His own pop band, The State turned into Southern Sons, which led to Donati's first taste of international fame, with their self-titled debut selling multi-platinum and producing the international hit single 'Heart in Danger'.
Band popnya sendiri, The State berubah menjadi Southern Sons, yang menyebabkan rasa pertama Donati tentang ketenaran internasional, dengan debut self-titled mereka terjual multi-platinum dan menghasilkan hit single internasional 'Heart In Danger'.