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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ray Isaac
| name = Ray Isaac
| origin = [[Sydney]], Australia
| origin = [[Sydney]], Australia
| genre = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[dance-pop]]<ref name="fashionweekly"/>}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[dance-pop]]<ref name="fashionweekly"/>}}
| birth_date = ca. 1996
| birth_date = ca. 1990
| years_active = 2016—present
| years_active = 2006—present
| label = {{hlist|[[Ministry of Sound]]|MyRay|42ft|EXM|Estillo|Squad Music|[[Vendetta Records|Vendetta]]|Mediadrive|[[Black Hole Recordings|Black Hole]]|Serial|Audioflap|Ho-Ju|Peace Bisquit|Slaag}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Ministry of Sound]]|MyRay|42ft|EXM|Estillo|Squad Music|[[Vendetta Records|Vendetta]]|Mediadrive|[[Black Hole Recordings|Black Hole]]|Serial|Audioflap|Ho-Ju|Peace Bisquit|Slaag}}
| website = {{URL|rayisaac.com}}
| website = {{URL|rayisaac.com}}
}}
}}


'''RAY ISAAC''' is an Australian Singer DJ Producer.<ref name="DTau">{{cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/south-west/singer-and-song-writer-ray-isaac-directs-his-passion-for-performance-into-his-first-album/news-story/159ca82a85f62237b6b0015f448450d5|title=Singer and song writer Ray Isaac directs his passion for performance into his first album|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|date=10 May 2014|accessdate=18 July 2018|author1=Hitchings, Anna|author2=Advance, Fairfield}}</ref> He has been a featured artist on the [[Billboard Dance Charts]], Italy Pop Charts, and [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Club Tracks]]. His songs have appeared in films such as ''[[Cedar Boys]]'', "[[Dancin': It's On!]]", ''[[Eating Out: The Open Weekend]]'' and ''Half Share'', and television shows such as ''[[Famous in 12]]''.
'''Raymond Isaac''' is an Australian singer and songwriter.<ref name="DTau">{{cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/south-west/singer-and-song-writer-ray-isaac-directs-his-passion-for-performance-into-his-first-album/news-story/159ca82a85f62237b6b0015f448450d5|title=Singer and song writer Ray Isaac directs his passion for performance into his first album|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|date=10 May 2014|accessdate=18 July 2018|author1=Hitchings, Anna|author2=Advance, Fairfield}}</ref> He has been a featured artist on the [[Billboard Dance Charts]], Italy Pop Charts, and [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Club Tracks]]. His songs have appeared in films such as ''[[Cedar Boys]]'', "[[Dancin': It's On!]]", ''[[Eating Out: The Open Weekend]]'' and ''Half Share'', and television shows such as ''[[Famous in 12]]''.


==Career==
==Career==

Born in ca. 1996 and raised in Sydney,<ref>{{cite web|title=Ray Isaac|url=http://www.indieinternational.com/profile.php?id=8495|website=Indie International Songwriters Contest|accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Exclusive Interview Ray Isaac |journal=Fann Magazine |date=8 August 2009 |issue=8}}</ref> Isaac was the featured vocalist on Nick Jay's single, "I Don't Give a Damn" (April 2006), which was co-written by Isaac and Jay and peaked at number&nbsp;11 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Club Tracks]].<ref name="ARIA Report 862">{{cite journal | date = 11 September 2006 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20060919140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060920-0000/issue862.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 11th September 2006 ~ Issue #862 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | work = The ARIA Report | format = PDF | publisher = [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) | issue = 862 | page = 16 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue862.pdf | archivedate = 19 September 2006 | url-status = dead | accessdate = 8 August 2020 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> It appeared on ''[[Sessions Three]]'', a [[Ministry of Sound]] compilation album, a label of [[Universal Music]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Universal Music, Ministry of Sound Announce Exclusive Compilations |url=https://www.universalmusic.com/universal-music-ministry-of-sound-announce-exclusive-compilations/ |website=Universal Music |accessdate=10 June 2018}}</ref>
Born in ca. 1996 and raised in Sydney,<ref>{{cite web|title=Ray Isaac|url=http://www.indieinternational.com/profile.php?id=8495|website=Indie International Songwriters Contest|accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Exclusive Interview Ray Isaac |journal=Fann Magazine |date=8 August 2009 |issue=8}}</ref> Isaac was the featured vocalist on Nick Jay's single, "I Don't Give a Damn" (April 2006), which was co-written by Isaac and Jay and peaked at number&nbsp;11 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Club Tracks]].<ref name="ARIA Report 862">{{cite journal | date = 11 September 2006 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20060919140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060920-0000/issue862.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 11th September 2006 ~ Issue #862 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | work = The ARIA Report | format = PDF | publisher = [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) | issue = 862 | page = 16 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue862.pdf | archivedate = 19 September 2006 | url-status = dead | accessdate = 8 August 2020 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> It appeared on ''[[Sessions Three]]'', a [[Ministry of Sound]] compilation album, a label of [[Universal Music]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Universal Music, Ministry of Sound Announce Exclusive Compilations |url=https://www.universalmusic.com/universal-music-ministry-of-sound-announce-exclusive-compilations/ |website=Universal Music |accessdate=10 June 2018}}</ref>


On April 2016, "U Want or U Don't" his second single,reached [[AIR Charts]] ranking number 7.{{cn|date=August 2020}}
In August 2010, "U Want or U Don't" his second single,reached [[AIR Charts]] ranking number 7.{{cn|date=August 2020}}


His third single, "Who I Am" was released in 2014 and was featured in anti-bullying campaigns in the United States and Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web|title=WATCH: Singer Is 'Proud of Who I Am' in Stirring Antibullying Video|url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2014/04/10/watch-singer-proud-who-i-am-stirring-antibullying-video|website=ADVOCATE|accessdate=14 May 2018|date=10 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WHO I AM – Anti-Bullying and Equality Campaign Through Music Video|url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/who-i-am-anti-bullying-and-equality-campaign-through-music-video#/|website=IndieGoGo|accessdate=14 May 2018}}</ref>
His third single, "Who I Am" was released in 2014 and was featured in anti-bullying campaigns in the United States and Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web|title=WATCH: Singer Is 'Proud of Who I Am' in Stirring Antibullying Video|url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2014/04/10/watch-singer-proud-who-i-am-stirring-antibullying-video|website=ADVOCATE|accessdate=14 May 2018|date=10 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WHO I AM – Anti-Bullying and Equality Campaign Through Music Video|url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/who-i-am-anti-bullying-and-equality-campaign-through-music-video#/|website=IndieGoGo|accessdate=14 May 2018}}</ref>


In 2015, Isaac co-wrote "Feel the Vibe" performed by [[Bob Sinclar discography|Bob Sinclar]] featuring Dawn Tallman, which peaked at number 1 on the [[List of number-one dance singles of 2015 (U.S.)|Billboard Dance Charts]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Dance Club Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2015-10-17 |website=Billboard |accessdate=7 June 2018 |date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Sinclar's ''Feel the Vibe'' Written By Ray Isaac Hit #1 On Billboard Dance Charts In The U.S.|url=https://www.parimoreentertainment.com/single-post/2015/10/18/Bob-Sinclars-Feel-The-Vibe-Written-By-Ray-Isaac-Hit-1-On-Billboard-Dance-Charts-In-The-US|website=Parimore Entertainment|accessdate=14 May 2018|date=17 October 2015}}</ref> number 11 on the [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|Italian Pop charts]], and earned a [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]] Gold certification.<ref>{{cite web |title=Classifiche |url=http://www.fimi.it/classifiche#/category:digital/year:2015/id:2087 |website=FIMI Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana |accessdate=10 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="fimi">{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/certificazioni#/category:singoli/page:0/term:bob%20sinclar|title=FIMI – Certificazioni – FIMI|publisher=|accessdate=20 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="NRJ">{{cite web|title=BOB SINCLAR|url=http://www.nrj.re/NRJ_Artistes/fiche.do:id=539&name=bob-sinclar|website=NRJ|accessdate=28 May 2018}}</ref> The song was also featured on [[NRJ|NRJ radio]] and made their Top Hit album for the year.<ref name="NRJ" /> Also that year, he appeared [[David Winters (choreographer)|David Winters]]'s [[dance film]] ''[[Dancin': It's On!]]''.<ref name="fashionweekly">{{cite web|title=Ray Isaac: The New Voice of Dance Pop Music|url=http://www.fashionweekly.com.au/music/ray-isaac.html|website=Fashion Weekly|accessdate=14 May 2018|date=12 December 2012}}</ref>
In 2015, Isaac co-wrote "Feel the Vibe" performed by [[Bob Sinclar discography|Bob Sinclar]] featuring Dawn Tallman, which peaked at number 1 on the [[List of number-one dance singles of 2015 (U.S.)|Billboard Dance Charts]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Dance Club Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2015-10-17 |website=Billboard |accessdate=7 June 2018 |date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Sinclar's ''Feel the Vibe'' Written By Ray Isaac Hit #1 On Billboard Dance Charts In The U.S.|url=https://www.parimoreentertainment.com/single-post/2015/10/18/Bob-Sinclars-Feel-The-Vibe-Written-By-Ray-Isaac-Hit-1-On-Billboard-Dance-Charts-In-The-US|website=Parimore Entertainment|accessdate=14 May 2018|date=17 October 2015}}</ref> number 11 on the [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|Italian Pop charts]], and earned a [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]] Gold certification.<ref>{{cite web |title=Classifiche |url=http://www.fimi.it/classifiche#/category:digital/year:2015/id:2087 |website=FIMI Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana |accessdate=10 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="fimi">{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/certificazioni#/category:singoli/page:0/term:bob%20sinclar|title=FIMI – Certificazioni – FIMI|publisher=|accessdate=20 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="NRJ">{{cite web|title=BOB SINCLAR|url=http://www.nrj.re/NRJ_Artistes/fiche.do:id=539&name=bob-sinclar|website=NRJ|accessdate=28 May 2018}}</ref> The song was also featured on [[NRJ|NRJ radio]] and made their Top Hit album for the year.<ref name="NRJ" /> The music video for his song "Hiding" deals with issues of same-sex [[conversion therapy|electroshock conversion therapy]] and forced marriage. Also that year, he appeared [[David Winters (choreographer)|David Winters]]'s [[dance film]] ''[[Dancin': It's On!]]''.<ref name="fashionweekly">{{cite web|title=Ray Isaac: The New Voice of Dance Pop Music|url=http://www.fashionweekly.com.au/music/ray-isaac.html|website=Fashion Weekly|accessdate=14 May 2018|date=12 December 2012}}</ref>


Isaac tours and performs as a pop DJ, playing pop house remixes with often brooding tribal undertones.<ref name="rayisaac">{{cite web|title=Ray Isaac's Music Sounds Like Droppin' a Shot of Charlie Puth Into a Calvin Harris Jagerbomb!|url=https://rayisaac.com/bio|website=Ray Isaac|accessdate=14 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="fashionweekly" /> Two of his songs, "I Don't Give a Damn" and "Such a Fool", were used in the film ''[[Cedar Boys]]''.<ref name="fashionweekly"/>
Isaac tours and performs as a pop DJ, playing pop house remixes with often brooding tribal undertones.<ref name="rayisaac">{{cite web|title=Ray Isaac's Music Sounds Like Droppin' a Shot of Charlie Puth Into a Calvin Harris Jagerbomb!|url=https://rayisaac.com/bio|website=Ray Isaac|accessdate=14 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="fashionweekly" /> Two of his songs, "I Don't Give a Damn" and "Such a Fool", were used in the film ''[[Cedar Boys]]''.<ref name="fashionweekly"/>
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* "Catch Me" (2012)
* "Catch Me" (2012)
* "Travolta" (2014)
* "Travolta" (2014)
* "Who I Am" (2014)
* "We Stand United" (2017)
* "We Stand United" (2017)
* "Hiding" (2018)
* "Hiding" (2018)
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* "Prove I Love Ya" (2018)
* "Prove I Love Ya" (2018)
* "Crazy for You" (2020)
* "Crazy for You" (2020)
* I Give Myself To You (Maronite Hymn) (2024) Here I Am Lord (2024) Sacred Heart (2024) Take My Heart (2024) illuminate (2024) Make Me Feel (2024) Make Your Dream Come True (2024) Inspiration (2024) Who I Am (2024) The Cure (2023) Australian Anthem (2023) Love Thy Will Be Done (2023) I Can Do Better (2023) Sticks & Stones (2023) One In A Million (2023) Goodbye Innocence (2023) Never Enough (2023) First Dance (2023) Farewell Goodbye (2023) Don’t want (2022) Fired Up! (2021) 1Seven (2021)


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

Latest revision as of 18:45, 2 October 2024

Ray Isaac
Bornca. 1990
OriginSydney, Australia
Genres
Years active2006—present
Labels
Websiterayisaac.com

Raymond Isaac is an Australian singer and songwriter.[2] He has been a featured artist on the Billboard Dance Charts, Italy Pop Charts, and ARIA Club Tracks. His songs have appeared in films such as Cedar Boys, "Dancin': It's On!", Eating Out: The Open Weekend and Half Share, and television shows such as Famous in 12.

Career

[edit]

Born in ca. 1996 and raised in Sydney,[3][4] Isaac was the featured vocalist on Nick Jay's single, "I Don't Give a Damn" (April 2006), which was co-written by Isaac and Jay and peaked at number 11 on the ARIA Club Tracks.[5] It appeared on Sessions Three, a Ministry of Sound compilation album, a label of Universal Music.[6]

In August 2010, "U Want or U Don't" his second single,reached AIR Charts ranking number 7.[citation needed]

His third single, "Who I Am" was released in 2014 and was featured in anti-bullying campaigns in the United States and Indonesia.[7][8]

In 2015, Isaac co-wrote "Feel the Vibe" performed by Bob Sinclar featuring Dawn Tallman, which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Dance Charts,[9][10] number 11 on the Italian Pop charts, and earned a FIMI Gold certification.[11][12][13] The song was also featured on NRJ radio and made their Top Hit album for the year.[13] The music video for his song "Hiding" deals with issues of same-sex electroshock conversion therapy and forced marriage. Also that year, he appeared David Winters's dance film Dancin': It's On!.[1]

Isaac tours and performs as a pop DJ, playing pop house remixes with often brooding tribal undertones.[14][1] Two of his songs, "I Don't Give a Damn" and "Such a Fool", were used in the film Cedar Boys.[1]

Discography

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Singles and extended plays

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  • "U Want or U Don't" (2010)
  • "Catch Me" (2012)
  • "Travolta" (2014)
  • "Who I Am" (2014)
  • "We Stand United" (2017)
  • "Hiding" (2018)
  • "Mother Mary Song (Ya Oum Allah)" (2018)
  • "Prove I Love Ya" (2018)
  • "Crazy for You" (2020)

Filmography

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Awards

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  • Hiding (2015)
    • Best Shorts Competition (2016): Best Music Video
    • Blow-Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Fest (2016): Best Music Film and
    • Blow-Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Fest (2016): Bob Fosse Award
    • California Film Awards (2016): Music Video Competition
    • Depth of Field International Film Festival Competition (2016): Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value
    • Hollywood Film Competition (2016): Best Music Video

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ray Isaac: The New Voice of Dance Pop Music". Fashion Weekly. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. ^ Hitchings, Anna; Advance, Fairfield (10 May 2014). "Singer and song writer Ray Isaac directs his passion for performance into his first album". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Ray Isaac". Indie International Songwriters Contest. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Exclusive Interview Ray Isaac". Fann Magazine (8). 8 August 2009.
  5. ^ Wallace, Ian (11 September 2006). "Week Commencing ~ 11th September 2006 ~ Issue #862" (PDF). The ARIA Report (862). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Universal Music, Ministry of Sound Announce Exclusive Compilations". Universal Music. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  7. ^ "WATCH: Singer Is 'Proud of Who I Am' in Stirring Antibullying Video". ADVOCATE. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. ^ "WHO I AM – Anti-Bullying and Equality Campaign Through Music Video". IndieGoGo. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Bob Sinclar's Feel the Vibe Written By Ray Isaac Hit #1 On Billboard Dance Charts In The U.S." Parimore Entertainment. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Classifiche". FIMI Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  12. ^ "FIMI – Certificazioni – FIMI". Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  13. ^ a b "BOB SINCLAR". NRJ. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Ray Isaac's Music Sounds Like Droppin' a Shot of Charlie Puth Into a Calvin Harris Jagerbomb!". Ray Isaac. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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