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Dalton[1] (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.[2] 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.[3] He has won two MTV Video Music Awards.[4]Life and career[edit]Dalton’s mother is Mexican American and his father is African American.[3] 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.[3] Dalton spent his senior year in high school listening to Missy Elliott, Amy Winehouse, and Kanye West, according to an interview with MTV News.[3]Aside from music, Dalton is a tennis player who has worked as a tennis instructor.[2] He gave up teaching tennis following the success of  “Can’t Hold Us” to pursue a full-time career as a musician.[2] Dalton sings in the Total Experience Gospel Choir of Seattle, as of 2013.[2]Dalton’s work drew the attention of producer Ryan Lewis, who had heard Dalton’s singing on a song for another artist.[2] Lewis reached out to Dalton via Facebook.[2] Dalton soon began collaborating with Lewis and Macklemore in the studio.[2] The first song the trio worked on together was Macklemore’s and Lewis’ 2011 single, “Wings”.[2]In June 2012, Dalton released his first single, So Emotional,[5] which was mixed by Ryan Lewis. He also announced he was working on his ‘own project’ to be called The Dalton Show.[6]Dalton, Lewis and Macklemore created the hook for “Can’t Hold Us” in one day.[2] Dalton shot his scenes for the single’s music video while on tour in New Zealand in March 2013.Discography[edit]Singles[edit]As lead artist[edit]As featured artist[edit]Guest appearances[edit]^ “Don’t Make Me Miss You” did not reach the region’s Ultratop 50 chart, but was registered on the Ultratip Bubbling Under ranking.[8]^ “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.[9]References[edit]^ “Can’t Hold Us” \u2013 via www.pandora.com.^ a b c d e f g h i 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.^ a b c d 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.^ Willis, Kim (2013-08-26). “MTV VMAs: The winners and nominees”. USATODAY. Retrieved 2013-12-06.^ “So Emotional, by Ray Dalton”. Ray Dalton.^ “RayDalton.com – Biography”. Archived from the original on May 31, 2013.^ “Discographie Ray Dalton” (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 9, 2022.^ a b c Hung, Steffen. “Discografie Ray Dalton”. Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).^ a b c Hung, Steffen. “Discographie Ray Dalton”. Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).^ Peak chart positions for singles in Croatia:^ Peak chart positions for singles in Czech Republic:^ “Discographie Ray Dalton” (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved June 9, 2022.^ “Discografie Ray Dalton” (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved January 8, 2023.^ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:^ Peak chart positions for singles in Slovakia:^ a b Hung, Steffen. “Discographie Ray Dalton”. Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).^ “Du hast nach In My Bones gesucht – IFPI Austria”. www.ifpi.at. Retrieved 2022-06-09.^ “French single certifications \u2013 Ray Dalton \u2013 In My Bones” (in French). Syndicat National de l’\u00c9dition Phonographique. Retrieved June 10, 2022.^ “Albums and singles certified Gold in 2020” (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 2, 2020.^ “Gold-\/Platin-Datenbank (Ray Dalton)” (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved September 20, 2022.^ “Du hast nach Manila gesucht – IFPI Austria”. www.ifpi.at. Retrieved 2022-06-09.^ “The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community”. www.swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2022-06-09.^ “Call It Love – single”. Apple Music. September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.^ “Albums and singles certified Gold in 2023” (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 8, 2023.^ Peak positions for singles in the US:^ Hung, Steffen. “Discography Ray Dalton”. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).^ Hung, Steffen. “Discography Ray Dalton”. Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).^ Hung, Steffen. “Discographie Ray Dalton”. French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).^ Hung, Steffen. “Discographie Ray Dalton”. Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).^ Hung, Steffen. “Discography Ray Dalton”. New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).^ Hung, Steffen. “Discography Ray Dalton”. Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).^ Peak positions in the United Kingdom:^ “Gold & Platinum”. RIAA. Retrieved 2020-07-28.^ “ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles”. ARIA. Retrieved 23 August 2018.^ “Gold & Platinum”. Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2016.^ “Les Certifications: Macklemore” (in French). Syndicat National de l’\u00c9dition Phonographique. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2014.^ “NZ Top 40 Singles Chart \u2013 22 April 2013”. Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.^ “British    certifications  \u2013 Can’t Hold Us”. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 15, 2022.^ “Camila Recchio – Whisper (feat. Ray Dalton) Official Music Video”. YouTube. 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2015-08-29.^ “ultratop.be – ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS”. www.ultratop.be.^ “Madcon Feat. Ray Dalton “Don’t Worry” | IFPI”. ifpi.dk. Retrieved 2020-07-28.^ “Trofeoversikt”. IFPI (in Norwegian Bokm\u00e5l). 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-28.^ “The Official New Zealand Music Chart”. THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Retrieved 2020-07-28.^ “Veckolista Singlar, vecka 33, 2015”. Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-07-28.^ “The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community”. www.swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2020-07-28.External links[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/ray-dalton-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Ray Dalton – Wikipedia"}}]}]