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Contemporary R&B Artist Arin Ray Parlayed Appearances On TV's The X Factor Into Work As A Songwriter For Names Like Jason Derulo And K. Michelle Before Making His Full-Length Solo Debut With 2018's Platinum Fire On A Major Label. Artists Including But Not Limited To Ty Dolla $ign And VanJess Contributed To The Singer And Songwriter's Second Album 2022's Hello Poison. During The First Season Of The X Factor In 2011 The Cincinnati Native Was Eliminated As A Member Of The Bootcamp-Stage Group Intensity. He Returned In 2012 For The Second Season Mentored By Britney Spears And Finished Tenth. Ray Self-Released A Single "Turn It Up " In 2013 But Within A Couple Years Had Co-Written Songs For Jason Derulo "Love Like That" And Chris Brown "KAE" . Ray Resumed Solo Work With The Phases EP In 2016 The Same Year He Was Credited With Co-Writing Songs For The Likes Of K. Michelle The Charting Single "Ain't You" Ro James "Ride" DJ Mustard "Another Summer" And Jahkoy "Don't Stop The Vibe" . In 2018 Ray Made His Major-Label Debut With Platinum Fire On Interscope. The Album Featured Collaborations With Terrace Martin Nez & Rio And Childish Major Among Others. Included Was The Single "We Ain't Homies." A Deluxe Version Of Platinum Fire Followed Later That Year And Added Three More Songs Including "Always" Featuring Babyface. In December 2019 He Came Back With The Kehlani-Featuring Phases II EP. It Would Be Over Two Years Before Ray Returned With New Material In The Form Of Seductive Single "The Mood" Featuring D Smoke. It Arrived On Interscope In April 2022 Just Two Months Before It Showed Up On Ray's Second Long-Player Hello Poison. That Album Also Included Several Collaborations Including Tracks With VanJess Ari Lennox And Ty Dolla $ign. ~ Andy Kellman & Marcy Donelson Rovi read less