Making the Band is an ABC/MTV reality television series that exists in separate iterations, each iteration focusing on a specific music act. It spawned musical acts O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang. Overseeing Making the Band is Diddy, acting as the man of the house who makes the final decision on who will be in the band.
Making the Band : O-Town (2000-2002)
The first iteration of Making the Band started on March 25, 2000, and aired for three seasons, finishing on March 30, 2002.
Season one
In 1999, Lou Pearlman, the man responsible for the formation of the Backstreet Boys and the early management of *NSYNC, embarked on a nationwide talent search, cutting auditions in eight cities down to 25 young men, and eventually eight finalists. These eight young men would, as the premise for a new ABC reality show, compete for five spots in Pearlman's newest boy band creation, to be signed to his record label, Transcontinental Records.
The first season, airing on ABC, began with eight young men, and chronicled the competition between them in typical reality-show fashion. It featured on screen choreography by Ramon Del Barrio. Midway through the first season, three of the eight men were eliminated, leaving Ashley Parker Angel, Jacob Underwood, Erik-Michael Estrada (not to be confused with American actor Erik Estrada), Trevor Penick, and Ikaika Kahoano. These five were set to become O-Town and the process of producing their first CD began. Several episodes later, however, Kahoano was forced to choose between the band and his family, and he chose his family. Selecting from the original group of 25 semi-finalists, the remaining four members of the band chose Dan Miller to be Kahoano's replacement. With the final member of O-Town in place, the remainder of the first season tracked the development and struggles with the new band.
Seasons two and three
The ratings of Making the Band were strong enough to warrant second and third seasons, though not on network television. Making the Band was thus relocated to cable television network MTV. O-Town's return for additional seasons marked the first time the main cast of a reality show returned for a second season.
These additional seasons continued to track the development of O-Town as a pop group, following tours, performances, and other seminal events in the band's history. Such events included the development of their second CD, O2 , their transition to a new record label, Clive Davis' J Records, and an ongoing struggle to "prove themselves" as legitimate artists.
The transition to MTV would be permanent: future iterations of the show also aired on MTV. GERMAFOBE
Making the Band 2 : Da Band (2002-2004)
The second iteration of Making the Band started on October 19, 2002, and aired for three seasons, finishing on April 29, 2004.
Season one
In 2002, a new talent search had begun, this time by P. Diddy. Diddy sought to find the best rappers and singers from which to assemble a new hip-hop group. After weeks of selection and training P. Diddy chose the members of the band on the first season of Making The Band 2 .
Season two
For several weeks, the contestants were subject to difficult tasks, including walking from Midtown Manhattan to Brooklyn to purchase cheesecake for Diddy and aspiring rapper Ness' battle with Harlem MC Jae Millz. The finalists named themselves Da Band.
- Their debut album, Too Hot for TV , was released in September of 2003.
- First Single: "Bad Boy This, Bad Boy That"
- Second and final single: "Tonight"
- The album still managed to certify gold selling 600,000 copies.
Season three
Da Band effectively ended its career at the end of the third season of the show, when P. Diddy dissolved the group during the season finale. However, he still wanted to work with Babs and Ness, calling them hip hop's next "Bonnie and Clyde," though nothing yet has been released from either of them. Diddy also kept Chopper, now known as Young City, with the label, who was signed with Bad Boy South. A solo album for him (Bad Boy South's first solo-artist release) was released in August. His first single was "Lil Daddy" featuring Lil Wayne. Sara Stokes, Frederick and Dylan John were the remaining three members of Da Band to be dropped completely from Bad Boy.
Making The Band 3 : Danity Kane (2005-2006)
The third iteration of Making the Band started on March 3, 2005, and aired for three seasons, finishing on August 10, 2006.
Season one
After the failure of Bad Boy's Da Band, P. Diddy returned with Making the Band 3 in 2004. This time, he was on the look for the next female supergroup. With the help of Laurie Ann Gibson, Doc and Johnny, he set out on a multi city search to find girls who had everything: the look, dancing ability, and a great voice. The theme song "Oh La La" was recorded by Badboy Recording Artist Cheri Dennis.
Season two
The band performed at the Backstreet Boys concert at the Nissan Pavilion on August 6, 2005. There were two groups. Group one, named "SHE (She Has Everything)", included Aubrey, Melissa, Denosh, Jasmine, and Kelli. Group two, named "Chain 6", included Aundrea, Dawn, Shannon, Wanita, Dominique, and Taquita. During dress rehearsal, group one was the favorite according to Dave, Laurie Anne and Doc. However, the first group was booed as they gave their performance because Denosh started off key on the a cappella which led Aubrey to go off key in the beginning of the song. The second group won, as many screaming girls yelled for them.
The finale took place on Tuesday, November 15, 2005, where the 11 contestants left competed for five spots in the band. The 11 finalists; Aundrea, Aubrey, Dawn, Jasmine, Taquita, Denosh, Wanita, Shannon, Melissa, Kelli, and Dominique, were sent home for three months, told to polish up, and return for the final stretch. When the girls returned after their three month hiatus, they had to perform numerous acts such as radio interviews, a photo shoot, and dance all of their old dance routines. As Diddy's crew chooses the group, all of the girls went on a last dinner.
The song that each contestant sang in the studio "Tell Me" was actually used by Diddy on his album Press Play . Instead of one of the members of the group who originally sang the song on the show appearing on the track, the vocals are done by Christina Aguilera.
Eliminations (In order of eliminations with the top being the first and the bottom being the last)
The final group consisted of Aubrey, Shannon, Wanita, Aundrea, and Dawn and decided on the name Danity Kane. The band's self-titled debut album was released in stores on August 22 , 2006 and peaked at #1 on the Billboard charts within its first three weeks of release.After the Making The Band 4 - The Tour and Welcome to the Dollhouse, Danity Kane broke up in January 2009.
Season three
Making the Band 4: Day26 and Donnie Klang (2007-2009)
The fourth iteration of Making the Band started on June 18, 2007, and aired for three seasons, finishing on April 23, 2009.
Season one
Diddy begins his search for an all-male super group. This all-male band is widely believed to be the new version of 112 or New Edition as reported earlier in the season. The season began on June 18, 2007 at 9:00 p.m. The band was finally made on August 26, 2007, consisting of five males in their early to mid-20s.
Season two
Diddy announced at the end of the Season 4 live finale that there will be another season of Making The Band that will show the Season 4 winners and Donnie's debut albums along with Danity Kane's second album coming together. He also said that there will be a "Making The Band" tour with Danity Kane, the Season 4 winners and Donnie. Danity Kane and Making The Band 4 Winners will all move into the same house and record their new albums and get to know each other a lot more. This will be Danity Kane's second album and Making The Band 4 Winners' Debut. The new season is scheduled to air on January 28, 2008 according to the official Making the Band 4 MySpace. Leading up to the premiere of season 2, a snippet of a song called "Together" produced by Bryan Michael Cox recently leaked onto the internet. The Making The Band 4 boys have a song out called "Got Me Going" (lead single off their upcoming album). Danity Kane has a confirmed lead single called "Damaged". Fans voted between it and another song, "Pretty Boy". Donnie Klang also has out a song called "Take You There". Both "Damaged" and "Got Me Going" were released to all digital music stores on January 29. The group's official name is Day26.1 On the February 4 , 2008 episode of TRL the boys announced Day 26 is the band name due to the fact that August 26 , 2007 was the day that they became a band.
Season three
At the live finale of the second season of Making the Band 4, Diddy announced that the subsequent season would feature Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang on a U.S. Tour, the Making the Band
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