Dalton Rapattoni

American Idol In 2015, Rapattoni auditioned for the fifteenth 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," and his reprise of "Hopelessly Devoted to You".

Performances

Music career As part of his early training at the School of Rock, he formed a local band with friends called Fly Away Hero. They released two EPs and played various shows around Texas from 2010 to 2012.

Rapattoni was selected in 2011, as part of a nationwide talent search, to be a member of the boy band IM5, which was created by Perez Hilton, Jamie King, and Simon Fuller. He performed and recorded with the band through March 2014. He released the solo single "Stop" in May 2014.

Rapattoni chose to audition for the final season of American Idol in August 2015 and placed third. The song "Strike a Match" was released after his performance on American Idol, and based on just over a day of sales, it reached number 38 on Rock Digital Songs, number 25 on Alternative Digital Songs, and number 46 on Hot Rock Songs, with 6,000 copies sold.

After American Idol during the summer of 2016, Rapattoni moved to Austin, Texas, to begin working on his album at Orb Recording Studios with Matt Noveskey of Blue October at Orb Recording Studios.

On May 6, 2016, he announced the School of Rock Gives Back Tour, where he performed alongside School of Rock house bands throughout the United States and Canada, as well as held free meet and greets to thank those that voted for him in the Idol competition. After the School of Rock Gives Back Tour ended, he announced another tour: "The Inspired Attempt Tour". The Inspired Attempt traveled all around America, starting in Boston and ending in Arizona.

On October 14, Rapattoni released his first single "Turn to Stone." 2014

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