Dalton Rapattoni

Dalton Rapattoni
Background information
Birth name Dalton Louis Rapattoni
Born February 6, 1996 (age 20)
Memphis, Tennessee, United States[1]
Genres
Occupation(s) Musician, Singer-Songwriter
Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Drums, Bass
Years active 2012-present
Associated acts IM5, Fly Away Hero, MacKenzie Bourg, Trent Harmon, La'Porsha Renae

Dalton Louis Rapattoni (born on February 6, 1996) is an American singer from Dallas, Texas. He was a former member of the boy band IM5 and a member of the band Fly Away Hero. In 2015, he auditioned for the final season of American Idol. On April 6, 2016, he finished the show in third place.

Early life

Rapattoni was born in Memphis, Tennessee on February 6, 1996 to Kiva Jackson Rapattoni and Fran Rapattoni.[2] He has two sisters, Rebecca and Sophie. When he was two the family moved to Sunnyvale, Texas where he was raised.[1] After being diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 9, he was withdrawn from school after medications used to treat the condition caused seizures.[3]

He began to learn to play guitar when he was eleven. When he was twelve, he started attending the School of Rock in Dallas and also at Frisco, Texas.[4][5] Later he also worked as a teacher at the School of Rock at Dallas and Rockwall.[6][7] He formed a local band with friends called Fly Away Hero.[1]

When he was 15, he went to Los Angeles to audition for a boyband IM5 and became part of the band.[1] He lived temporarily in California during his time with IM5. In March of 2014, Dalton revealed that he had left IM5. He returned to his band Fly Away Hero and began to write and record an EP with the band, who at the time already had a few EP's out prior to Dalton's time with IM5.

American Idol

In 2015, Rapattoni auditioned for the final 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 (A Great Big World song)" and his reprise of "Hopelessly Devoted to You".

Performances

Week Theme Song(s) Original artist(s)
Auditions Contestant's choice "Phantom of the Opera" Andrew Lloyd Webber
Hollywood Week, Part 1 Lines of Ten "California Dreaming" The Mamas and the Papas
Hollywood Week, Part 2 Group Round "Treasure" Bruno Mars
Hollywood Week, Part 3 First solo "Hopelessly Devoted to You"
Hollywood Week, Part 4 Second solo "It's Gonna Be Me" N'SYNC
Top 24 Contestant's choice "Rebel Yell" Billy Idol
Duet Round "Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder song)"
(duet with Chris Daughtry)		 Stevie Wonder
Top 10 Contestant's choice "Hey There Delilah" Plain White T's
Top 8 Idol Grammy Hits "Radioactive" Imagine Dragons
Top 6 American Idol All Time Song Book "I Want It That Way"
(duet with Mackenzie Bourg)		 Backstreet Boys
"Eleanor Rigby" The Beatles
Top 5 America's Twitter Song Choice "Numb" Linkin Park
"The Sound of Silence" Simon & Garfunkel
Top 4 Classic Rock "God Only Knows" Beach Boys
Sia "Bird Set Free" Sia
Top 3 Hometown Dedication "Calling You" Blue October
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 Rapattoni

Music career

Firstly, He formed a local band with friends called Fly Away Hero.[1] In which later, he auditioned to join the band Im5, and then auditioned for Idol, which became his promising stepping stone. Soon after he was eliminated, he explained that he would already start working on an album with some help from a friend. The song "Strike A Match" was released after his performance on American Idol, and based on just over a day of sales, it reached No. 38 on Rock Digital Songs, No. 25 on Alternative Digital Songs, and Hot Rock Songs at No. 46, with 6,000 copies sold.[8]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Rock[9]
"Stop" 2014 — Non-album single
"Strike A Match" 2016 46 Non-album single

American Idol releases

Title Year Album
"God Only Knows" 2016 American Idol Top 5 Season 15
"Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen song)" American Idol Top 4 Season 15
"Strike A Match" Strike a Match (American Idol Top 3 Season 15) - Single

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Susannah Rapattoni. "Sunnyvale".
  2. ↑ J.J. Smith (April 7, 2016). "Rockwall music teacher Dalton Rapattoni voted off American Idol last night, finishes third". The Rockwall News.
  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. ↑ Joe Pappalardo (April 8, 2016). "American Idol's Dalton Rapattoni Says He Won't Abandon North Texas". Dallas Observer.
  7. ↑ "Dalton Rapattoni makes it to the final three on American Idol". FOX 4. March 31, 2016.
  8. ↑ Kevin Rutherford (April 13, 2016). "'American Idol' Finalists MacKenzie Bourg & Dalton Rapattoni Debut on Rock Charts". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. April 23, 2016. (subscription required (help)).
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