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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
She is dating Scott Burke.

After graduating from high school and deciding to go to college, O'Day spent a semester at sea<ref name=www.complex.com/> where she developed a passion for helping charities. She worked with service organizations while touring in different countries, as well as [[refugee]] centers, orphanages, and mostly with children with [[AIDS]].<ref name=www.aubreyoday.com/> She volunteered as a Big Sister to an organization called Pink Project, and helped victims of the [[Hurricane Katrina]] devastation. Motivated by her passion for charity, O'Day soon created her own organization, called F*A*N (Fighting Aids Now).<ref>"I loved every minute of it and thus found my second passion to performing...charity!" @ www.aubreyoday.com</ref> The charity's goal is to give therapy and art to children in the hospitals.<ref name=www.aubreyoday.com/>
After graduating from high school and deciding to go to college, O'Day spent a semester at sea<ref name=www.complex.com/> where she developed a passion for helping charities. She worked with service organizations while touring in different countries, as well as [[refugee]] centers, orphanages, and mostly with children with [[AIDS]].<ref name=www.aubreyoday.com/> She volunteered as a Big Sister to an organization called Pink Project, and helped victims of the [[Hurricane Katrina]] devastation. Motivated by her passion for charity, O'Day soon created her own organization, called F*A*N (Fighting Aids Now).<ref>"I loved every minute of it and thus found my second passion to performing...charity!" @ www.aubreyoday.com</ref> The charity's goal is to give therapy and art to children in the hospitals.<ref name=www.aubreyoday.com/>


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Aubrey O'Day

Aubrey Morgan O'Day (born February 11, 1984) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, and former member of the girl group Danity Kane. On the October 7, 2008 episode of Making the Band, O'Day was declared no longer a member of the group.[1] Confirmation of O'Day's departure was revealed in the show's live October 14, 2008 episode.

In addition to O'Day's work with Danity Kane, she has posed for magazines such as Blender and Complex, as well as starred on Broadway.

Early life

O'Day developed a passion for entertaining at age 5, after performing on stage for the first time. "I lived on the stage, and even at six, slept behind the seats of the theatre," she stated in an interview.[2] According to her mother, when O'Day was 6, she was at a performance of The Nutcracker and started to cry. Her mother asked her during intermission what was wrong; O'Day recalls that moment as the one she "officially" realized her love for entertainment.[2]

O'Day pursued her love of performing through various leads in musical productions, including Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, Carmen in Fame, Sandy in Grease,[3] Liesl in The Sound of Music, Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof, and Mimi in Rent. She also appeared in Annie.[3] O'Day's childhood leaned heavily towards auditions and acting gigs, rather than school.[4] Biggie and Diddy were her primary influences as a child.[3]

O'Day attended La Quinta High School in the early 2000s. She later majored in Political science and Drama at the University of California, Irvine, and was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority.[2]

Career

Music

O'Day was discovered in 2004 on the MTV reality show Making the Band 3, founded by Sean "Diddy" Combs, and emerged as the show's breakout star.[1][3] During Season 2 of Making the Band 3 while the competition was still ongoing, Blender Magazine contacted O'Day to pose for their September 2005 issue. The magazine described O'Day as the contestant "who bared calm resolve and tanned hip bones in beating out almost 10,000 girls for the chance at singing and strutting in a P. Diddy–steered girl group".[3] O'Day expressed her anxiety about competing to be in the group. "I’ve been in the ‘cut’ situation several times,” she stated. "It’s hard to stand in a room and know that the dream I want is all in [Combs’s] hands."[3] O'Day had dropped out of college and declined going to Columbia Law in order to participate in the competition.[2]

File:Aubrey O'Day performing At Last, Season 1.jpg
A 20-year-old O'Day performing "At Last" during Season 1 of Making the Band 3 (2004).

After seeing her dance, Combs was convinced that O'Day had "Black in her family"[3] and further expressed this sentiment after watching her sing a version of "At Last" at a club during Season 1 of the show. This, along with what viewers saw as natural charisma, helped endear O'Day to become a consistent favorite among judges and fans.[3] Former Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync manager Johnny Wright, who served as one of the judges on the show, stated from her first audition in Los Angeles they knew that she was "a star".[3][5]

"It’s extreme," O'Day relayed of the competition. "There’s a lot of ‘I love to be in the spotlight’ types—including myself."[3] In response to being told that Combs wants the type of stars who were stars when they were age 2, O'Day stated, "Well, I was Aubrey when I was 2. A diva from the beginning."[3]

O'Day was eventually chosen to be in the group, and was the first member included. The band became known as Danity Kane, and their first album debuted on August 22, 2006, at #1 on the Billboard 200 charts.[6] The group was the opening act for Christina Aguilera on the U.S. leg of her Back to Basics Tour with the Pussycat Dolls.[7]

On August 28, 2008 in an episode of Making the Band, due to being consistently frustrated with O'Day's new image, Combs called O'Day "one of the worst dancers" in Danity Kane."[8] He told O'Day that she no longer looked like the girl he signed and that she used to be one of the best.[8] Combs bluntly accused O'Day of trying to expand her fame at the expense of the entire group, and that she liked flaunting her breasts and wearing big hair - referring to an incident where she had rubbed her cleavage on the arm of a television host.[8][9] Furious, Combs asked himself on television why he was keeping O'Day in the group.[8]

On the October 7, 2008 episode of Making the Band, after continued debate with O'Day about the well-being of the group, Combs declared O'Day no longer a member of Danity Kane.[1] An official announcement, however, had not been made from Bad Boy Records. When asked by Boston Herald whether she was still in the group, O'Day was reluctant to answer and stated, "I can’t comment on anything, I’m sorry."[1]

Speculation arose that Combs firing O'Day was a ratings ploy and that he had no intention of truly dismissing her.[1] When discussing her career, O’Day would still refer to herself as a "member of a girl band" and "the official party girl of Danity Kane".[1] On the October 14, 2008 episode of Making the Band, however, O'Day's departure from the group was confirmed, as well as fellow bandmate and best friend D. Woods.[10] In the live section of the episode, Combs explained that the reason he let O'Day go was that she was not the same person he signed, that the fame had changed her.[10][11] When O'Day came on to reply, she stated: "I would rather be hated every damn day of my life for being real than loved for being something I'm not."[10] In a backstage interview before the finale, O'Day said,

"Tonight is a representation of the end of a chapter in my life; it's not the end of the book. I will do everything possible to make my mark on this industry, and Danity Kane and [Combs] provided me with this amazing opportunity to go out and really touch people's hearts. I think the way that we were able to inspire people was something that I will never be able to achieve in that way again in my life."[10] "[10]

MTV News gauged fan reactions to the dismissal of O'Day and Woods. Fans have left impassioned, long and detailed comments on the MTV News site about their discontent regarding the group's breakup.[12] The next season ofMaking the Band is expected to include new members auditioning as "replacements" for O'Day and Woods in Danity Kane.[13]

O'Day is currently reading scripts for consideration in starring in feature films[1][10] and stated in an interview that she is working on a solo album.

Other work

In 2006, O'Day ranked #86 on Maxim's Hot 100 list, and #81 on Blender's 100 Hottest People list.[14] She walked the catwalk at Heatherette's Fall 2007 runway show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week held on February 6,[15] and recorded a song with R&B singer Cupid written and produced by D. Harold; Mischke, and T. Thomas , whose title is "Do Yo Dance" and was the new single from Cupid's album "Time For A Change".[16] O'Day was later replaced on the album with Christina Milian.

In January 2008, O'Day briefly became the face of Famous Stars and Straps,[17] and landed the role as Amber Von Tussle in the Broadway musical Hairspray on July 16, 2008.[18] In addition, she appeared in the comedy American High School costarring Nikki Ziering, which was released in August 2008.[14] O'Day later made a cameo appearance in Estelle's music video for "Pretty Please" the same month.[19]

Further utilizing her success, O'Day started her own clothing line called Heart on My Sleeve, which features t-shirts and accessories available only online.[1][20] She posed topless for men's magazine Complex.[21] The publication stated, "With All Due Respect to the other girls in Danity Kane, it's easy to see why [Combs] built his group around Aubrey O'Day. Simply put, Aubrey is that chick: the stunner who attracts paparazzi and Broadway producers alike, and the talent least likely to fall into post-reality-show abyss." The magazine also commented on the animosity O'Day receives from several outlets, such as blog sites, as well as from message board fans, who have come to despise O'Day due to the attention she attracts from the media and the current image she has crafted of herself."[21] O'Day also makes a guest appearance on the reality show 50 Cent: The Money and the Power.

It has been rumored that O'Day will also star in her own spin-off reality show.[22]

Personal life

She is dating Scott Burke.

After graduating from high school and deciding to go to college, O'Day spent a semester at sea[21] where she developed a passion for helping charities. She worked with service organizations while touring in different countries, as well as refugee centers, orphanages, and mostly with children with AIDS.[2] She volunteered as a Big Sister to an organization called Pink Project, and helped victims of the Hurricane Katrina devastation. Motivated by her passion for charity, O'Day soon created her own organization, called F*A*N (Fighting Aids Now).[23] The charity's goal is to give therapy and art to children in the hospitals.[2]

While competing to be in the band, O'Day formed a strong connection with fellow contestant Aundrea Fimbres. The two made it through two seasons together, gaining a large and loyal fanbase before Combs chose them to be in the group,[2] O'Day first and Fimbres last. Viewers named the two "the Aus" and "Aubrea" (portmanteux of their first names put together), and the women declared each other best friends forever in the Season 2 finale of the series. O'Day's friendship with Fimbres, however, later became distant.[24]

On The Wendy Williams Show on August 12, 2008, O'Day stated that she previously dated DJ Cassidy. She refuted rumors of ever having plastic surgery or dating boss Sean Combs. In addition, she declared then-bandmate D. Woods her best friend and porn legend Jenna Jameson one of her good friends.[25]

O'Day told Complex Magazine that she likes to watch porn as a hobby and that her favorite porn star is Jameson.[21] She further relayed that watching videos of African American men having sex with Caucasian women is a fetish of hers.[21]

In an August 2008 interview, O'Day stated she was increasingly irritated with people pigeonholing her sexuality; stating that she looks for "incredible passion and honest love" and not at gender.[26]

Recently, rumors surfaced that O'Day is dating singer/actor Donnie Wahlberg. O'Day, however, denied a relationship, saying that although he is "amazing" she was "not his girlfriend".[1]

O'Day supported Barack Obama for President in this year's presidential election in the United States.

O'Day has Danity Kane's bar codes from their first two albums tattooed on the back of her neck, which she sought before her departure from the group.[9]

Discography

Main article: Danity Kane discography

Singles

  • Do Your Dance - Cupid Ft. Aubrey O' Day

Solo

  • TBA: Solo Album

Danity Kane

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Aubrey O'Day swears she's not Donnie Wahlberg's girl - honest!". Boston Herald. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-10-09. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Aubrey O'Day". aubreyoday.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Aubrey O'Day MTV's Making the Band hottie gears up for more catfights and dance-offs". Blender. September 2005. Retrieved 2008-10-16. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "I never really went to school," she joked. "I was in and out of auditioning." quoted in Blender Magazine
  5. ^ "We knew from that first audition this girl’s a star," he said. "There’s something about her eyes—she’s almost hypnotic." Jeremy Wright quoted in Blender Magazine"
  6. ^ acharts.us
  7. ^ "Christina Aguilera's Heading Back On Tour For 41 North American Dates". VH1. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  8. ^ a b c d Making the Band, MTV (2008-08-28). Retrieved on 2008-10-16.
  9. ^ a b Rothstein, Simon (2008-06-03). "SHE'S one of the hottest singing stars in America – and now Aubrey O'Day has given her raunchiest interview yet". The Sun. Retrieved 2008-10-16. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ a b c d e f Vena, Jocelyn (2008-10-15). "Aubrey O'Day And D. Woods Kicked Out Of Danity Kane, Diddy Announces. Dismissal announced during the live season-three finale of 'Making the Band 4.'". MTV. Retrieved 2008-10-15. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ Making the Band, MTV (2008-10-14). Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
  12. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (2008-10-17). "Danity Kane Fans React To Aubrey O'Day, D. Woods' Dismissals. One says downsized group 'needs personality,' while another pledges support 'as long as the music is good.'". MTV.com. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  13. ^ "Why Aubrey O'Day Was Kicked Out of Danity Kane". Us Weekly. 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2008-10-16. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ a b "Aubrey O'Day". AskMen.com. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  15. ^ "Fall 2007 Fashion Week". USA Today. 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2008-10-16. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ "Cupid "Do Yo Dance" Lyrics, featuring Aubrey O'day". lyricsdomain.com. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  17. ^ "Aubrey O'Day New Face of Travis Barker's Famous Stars and Straps". DaNews.com/The Insider. 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2008-10-16. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ Pop Singer Aubrey O'Day Is Next Amber in Hairspray
  19. ^ Daly, Bridget (2008-08-19). "Estelle's New Music Video Pretty Please". hollyscoop.com. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  20. ^ heartonmysleeveshop.com
  21. ^ a b c d e "//COVER GIRLS//AUBREY O'DAY". Complex. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-16. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ Aubrey O'Day To Get Spin-Off Reality Show.
  23. ^ "I loved every minute of it and thus found my second passion to performing...charity!" @ www.aubreyoday.com
  24. ^ Making the Band, MTV (2008-10-07). Retrieved on 2008-10-07.
  25. ^ Aubrey O'Day, The Wendy Williams Show (2008-08-12). Retrieved on 2008-10-09.
  26. ^ Kimberly Kaye (August 18, 2008). "Aubrey O'Day, Q&A Interview". broadway.com. Retrieved 2008-08-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Quote: "...Because at this point in my life I wouldn't say one way or another what my preference is sexually. The only thing I'm looking for in life is incredible passion and honest love, and if that's with a girl, a guy, a guy that dresses like a girl, a girl that dresses like a guy, whatever the options are on the table, all I really operate on is the way I feel in my heart when it comes to love."
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