Ray Dalton




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Ray Dalton

Ray Dalton 02.jpg
Ray Dalton in 2010

Background information
Born
(1991-05-10) May 10, 1991 (age 27)
Washington
Genres
Hip hop, gospel, 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 re-released as a single in early 2013.[1] The song was certified platinum in the U.S. in April 2013.[2] He has won two MTV Video Music Awards.[3]




Contents






  • 1 Life and career


  • 2 Discography


    • 2.1 Singles


      • 2.1.1 As lead artist


      • 2.1.2 As featured artist






  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





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
2017
 "If You Fall"
 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
 "Can't Hold Us"
(Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton)
 1 1 2 2 4 3 4 4 1 4 3
The Heist
"Whisper"
(Camila Recchio featuring Ray Dalton)[17]
 — — — — — — — — — — —
 N/A
2012
 "Need Your Love"
(Sol featuring Ray Dalton)
 — — — — — — — — — — —
 N/A
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





  1. ^ abcdefghij Unterberger, Andrew (2013-03-22). "Talking Tennis, Rachael Ray and "Can't Hold Us" with Macklemore Hook Man Ray Dalton". Popdust. Retrieved 2013-05-04..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abcd Thomas, Rebecca (2013-04-30). "Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' 'Can't Hold Us': Decoding The Hook! Ray Dalton, the 22-year-old crooner behind the catchy chorus, talks to MTV News about the Seattle duo, that epic video and a few baffling lyrics". MTV News. Retrieved 2013-05-04.


  3. ^ Willis, Kim (2013-08-26). "MTV VMAs: The winners and nominees". USATODAY. Retrieved 2013-12-06.


  4. ^ So Emotional - Ray Dalton (Bandcamp)


  5. ^ RayDalton.com - Biography Archived 2013-05-31 at the Wayback Machine.


  6. ^ Peak positions for singles in the US:
    • For "Can't Hold Us": "Macklemore – Chart History: The Hot 100". Billboard.



  7. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Ray Dalton". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
    • "Don't Worry": Ryan, Gavin (August 15, 2015). "ARIA Singles: Delta Goodrem 'Wings' Tops Australian Chart". Noise11. Retrieved August 15, 2015.



  8. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Ray Dalton". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).


  9. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Ray Dalton". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).


  10. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Ray Dalton". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).


  11. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Ray Dalton". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).


  12. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Ray Dalton". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).


  13. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Ray Dalton". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).


  14. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Ray Dalton". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).


  15. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Ray Dalton". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).


  16. ^ Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
    • For "Can't Hold Us": "Chart Archive > 4th May 2013". officialcharts.com/ Official Charts Company.



  17. ^ "Camila Recchio - Whisper (feat. Ray Dalton) Official Music Video". YouTube. 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2015-08-29.




External links



  • Official website


  • Ray Dalton on Facebook









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