]
Klang had been in INT for nine years before it broke up because their parents wanted them to go back to school as the band was going nowhere.[4] He auditioned for American Idol twice but never got past the first round.[2] These events led to him being apprehensive of pursuing music further.[5] Not long after returning to Hofstra and working at a warehouse, the opportunity came for Making the Band 4 and he again took time off from college in 2007.[6][4] An acquaintance had entered his MySpace account into an audition which he later attended at the encouragement of his family.[5] He was awarded his own solo contract by Diddy instead of a spot in the group. Klang released his debut album, Just a Rolling Stone, in late 2008 which peaked at number nineteen on the Billboard 200. He later opened for Janet Jackson in the fall.[2]
Klang split with Bad Boy Records in mid-2010, signing with independent label Eight72 Entertainment.[7] He began working on his second album at the same time.[8] He later started his own record label, Donnie Klang Entertainment and released his first single "Falling 4U" in 2011. He also released a mixtape on Valentine's Day.[9] "X-Miss" was also released as a single for Christmas in 2011.
Artistry
Klang has listed Boyz II Men, Dru Hill, *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Usher, The Fray, OneRepublic, Justin Timberlake, Brian McKnight, Michael Jackson and James Brown as musical influences.[10][11] He co-wrote most of Just a Rolling Stone.[11]
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US [12] |
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2008 | Just a Rolling Stone
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19 |
Singles
Year | Single | Album |
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2008 | "Take You There" (featuring Diddy) | Just a Rolling Stone |
Music videos
Year | Song | Director |
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2008 | "Take You There" | Ray Kay[13] |
2009 | "Prisoner Of Love" | Littles |
2011 | "Falling 4U" | Michael Dispenza[14] |
"X-Miss" | Kraze[15] |
References
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- ↑ http://www.datpiff.com/Donnie-Klang-Valentines-Day-Mixtape.199186.html
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- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhrwonuTAUY
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arrVbmdj7iU&feature=share
External links
- Donnie Klang on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Donnie Klang on Facebook
- Donnie Klang's channel on YouTube
Preceded by | Making the Band winners 2007 |
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