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There are at least two artists named Donnie. 1. Donnie (full name: Donald Ellerström, born 5 August 1994 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands) is a Dutch rapper who was discovered by Vjèze Fur of De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig. His career took off thanks to several collaborations with members of 'De Jeugd', their beat creator and producer, Bas Bron, in particular. Bron produced Donnie's 2015 début album, Mannelogie and many of his tracks and albums thereafter. Thusfar, Donnie released six full-length albums, most recently 2019's Door Het Licht, which included his 2019 hit single with Willie Wartaal, 'Barry Hayze'. Post-2019 Donnie was particularly successful with a number of collaborations with singers of popular Dutch-language repertoire, including Frans Duijts (in 2021's 'Frans Duits') and René Froger (in 2021's 'Bon Gepakt'). 2. The smooth style of modern day soul singer Donnie is comparable to such other similar sounding artists as Macy Gray, Jill Scott, Seal, and Maxwell. Born in Lexington, Kentucky during the mid '70s, Donnie was raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and came from a very religious family (both of his parents were ministers). Singing for a choir at an early age, Donnie soon expanded his musical horizons, as he became influenced equally by such gospel artists as Walter Hawkins and Mahalia Jackson plus such soul/R n' B masters as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Aretha Franklin. By the early 21st century, Donnie was signed to the Giant Step label, and issuing such singles and EP's as Holiday, Masterplan, Do You Know?, Excerpts from the Colored Section, and Our New National Anthem. The singer's anticipated full-length debut, the Colored Section, was released in November 2002 and eventually picked up for release by Motown. The Daily News, an even more ambitious album, followed for Soul Thought in 2007. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.