 He has stated that, for seven years, she helped pay for his dance, piano, and guitar lessons out of her own paychecks.His parents first realized his singing talent when he took first place at a talent show by singing a Michael Jackson song when he was only three and a half.When O'Donis was eight, his parents relocated to Orlando, Florida and a year later he began collaborating with the production group Full Force, the same group that had worked with the Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and Britney Spears.