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After failing to make an international hip-hop band on Making the Band 2 , Diddy's at it again. Diddy is on a mission to form an all-female successful international group. He failed to make a group out of the batch of girls he had season one, so he had his crew scout the US to find new contestants. And season two, Diddy is determined to form a group. Throughout the seasons he had the girls sing a capella in Times Square, meet the Backstreet Boys, open for the Backstreet boys, meet Naomi Campbell, sing in the TRL Studio to find the perfect five girls to make the band. On December 8, 2005, Diddy formed a band consisting of Aubrey O'Day , Dawn Richard , Shannon Bex , Aundrea Fimbres , and Wanita Woodgette . During the third season the girls went into the studio and recorded their first album.

Cast

• Sean " P. Diddy " Combs
• Laurie Ann Gibson - Choreographer
• Doc Holiday - Vocal Coach
• Johnny Wright - Talent Manager

Members

• Aubrey O'Day Age: 22 From: Palm Springs, California
• Aundrea Fimbres Age: 23 From: Upland, California
• Dawn Angelique Richard Age: 23 From: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Shannon Bex Age: 25 From: Bend, Oregon
• D. Woods Age: 22 From: Atlanta, Georgia

Season One

After the failure of Bad Boy 's Da Band, P. Diddy returned with Making the Band 3 in 2005. This time, he was on the look for the next female supergroup . With the help of Laurie Ann, 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 first season had its fair share of drama, most coming from the addition of "den mother" Jason. The girls famously clashed with Jason, and he was eventually asked to leave the house. Slowly the girls were eliminated mostly due to a lack of dancing ability. Over the course of the season, Aubrey O'Day emerged as not only a frontrunner to make the band, but as a fan favorite as well.

In the end seven girls remained: Aubrey, Aundrea, Malika, Martii, Aileen, Mylah and Francesca. The girls performed in front of Diddy in MTV's Times Square studio, for a place in the band, singing JoJo 's "Leave (Get Out)". Throughout the season Diddy grew more and more unhappy with the level of talent, and shocked the contestants and viewers by deciding "there is no band to make." He did however give a reprive to three ladies who he felt deserved another chance, Aubrey, Aundrea, and Malika, who all continued on to the following season.

Eliminations (In order of eliminations with the top being the first and the bottom being the last)

• Tyra (Failed to satisfy in terms of dancing) - Episode 3
• Paschun (Failed to satisfy in terms of dancing) - Episode 3
• Celeste (Failed to satisfy in terms of dancing) - Episode 3
• Michelle (Left to go back to school) - Episode 8
• Lavantae (Failed to satisfy in terms of dancing and performing) - Episode 9
• Patti (Failed to satisfy in terms of dancing and performing) - Episode 9
• Roxanne (Failed to satisfy in terms of dancing, cut by Laurie Ann) - Episode 10
• Erika (Bunny) (Failed to satisfy in terms of dancing) - Episode 10
• Kristen (Failed to satisfy in terms of dancing) - Episode 10
• Leche (Failed to satisfy in terms of dancing) - Episode 10
• Bethany (Failed to satisfy in terms of dancing) - Episode 10
• Yahaira (Failed to satisfy in terms of singing to a crowd) - Episode 11
• Shantee (Failed to satisfy in terms of singing to a crowd) - Episode 11
• Mylah (Wasn't considered good enough for the group or Season 2) - Episode 11
• Aileen (Wasn't considered good enough for the group or Season 2) - Episode 11
• Martii (Wasn't considered good enough for the group or Season 2) - Episode 11
• Franchesca (Wasn't considered good enough for the group or Season 2) - Episode 11

Season Two

The Final Group is Aubrey, Shannon, Wanita, Aundrea, & Dawn

When Making the Band 3 returned for Season Two, Diddy once again sent his team across the country to audition new girls for the group. Finally 18 girls were chosen and moved into the NYC loft, with returning girls Aubrey, Aundrea and Malika from last season.

The girls performed in front of 20,000 at the Backstreet Boys concert at the Nissan Pavilion on August 6th, 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 Thursday, December 8th, 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 go on a last dinner.

Eliminations (In order of eliminations with the top being the first and the bottom being the last)

• Nicole (Failed to satisfy in terms of singing) - Episode 3
• Sammy (Failed to satisfy in terms of singing) - Episode 3
• Tokiko (Failed to satisfy in terms of singing) - Episode 3
• Amber (Failed to satisfy in terms of dancing) - Episode 4
• Malika Ubaka (Failed to satisfy in terms of dancing) - Episode 4
• Jennifer (Failed to satisfy in terms of dancing) - Episode 4
• Tiffany [Real Name Dav'rielle Smith] (Hip injury, was unable to continue) - Episode 5
• Chelsea (Failed to satisfy in terms of performance) - Episode 5
• Cindy (Failed in terms of being able to upkeep a good level of dancing at an unprepared time) - Episode 7
• Kaui (Failed in terms of being able to upkeep a good level of dancing at an unprepared time) - Episode 7
• The following girls made it to the Final 11 but didn't make into the band in Episode 10
• Jasmine
• Melissa Smith
• Kelli Maria
• Dominique Young
• Denosh Bennet
• Taquita Thorn

Season Three

The band goes to Dawn's hometown New Orleans . They see the destruction Hurricane Katrina did to New Orleans and Debbie Richard's (Dawn Richard's mother) Dance Studio. They visit Dawn's old high school and donate $5,000. They also make the Mardi Gras parade, where they ride one of the floats, throwing out Mardi Gras beads.

The band prepares for their first performance, at the Mercury Room during NBA All-Star Weekend in Houston, Texas. They perform a 20 minute set consisting of three songs, but only two are shown: "She Has Everything" and "Ooh La, La." Their first performance was not well received by the crowd or Diddy.

The girls work with vocal coach Betty Wright doing different voice training sessions. Diddy decides that Shannon needs the most work vocally. Towards the end of the show, Diddy tells Shannon that she needs to show that she can sing and not hold back. Shannon starts crying as she sings and ends up showing that she really can sing. On the other hand, Aundrea and Shannon discover a mouse in a pile of clothes. Dawn calls a exterminator to fix the "mouse problem."

The girls do more dance training, meet with Atlantic records staff, do more vocal training, and meet with Ms. Jones. The girls take a minute to give her a live performance, but the interview turns sour when Ms. Jones says that only Dawn, Wanita, and Aundrea can sing. Aubrey takes this to heart, and is hurt by the comment. Diddy wants to send Aubrey home because she has a cold he doesn't want the other girls to catch. Aubrey wants to stay, saying the group needs her. Later, she doesn't get to help the girls write a song Diddy wants them to make.

The girls finally initiated the recording sessions for their album. Diddy said that he was "Proud of the progress" that the girls had made and that they were ready to begin recording. Once in the studio they worked with Producer Scott Storch and vocal producer, Pooh Bear. The girls started on the song entitled, "Sleep On it". Dawn doesn't shine during the recording session. Her voice range is low and the song requires higher notes to be sung. She works through it and with a little encouragement form the rest of the group and Pooh Bear, she manages to sound great by the end of the episode. The girls are well on their way.

The band goes into the studio to record two brand new songs with Brian Cox. "Handle Me" and "Ride For You". Aubrey's part of one of the verses for "Ride For You" was cut. She was very upset and thought she didn't sound bad. Diddy told her she didn't have enough emotion for the song. He said he wanted to cry when he heard the song and Aubrey's emotion on the record didn't cut it. They went to record a second song and everyone noticed that Aubrey wasn't on that song either. Dawn was very concerned with Aubrey so she goes to Johnny and tells him about the problem. Johnny says he can't do anything about it, that it's the producers song. The girls record some more parts for "Sleep On It". They meet back up with Pooh Bear and Scott Storch and recorded great music. Aundrea is having boyfriend issues.

While working in the studio, the girls work on a new song. A new leader rises from the group, Aundrea. Also, the girls perform at Village Underground where they perform "Ride For You". But, Aundrea's boyfriend, Rudy, then breaks up with her because she did not call him the night before. All the girls are shocked to hear about this, while Aundrea gets very upset with this but the girls give their support.

First, the girls move into a beautiful house in Los Angeles. Then, they go and do a lot of radio interviews. They reveal their name, which is Danity Kane. Some look to be shocked by this name, and all ask what it means. Then, the girls are working on their choreography for their video. But, Lorianne, their choreographer, get very mad at the girls because they do not know the real version of the song for "Show Stopper". The girls then go to film their first music video which is "Show Stopper". They have to try to get the video done in one day, but they fall behind schedule. They do manage to get the video done in one day, and the video turns out great.

The girls must reschedule their first concert as Danity Kane after disastrous weather strikes their location. The girls have their concert the following day and perform songs from their album, including "One Shot," "Want It," "Right Now," and "Show Stopper."

The name of the band is Danity Kane . The band's self-titled debut album is officially in stores August 22 , 2006 .