Aundrea Fimbres

Aundrea Fimbres
Fimbres Performing In The Jingle Ball Tour In 2007.
Background information
Birth name	Aundrea Aurora Fimbres
Born	(1983-06-29) June 29, 1983 (age 33)
Origin	Upland, California, U.S.
Genres	R&B, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, actress
Years active	2005–2015
Labels	Bad Boy (2005-2009)
Associated acts	Danity Kane, P.Diddy, Dawn Richard

Aundrea Aurora Fimbres (born June 29, 1983) is an American singer and dancer. Fimbres was a member of the pop music group Danity Kane. She is a soprano and was known for her melismatic vocal runs, and falsetto registered harmonies and also for having the highest vocal range of her fellow band members.

Fimbres was born in Upland, California, to Mexican American parents. The youngest child in her family, Fimbres attended both Space High School and Claremont High School.

Fimbres was singing from an early age. During her high school years she was a member of a pop ensemble, Intrigue.

Before Fimbres auditioned for Making the Band 3 she was three semesters short of completing a degree in education, with the intention of becoming a kindergarten teacher — a back-up plan to singing that she had promised her parents she would have.

In 2004, Fimbres auditioned in Los Angeles for the first season of Making the Band 3 - the same audition as fellow band member Aubrey O'Day. They met at the audition, which subsequently led to their friendship. At the final audition, not only was Fimbres successful but she was the first contestant to make it into the house.

Fimbres was one of the "standouts" during the competition. She excelled in dancing and her vocals set her apart from the other contestants. She experienced significant personal struggles while competing, which helped to further endear her to the audience. Their "den mother" Jason was viewed as rude to the women in the house. In one episode, Jason criticized Fimbres for not having a well-toned abdomen. Despite this, Fimbres continued to display good vocal and dance performances.

During the first season finale of Making the Band 3, Sean Combs decided against forming a group, but chose Fimbres as one of the contestants from the first season, along with O'Day, to participate in the second season. During the second season, Fimbres's dance performance declined. Her vocals remained favorable to judges and fellow contestants, but her dancing ability was in question. Fimbres later improved the quality of her dancing. On the season finale of the series, she was picked to be in the group, which soon became known as Danity Kane.