Dean Pritchard, better known by his stage name Dean Ray, is an Australian singer and songwriter.
21 Facts About Dean Ray
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Dean Ray comes from a musical family; his parents Chris and Angie had their own country band called Itchy Feet.
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Dean Ray grew up travelling around Australia with his parents, and he would often sleep in guitar cases backstage at venues when his parents were on stage performing.
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Dean Ray learnt how to play the drums when he was nine years old.
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Dean Ray was a student at Chinchilla State High School in Chinchilla, Queensland.
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Dean Ray left school at the age of 16 to pursue a music career.
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Dean Ray later moved to Kensington, Victoria and worked as a busker around the streets of Melbourne.
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In 2014, Dean Ray successfully auditioned for the sixth season of The X Factor Australia, singing "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes.
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Dean Ray received four yeses from the judges and progressed to the super bootcamp round of the competition.
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Dean Ray made it to the second bootcamp challenge, where he performed "Yellow" by Coldplay to the judges and a live audience of one thousand.
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Dean Ray then progressed to the home visits round in New York City and performed "Dancing Queen" by ABBA in front of his mentor Natalie Bassingthwaighte and guest mentor Jennifer Lopez.
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Dean Ray was saved after Bassingthwaighte, Dannii Minogue and Redfoo chose to eliminate Shadbolt.
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On 24 October 2014, it was announced that Dean Ray had received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia.
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Dean Ray's self-titled debut album was released on 21 November 2014 and features studio recordings of selected songs he performed on The X Factor.
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Dean Ray was the supporting act for The Veronicas' Sanctified Tour in February 2015.
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On 17 March 2015, Dean Ray released an acoustic cover of Jake Bugg's "Me and You" as his second single.
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In March 2016, it was speculated that Dean Ray had been dropped by record company Sony Music, along with other X Factor finalists Reigan Derry, Marlisa Punzalan and Nathaniel Willemse.
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The down-on-his-luck outlaw rocker motif isn't new, but Dean Ray's talent turns it upside down with terrific verve.
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In October 2018, the Dean Ray was part of the 100 judges on All Together Now.
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In October 2014, Dean Ray confirmed that he was dating fellow Australian singer Bonnie Anderson.
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From 2015, Dean Ray has swayed away from the public light and has kept his personal life private.