Ray Dalton

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Ray Dalton
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Dalton in 2010
Background information
Birth nameRaymond Adrien Dalton
Born (1990-05-10) May 10, 1990 (age 34)
San Bernardino, California, U.S. [1]
Origin Seattle, Washington
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2009–present
Website raydalton.com

Raymond Adrien Dalton (born May 10, 1990) [2] is an American singer based in Seattle, Washington. He began his career as a gospel and R&B singer. [3] Dalton gained prominence as the featured artist on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' 2011 song "Can't Hold Us", which gained popularity between 2012 and 2013, eventually topping the charts in multiple countries including the Billboard Hot 100. The song was certified platinum in the U.S. in April 2013. [4] He has won two MTV Video Music Awards. [5]

Contents

Life and career

Dalton's mother is Mexican American and his father is African American. [4] 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. [4] Dalton spent his senior year in high school listening to Missy Elliott, Amy Winehouse, and Kanye West, according to an interview with MTV News. [4]

Aside from music, Dalton is a tennis player who has worked as a tennis instructor. [3] He gave up teaching tennis following the success of "Can't Hold Us" to pursue a full-time career as a musician. [3] Dalton sings in the Total Experience Gospel Choir of Seattle as of 2013. [3]

Dalton's work drew the attention of producer Ryan Lewis, who had heard Dalton's singing on a song for another artist. [3] Lewis reached out to Dalton via Facebook. [3] Dalton soon began collaborating with Lewis and Macklemore in the studio. [3] The first song the trio worked on together was Macklemore and Lewis' 2011 single, "Wings". [3]

In June 2012, Dalton released his first single, "So Emotional", [6] which was mixed by Lewis. He also announced he was working on his "own project" to be called The Dalton Show. [7]

Dalton, Lewis, and Macklemore created the hook for "Can't Hold Us" in one day. [3] Dalton shot his scenes for the single's music video while on tour in New Zealand in March 2013.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
AUT
[8] 		BEL
(Fl)
[9] 		BEL
(Wa)
[10] 		CRO
[11] 		CZR
[12] 		EST
Air.
[13] 		GER
[14] 		POL
[15] 		SVK
[16] 		SWI
[17]
"So Emotional"2012—————*————Non-album singles
"If You Fall"2017—————————
"Bass Down"2018—————————
"In My Bones"2020—1344262—22—
"Good Times Hard Times"—————————
"If You're Tired"
(with Connor Duermit)		—————————
"Don't Make Me Miss You"2021—— [upper-alpha 1] — [upper-alpha 2] ———15——
"Melody"
(with Vinai)		—————————
"Manila"
(with Álvaro Soler)		15————2337119
"The Best Is Yet to Come"2022—————————
"Call It Love" [25]
(with Felix Jaehn)		1922—124121831817
  • ZPAV: 2× Platinum [26]
"Do It Again"2023———38589—21—
"All We Got"2024—————51—1712—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
"*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time.
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[28] 		AUS
[29] 		BEL
(Fl)
[9] 		BEL
(Wa)
[10] 		DEN
[30] 		FRA
[31] 		NOR
[32] 		NZ
[33] 		SWE
[34] 		SWI
[17] 		UK
[35]
"Kingdom Come"
(Dyno Jamz featuring Ray Dalton)		2010———————————Dyno Jamz
"Can't Hold Us"
(Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton)		201111224344143 The Heist
"Whisper"
(Camila Recchio featuring Ray Dalton) [42] 		———————————Non-album singles
"Need Your Love"
(Sol featuring Ray Dalton)		2012———————————
"Visceral"
(John Mark McMillan featuring Ray Dalton)		2014———————————The Borderland Sessions
"Don't Worry"
(Madcon featuring Ray Dalton)		2015—8210155242814854
  • BEA: Gold [43]
  • BPI: Silver [44]
  • IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum [45]
  • IFPI NOR: 4× Platinum [46]
  • RMNZ: Gold [47]
  • GLF: Platinum [48]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum [49]
Non-album singles
"Stronger"
(Arty featuring Ray Dalton)		2016——————————— Glorious
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Believe"2018Alex Aldea, Camila RecchioThe First Mrs. Claus

Notes

  1. ↑ "Don't Make Me Miss You" did not reach the region's Ultratop 50 chart, but was registered on the Ultratip Bubbling Under ranking. [9]
  2. ↑ "Don't Make Me Miss You" did not reach the region's Ultratop 50 chart, but charted at number 28 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under ranking. [10]

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References

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  11. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in Croatia:
  12. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in Czech Republic:
  13. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in Estonian Airplay:
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  15. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
  16. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in Slovakia:
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  35. ↑ Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
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