Dean Ray

For the US Army Air Forces pilot, see Dean L. Ray.

Dean Ray
Dean Ray at the Emeralds & Ivy Ball.
Background information
Birth nameDean Pritchard
BornNarromine, New South Wales
GenresRock[1]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • drums
Years active2014–present
LabelsFranklin Sound Art - Independent
Websitewww.deanraymusic.com

Dean Pritchard,[2][3] better known by his stage name Dean Ray, is an Australian singer and songwriter. In 2014, he was the runner-up on the sixth season of The X Factor Australia. Ray subsequently received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia and released his debut single "Coming Back", which debuted at number one on the ITunes Singles Chart (with Platinum status) and number five on the ARIA Singles Chart. This was followed by the release of his self-titled debut album in November 2014, which debuted at number five on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association.

  1. ^ McCabe, Kathy (14 October 2014). "Australia did Reigan Derry a career-saving favour by not voting her into the X Factor grand final". News.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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