Colby O’Donis

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Birth Name: Colby O’Donis Colón

Place of Birth: Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: March 14, 1989

Ethnicity: Puerto Rican, Italian

Colby O’Donis is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor.

He is the son of Olga, a singer, and Freddy Colón, a disc jockey. His mother was Miss Puerto Rico in New York. Colby has said that he is of Puerto Rican and Italian descent. Colby was named Colby O’Donis after a firefighter who died saving his father’s life. His father discusses that here. He is married to dancer, actress, and life coach Erin Yvonne, with whom he has a daughter.

There is an internet rumor that Colby is of Guyanese ancestry. This is not accurate.