Dalton Rapattoni

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Dalton Rapattoni
Birth nameDalton Louis Rapattoni
Born (1996-02-06) February 6, 1996 (age 28)
Memphis, Tennessee, United States [1]
Origin Sunnyvale, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Genres Alternative
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Bass
  • drums
  • flute
  • guitar
  • piano
  • vocals
Years active2010–present

Dalton Louis Rapattoni (born February 6, 1996) is an American singer from Dallas, Texas. In 2015, he auditioned for the fifteenth season of American Idol . On April 6, 2016, he finished the show in third place, behind La'Porsha Renae and Trent Harmon.

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Early life

Rapattoni was born in Memphis, Tennessee on February 6, 1996, to Kiva Jackson Rapattoni and Fran Rapattoni. [2] When he was two years old, the family moved to Sunnyvale, Texas, where he was raised. [1] He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of 9. After medications used to treat his condition caused seizures, he was withdrawn from school because of resulting absences. [3]

He began to learn to play guitar at the age of 11, after his grandmother bought him lessons. When he was 12, he started attending the School of Rock in Dallas and also in Frisco, Texas. [4] [5] As a result of the School of Rock program, he formed a local band with friends that was called Fly Away Hero. [1]

At age 14, he participated in a nationwide talent search for boy band members by completing an audition video in a local Dallas mall. He was selected as one of the five original members of the boy band IM5 and moved to Los Angeles as a result. [6] After completing training, IM5 debuted in 2011. [1] In March 2014, Dalton revealed that he had left IM5. [7]

Since 2015, he has worked as a teacher at the School of Rock in Dallas and Rockwall. [8] [9]

American Idol

In 2015, Rapattoni auditioned for the fifteenth season of American Idol . On April 6, 2016, he finished the show in third place. Rapattoni was eliminated before he could sing Simon Fuller's choice song, "Say Something," and his reprise of "Hopelessly Devoted to You".

Performances

WeekThemeSong(s)Original artist(s)Result
Auditions Contestant's choice"The Phantom of the Opera" Andrew Lloyd Webber Advanced
Hollywood Week, Part 1Lines of Ten"California Dreamin'" The Mamas and the Papas Advanced
Hollywood Week, Part 2Group Round"Treasure" Bruno Mars
Hollywood Week, Part 3First solo"Hopelessly Devoted to You" Olivia Newton-John
Hollywood Week, Part 4Second solo"It's Gonna Be Me" N'SYNC
Top 24Contestant's choice"Rebel Yell" Billy Idol Safe
Duet Round"Higher Ground"
(duet with Chris Daughtry)		 Stevie Wonder
Top 10Contestant's choice"Hey There Delilah" Plain White T's Safe
Top 8Idol Grammy Hits"Radioactive" Imagine Dragons Safe
Top 6American Idol All Time Song Book"I Want It That Way"
(duet with Mackenzie Bourg)		 Backstreet Boys Safe
"Eleanor Rigby" The Beatles
Top 5America's Twitter Song Choice"Numb" Linkin Park Bottom 2
"The Sound of Silence" Simon & Garfunkel
Top 4Classic Rock"God Only Knows" Beach Boys Safe
Sia "Bird Set Free" Sia
Top 3Hometown Dedication"Calling You" Blue October Eliminated
Scott Borchetta's Choice"Dancing in the Dark" Bruce Springsteen
Judges' Choice"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Tears for Fears
Top 2 (Eliminated at Third Place)Winner's single"Strike a Match"Dalton RapattoniN/A

Music career

As part of his early training at the School of Rock, he formed a local band with friends called Fly Away Hero. They released two EPs and played various shows around Texas from 2010 to 2012.[ citation needed ]

Rapattoni was selected in 2011, as part of a nationwide talent search, to be a member of the boy band IM5, which was created by Perez Hilton, Jamie King, and Simon Fuller. [10] He performed and recorded with the band through March 2014. He released the solo single "Stop" in May 2014. [11]

Upon his departure, he reformed his old band Fly Away Hero with new members and released a new EP "Lost and Found" on January 6, 2015. The EP charted to number 17 on the Billboard Heatseekers. [12]

Rapattoni chose to audition for the final season of American Idol in August 2015 and placed third. The song "Strike a Match" was released after his performance on American Idol, and based on just over a day of sales, it reached number 38 on Rock Digital Songs, number 25 on Alternative Digital Songs, and number 46 on Hot Rock Songs, with 6,000 copies sold. [13]

After American Idol during the summer of 2016, Rapattoni moved to Austin, Texas, to begin working on his album at Orb Recording Studios with Matt Noveskey of Blue October at Orb Recording Studios. [14]

On May 6, 2016, he announced the School of Rock Gives Back Tour, [15] where he performed alongside School of Rock house bands throughout the United States and Canada, as well as held free meet and greets to thank those that voted for him in the Idol competition. After the School of Rock Gives Back Tour ended, he announced another tour: "The Inspired Attempt Tour". The Inspired Attempt traveled all around America, starting in Boston and ending in Arizona.

On October 14, Rapattoni released his first single "Turn to Stone." [16] On December 9, 2016, he released a cover of John Lennon's "Happy Christmas" as a digital single. [17] He continued to tour during the months of March and April 2017 with The Acoustic Attempt Tour. On April 21, 2017, Rapattoni announced a summer tour with The House On Cliff and singer Lauren Carnahan. His debut solo studio album, Nobodys Home was released on September 22, 2017. Rapattoni is releasing the album through PledgeMusic, and when fans pre-order the album they will instantly receive the singles "Signs" and "Heaven" off the album. [18]

In March 2022, Rapattoni formed the band King Honey Bee and on March 27, the band released their first single "Velvet Jacket".[ citation needed ]

Discography

with IM5

with Fly Away Hero

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Rock
"Stop" [11] 2014Non-album single
"Strike a Match"201646Non-album single
"Turn to Stone" [16] Nobodys Home
"Happy Christmas" [17] Non-album single
"Signs"2017Nobody's Home
"Heaven"

American Idol releases

TitleYearAlbum
"God Only Knows"2016American Idol Top 5 Season 15
"Dancing in the Dark"
"Strike a Match"Strike a Match (American Idol Top 3 Season 15) - Single

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References

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  2. ↑ J.J. Smith (April 7, 2016). "Rockwall music teacher Dalton Rapattoni voted off American Idol last night, finishes third". The Rockwall News. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ David Martindale. "Sunnyvale's Dalton Rapattoni has eyes on 'American Idol' prize". February 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ School of Rock East Brunswick. "School of Rock Alumni and Teacher Dalton Rapattoni on American Idol". Facebook.
  5. ↑ "Dalton Rapattoni's Former Teachers Reminisce About American Idol Finalist". Dallas Observer. April 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ Rapattoni, Dalton. "IM5 Departure Twitlonger". Twitlonger. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  7. ↑ He returned to his band Fly Away Hero and began to write and record an EP with the band, which already had put out a few EPs prior to Dalton's time with IM5.
  8. ↑ Joe Pappalardo (April 8, 2016). "American Idol's Dalton Rapattoni Says He Won't Abandon North Texas". Dallas Observer.
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