Dalton Rapattoni

S15 · Eliminated (3rd)

Latest documented update, March 27, 2022

His debut solo album Nobodys Home came out on September 22, 2017, on Nobody 2 Productions. He has taught at School of Rock since 2015. In March 2022 he formed King Honey Bee, and the band released Velvet Jacket on March 27, 2022.⁠[1][2][3]

Career

Before the show

  1. June 13, 2010–January 6, 2015Fly Away Hero released the EP Fly Away Hero on June 13, 2010, Now Boarding on March 8, 2011, and Lost and Found on January 6, 2015.Fly Away Hero⁠[1][6]
  2. 2011–March 2014He was an original member of IM5. The group debuted in 2011, and he performed and recorded with the band through March 2014.IM5⁠[1]
  3. May 20, 2014He released the solo single Stop on May 20, 2014.⁠[1][2][9]
  4. 2015Since 2015 he has worked as a teacher at the School of Rock in Dallas and Rockwall.⁠[1]

During or around the show

  1. 2016Strike a Match 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.⁠[1][10]

After the show

  1. May 6, 2016He announced the School of Rock Gives Back Tour on May 6, 2016. The tour was scheduled to run from May 20 through June 26, 2016.⁠[1][11]
  2. October 14, 2016On October 14, 2016 he released the single Turn to Stone on Nobody 2 Productions.⁠[1][8]
  3. December 9, 2016On December 9, 2016 he released a digital cover of John Lennon's Happy Christmas.⁠[1][12]
  4. March 2017–April 2017He toured in March and April 2017 on The Acoustic Attempt Tour.⁠[1]
  5. April 21, 2017On April 21, 2017 he announced a summer tour with The House On Cliff and Lauren Carnahan.⁠[1]
  6. July 14, 2017–September 22, 2017Signs came out on July 14, 2017, and Heaven on August 4, 2017. The album Nobodys Home came out on September 22, 2017.⁠[1][2]
  7. March 2022–March 27, 2022In March 2022 he formed King Honey Bee. The band released the single Velvet Jacket on March 27, 2022.King Honey Bee⁠[1][3]

Date not documented

  1. After that tour he announced the Inspired Attempt Tour, which started in Boston and ended in Arizona.⁠[1]
  2. Lost and Found reached number 17 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.Fly Away Hero⁠[1][13]

Discography

TitleTypeYearLabelRIAA certificationU.S. sales
Fly Away Hero⁠[1][6]Fly Away HeroEP2010Fly Away Hero
Now Boarding⁠[1][6]Fly Away HeroEP2011Fly Away Hero
Lost and Found⁠[1][6]Fly Away HeroEP2015Fly Away Hero
Nobodys Home⁠[1][2]Album2017Nobody 2 Productions

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Sources

13 sources

  1. Dalton Rapattoni — Wikipedia, updated August 24, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Music career: “was released on September 22, 2017.”
    • Early life: “Since 2015, he has worked as a teacher at the School of Rock in Dallas”
    • Music career: “In March 2022, Rapattoni formed the band King Honey Bee and on March 27, the band released their first single "Velvet Jacket".”
    • Lead sentence: “born February 6, 1996”
    • Infobox, Born line (birth_date): {{birth date and age|1996|02|06}}
    • Music career: “he formed a local band with friends called Fly Away Hero.”
    • Discography, with Fly Away Hero: “''Fly Away Hero'' (2010)”
    • Music career: “selected in 2011, as part of a nationwide talent search, to be a member of the boy band IM5”
  2. iTunes search: Dalton Rapattoni albums — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Nobodys Home: "copyright":"℗ 2017 nobody 2 productions Inc"
    • Stop - Single: "copyright":"℗ 2014 Dalton Rapattoni"
    • Strike a Match (American Idol Top 3 Season 15) - Single: "copyright":"℗ 2016 19 Recordings, Inc. under exclusive license to Big Machine Records, LLC."
    • Stop - Single: "releaseDate":"2014-05-20T07:00:00Z"
    • Nobodys Home: "releaseDate":"2017-09-22T07:00:00Z"
    • Signs - Single: "releaseDate":"2017-07-14T07:00:00Z"
    • Heaven - Single: "releaseDate":"2017-08-04T07:00:00Z"
    • Nobodys Home: "collectionName":"Nobodys Home"
  3. iTunes search: King Honey Bee Velvet Jacket — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Velvet Jacket: "releaseDate":"2022-03-27T12:00:00Z"
    • Velvet Jacket, artist King Honey Bee: "artistName":"King Honey Bee"
    • Velvet Jacket: "collectionName":"Velvet Jacket - Single"
  4. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Dalton Rapattoni: Season 15, Place finish 3rd
  5. American Idol season 15 — Wikipedia, updated July 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Top 2 – Finale section; Elimination chart, row Dalton Rapattoni: Pl. 3, Top 3 column (4/6); ratings table, episode 23 Top 2 Perform, April 6, 2016: “Dalton Rapattoni performed "Strike A Match," but was eliminated based on the previous week's votes.”
  6. iTunes search: Fly Away Hero albums — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Fly Away Hero - EP: "copyright":"℗ 2010 Fly Away Hero"
    • Lost and Found - EP: "copyright":"℗ 2015 Fly Away Hero"
    • Fly Away Hero - EP, artist Fly Away Hero: "releaseDate":"2010-06-13T07:00:00Z"
    • Now Boarding - EP, artist Fly Away Hero: "releaseDate":"2011-03-08T08:00:00Z"
    • Lost and Found - EP, artist Fly Away Hero: "releaseDate":"2015-01-06T08:00:00Z"
    • Fly Away Hero - EP: "collectionName":"Fly Away Hero - EP"
    • Fly Away Hero - EP: "releaseDate":"2010-06-13T07:00:00Z"
    • Fly Away Hero - EP: "artistName":"Fly Away Hero"
  7. Big Machine Records — Wikipedia, updated September 17, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Infobox: “| parent = Big Machine Label Group”
  8. iTunes lookup: Turn to Stone - Single — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Turn to Stone - Single: "copyright":"℗ 2016 Nobody 2 Productions"
    • Turn to Stone - Single: "releaseDate":"2016-10-14T07:00:00Z"
  9. MusicBrainz release groups for Dalton Rapattoni — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Release group Stop: "first-release-date":"2014-05-20"
  10. 'American Idol' Finalists MacKenzie Bourg & Dalton Rapattoni Debut on Rock Charts — Billboard, published April 13, 2016. News report. Cited by another source; not opened by our researchers.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Citation on the Strike a Match sentence
  11. Dalton Rapattoni Announces School of Rock Gives Back Tour — MJ's Big Blog, published May 7, 2016. Fan site. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Tour dates: “The tour runs from May 20 through June 26.”
    • Article date and announcement: “05/07/2016”
    • Announcement: “On Friday (5/6), the singer made an announcement via video”
  12. iTunes lookup: Happy Christmas - Single — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Happy Christmas - Single: "releaseDate":"2016-12-09T08:00:00Z"
    • Happy Christmas - Single: "copyright":"℗ 2016 Nobody 2 Productions"
  13. Fly Away Hero - Bio — Fly Away Hero. Label or artist. Cited by another source; not opened by our researchers.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Cited URL on the Heatseekers sentence

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