Donnie Klang

Donnie Klang

Donald Joseph Klang (born on January 23, 1985),better known professionally as Donnie Klang, is a singer from Levittown, Long Island, New York. He is best known as a contestant from MTV's Making the Band 4 and was awarded his own solo contract by Diddy instead of a spot in the group.

Biography

Early life

Donald Joseph Klang was born in Queens, New York. He has been involved in entertaining since he was young. Klang started off modeling as a baby and doing television and film work as an adolescent. From his father's second marriage, Klang gained a step family, including three sisters and many new cousins. He has worked labor jobs for ten hours a day. He attended Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York for a major in business degree and minor in music. Klang decided to take a semester off of college to pursue his music career and went on tour with his group. He stated that he auditioned for American Idol, but was rejected. Not long after he returned to Hofstra University, the chance came for Making the Band, and he again took time off from college.

Tours

• 2008: Making the Band 4 - The Tour (As Opening Act)
• 2008 Backstreet Boys Unbreakable Tour (As Opening Act)

For a short period of time, Donnie was also a member of a Hip-Hop/Rock group called I.N.T.

Discography

Albums

Year	Information	Chart positions			Certifications
		U.S.	R&B	BCA
2008	Just a Rolling Stone First studio album Released: September 2, 2008	19	5	19	RIAA Certification: U.S. Sales: 2 copies Worldwide Sales:44,653

Singles

Year	Song	Chart Positions		Album
		U.S. 100	U.S. Pop
2008	"Take You There" (feat. Diddy)	110	83	Just a Rolling Stone

References

album sales http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/ask_bb/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003876041

External links

• Official site
• Donnie Klang on MySpace.com
• Underground Girls Of Hip Hop UGG Homie