Ray Dalton

Ray Dalton Biography

Ray Dalton (born March 15, 1991) is an American singer and songwriter based in Seattle, Washington. He began his career as a gospel and R&B singer. Dalton gained prominence as the featured singer on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' 2011 song "Can't Hold Us", which gained popularity when it was released as a single in 2011. The song was certified platinum in the U.S. in April 2013.

Life and career

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

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

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

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

Dalton, Lewis and Macklemore created the hook for "Can't Hold Us" in one day. 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"

As featured artist

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Album
Year	Title	US	AUS	BEL (Vl)	BEL (Wa)	DEN	FRA	NZ	SWE	SWI	UK	Album
2010	"Kingdom Come" (Dyno Jamz featuring Ray Dalton)	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
2012	"Need Your Love" (Sol featuring Ray Dalton)	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
2013	"Can't Hold Us" (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton)	1	1	4	5	19	3	4	10	7	3	The Heist
""?" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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