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.

History
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. 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).

Making The Band 3
After months of recording the band's debut album, Danity Kane, was released to mixed reviews on August 22, 2006 in the United States. 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.

Debut: Danity Kane

After The Debut
During early February to May 2007 Danity Kane performed as an opening act, along with The Pussycat Dolls, on Christina Aguilera's Back To Basics Tour. In the meantime the band has intensified work on their as-yet-untitled second album, which was initally scheduled for a autumn 2007 release, however for an unknown reason the album has been pushed back and is now set for a Spring 2008 release. In a recent interview in Colorado, Aubrey and Dawn both said in recent interviews that recording will start in October.
Danity Kane will also be featured on We Invented The Remix Vol. 2 which includes many other Bad Boy artists.

Touring and New Album
In the summer of 2007, speculation by fans and the media circled the internet and entertainment news outlets concerning the possibility of Danity Kane splitting up. The rumors were fueled by quotes taken out of context (most notably when Aubrey O'Day was questioned by TMZ It was not until Wednesday July 25, 2007 that Danity Kane released an official statement on their group MySpace page stating that they were still together and working on their second album. The statement said:
Much love,
Danity Kane

Discography

Released: August 22, 2006
Chart Positions: #1 U.S., #2 U.S./R&B
U.S. Sales: 1.200,000+
RIAA Certification: Platinum
Released: Spring 2008
Chart Positions: TBA
U.S. Sales: TBA
RIAA Certification: TBA Albums

Singles

Awards

2007: Poptastic Awards - "Best Ringtone(for "Showstopper")"
2007: Soul Train Music Awards - "Best R&B/ Album Group, Band or Duo" Won