Michael Ray Roach (born April 29, 1988) is an American

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singer and songwriter. He is signed to

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. He has released two albums for the label: '' Michael Ray'' and ''

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Biography

Ray was born in

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. He was inspired by his grandfather Amos "Wilson" Roach, who played music for him and taught him how to play guitar, in addition to having him perform at assisted living centers. Ray chose to form a band in southern Florida after graduating high school, and a disc jockey at WPCV began playing his music. He released an album independently in 2010, which was discovered by manager Tony Conway. Ray was mentored by John Rich of

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on the singing competition '' The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep'', which he won. He and Rich co-wrote Big & Rich's 2015 single, " Run Away with You". After winning the competition, Ray was signed to

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Nashville. His first EP, ''Tour Bootleg'', was released in 2014. Two of the EP's tracks, " Kiss You in the Morning" (which went to number one on the

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charts in 2015) and " Think a Little Less," appeared later on his self-titled second album, released in 2015, becoming his first and third singles, respectively. The track " Real Men Love Jesus" was named as Ray's second single. Ray supported the album with a tour. On June 16, 2017, Ray released the single " Get to You" ahead of his third studio album, ''

''. After the album's release in 2018, it produced two more singles: " One That Got Away" and "Her World or Mine." It was produced by

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. In September 2020, Ray released the single " Whiskey and Rain" ahead of his fourth studio album, originally set to be released in 2021.

Personal life

Michael Ray has one sister and two half sisters. On July 19, 2018, Ray confirmed that he had started dating country singer Carly Pearce. They were engaged on December 19, 2018. and married on October 6, 2019 on a farm in

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northeast of

. In June 2020, Pearce filed for divorce from Ray after eight months of marriage.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Notes

Other charted songs

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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