Ray Dalton

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Ray Dalton
File:Ray Dalton 02.jpg
Ray Dalton in 2010
Background information
Born (1991-05-10) May 10, 1991 (age 32)
Washington
Genres Gospel, hip hop, R&B, pop
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, backing vocals
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2011-present
Associated acts Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Arty, Mat Zo, Madcon
Website www.raydalton.com

Ray Dalton (born May 10, 1991) is an American singer and songwriter based in Seattle, Washington. He began his career as a gospel and R&B singer.[1] Dalton gained prominence as the featured singer on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' 2011 hit song "Can't Hold Us", which gained popularity when it was released as a single in 2011.[1] The song was certified platinum in the U.S. in April 2013.[2] He has won two MTV Video Music Awards.[3]

Life and career

Dalton's mother is Mexican American and his father is African American.[2] He began singing at the age of 6 on the advice of his music teacher, joining the Seattle Children's Choir. He continued to sing through high school. He has described himself as a fan of Fleetwood Mac.[2] Dalton spent his senior year in high school listening to Missy Elliott, Amy Winehouse, and Kanye West, according to an interview with MTV News.[2]

Aside from music, Dalton is a tennis player who has worked as a tennis instructor.[1] He gave up teaching tennis following the success of "Can't Hold Us" to pursue a full-time career as a musician.[1] Dalton sings in the Total Experience Gospel Choir of Seattle, as of 2013.[1]

Dalton's work drew the attention of producer Ryan Lewis, who had heard Dalton's singing on a song for another artist.[1] Lewis reached out to Dalton via Facebook.[1] Dalton soon began collaborating with Lewis and Macklemore in the studio.[1] The first song the trio worked on together was Macklemore's and Lewis' 2011 single, Wings.[1]

In June 2012, Dalton released his first single, So Emotional,[4] which was mixed by Ryan Lewis. He also announced he was working on his 'own project' to be called The Dalton Show.[5]

Dalton, Lewis and Macklemore created the hook for "Can't Hold Us" in one day.[1] Dalton shot his scenes for the single's music video while on tour in New Zealand in March 2013.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Album
2012 "So Emotional" N/A

As featured artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
[6]		 AUS
[7]		 BEL
(Fl)
[8]		 BEL
(Wa)
[9]		 DEN
[10]		 FRA
[11]		 NOR
[12]		 NZ
[13]		 SWE
[14]		 SWI
[15]		 UK
[16]
2010 "Kingdom Come"
(Dyno Jamz featuring Ray Dalton)		 — — — — — — — — — — — Dyno Jamz
2011 "Whisper"
(Camila Recchio featuring Ray Dalton)[17]		 — — — — — — — — — — — N/A
2012 "Need Your Love"
(Sol featuring Ray Dalton)		 — — — — — — — — — — — N/A
2013 "Can't Hold Us"
(Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton)		 1 1 2 2 4 3 4 4 1 4 3 The Heist
2014 "Visceral"
(John Mark McMillan featuring Ray Dalton)		 — — — — — — — — — — — The Borderland Sessions
2015 "Don't Worry"
(Madcon featuring Ray Dalton)		 — 82 25 52 5 2 4 28 14 8 54 TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ So Emotional - Ray Dalton (Bandcamp)
  5. ↑ RayDalton.com - Biography
  6. ↑ Peak positions for singles in the US:
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  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  16. ↑ Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
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  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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