 He is also well known for his lead single on his debut album "Colby O" titled "What You Got" featuring Akon, which peaked at number 14 on the Hot 100, and being featured on Akon's song "Beautiful", which peaked at number 19 on the Hot 100.Colby O'Donis Colón, who is of Puerto Rican and Italian descent, was born in Queens, New York, and grew up there and in Florida.His mother, Olga, is a singer once crowned Miss Puerto Rico in NY, and his father, Freddy "Fast Freddie" Colón is a New York disc jockey who worked on New York station WQHT He was named after Colby O'Donis, a firefighter who was killed while saving his father's life.