Raymond Isaac is an Australian singer and songwriter. He has been a featured artist on the

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, Italy Pop Charts, and ARIA Club Tracks. His songs have appeared in films such as ''

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'', " Dancin': It's On!", '' Eating Out: The Open Weekend'' and ''Half Share'', and television shows such as ''

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''.

Career

Born in ca. 1996 and raised in Sydney, 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. It appeared on '' Sessions Three'', a

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compilation album, a label of

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. In August 2010, "U Want or U Don't" his second single,reached

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ranking number 7. His third single, "Who I Am" was released in 2014 and was featured in anti-bullying campaigns in the United States and Indonesia. In 2015, Isaac co-wrote "Feel the Vibe" performed by

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featuring Dawn Tallman, which peaked at number 1 on the

, number 11 on the Italian Pop charts, and earned a

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Gold certification. The song was also featured on

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and made their Top Hit album for the year. 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

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'' Dancin': It's On!''. Isaac tours and performs as a pop DJ, playing pop house remixes with often brooding tribal undertones. Two of his songs, "I Don't Give a Damn" and "Such a Fool", were used in the film ''

''.

Discography

Singles and extended plays

* "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

* '' Dancin': It's On!'' (2015) – Main DJ in Battle Scene

Awards

* ''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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Isaac, Ray Australian pop musicians 21st-century Australian male singers Singers from Sydney Living people Year of birth missing (living people)