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Dondria Nicole Fields is an American R&B singer and before getting signed to a major record label she became known by posting YouTube videos singing cover songs.

Fields was born on Jan. 6, 1987; better known by her YouTube username “Phatfffat,” or her stage name “Dondria.” She is signed to So So Def Recordings; the So So Def founder, Jermaine Dupri, discovered her on YouTube. She began singing at a young age in her church choir after a friend named David Baker asked her to join with him. In 2006, she created a YouTube channel using the username "Phatfffat." With YouTube, Fields acquired a reasonable number of subscribers, and eventually Dupri contacted her through a YouTube message; she was then flown to Atlanta to meet Dupri. Originally Fields was asked to record a song with the R&B group Jagged Edge, but eventually was offered a solo contract.

On Jun. 17, 2008, Dondria released a buzz single for her album, titled "Can't Stop." It originally was known to be her first single, but was only used as promotion for the project. She also was featured on a song titled "Like This" by rapper and actor Shad “Bow Wow” Moss. She released a mix tape for her fans, titled "Dondria Duets" on Nov. 6, 2009; the mix tape was released in order to promote her hit single, “You’re The One” which dropped a few weeks later. This song debuted on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts at no. 100 and peaked at no. 14. It is now at No.14 on Heetseekers Chart. The video had peaked at No. 1 on 106 & Park.

Her full-length debut album, titled Dondria Vs. Phatfffat, was released on August 17, 2010. It debuted at no. 43, with first week sales of 422. Her second single was titled "Shawty Wus Up" which featured label-mate Johnta Austin and Diamond. On Aug. 4, 2010, Fields song titled, "Makin Love" from Dondria's debut album leaked to the Internet and was given overall good reviews from her fans. The third single from the album was "Where Did We Go Wrong"; a song from the album co-written by Dondria. This particular one never had an official release, but did appear on the R&B charts.

 

 

 

 


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