{"id":5512,"date":"2018-12-03T09:51:45","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T09:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=23645"},"modified":"2025-02-07T17:06:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:06:24","slug":"why-is-everyone-talking-about-this-x-factor-stars-ears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2018\/12\/03\/why-is-everyone-talking-about-this-x-factor-stars-ears\/","title":{"rendered":"Dalton Harris reveals heartbreaking story behind his EARS &#8211; X Factor 2018!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dalton Harris just won X Factor 2018!<\/p>\n<p>Pipping Scarlett Lee (runner-up) and Anthony Russell to the X Factor crown, Dalton finished the competition with a strong 41.3% of the final votes.<\/p>\n<p>While everyone is frantically searching his name to find out more about Dalton Harris, one of the most talked-about subjects is his ears.<\/p>\n<p>Well, Dalton recently\u00a0breached the tender subject.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/whats-on\/how-to-vote-for-dalton-harris-the-x-factor-2018-finalist-from-jamaica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to vote for Dalton Harris \u2013 The X factor 2018 FINALIST from Jamaica!<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/whats-on\/strictly-2018-how-old-is-faye-tozer-whats-her-relationship-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strictly 2018 \u2013 How OLD is Faye Tozer? What\u2019s her relationship history?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/itv\/im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here\/how-old-are-x-factor-group-a-star-meet-acacia-and-aaliyah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How old are X Factor group A STAR? \u2013 Meet Acacia and Aaliyah!<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Who is Dalton Harris?<\/h3>\n<p>His full name is Dalton Andre Harris and he flew all the way from the Caribbean to impress the judges.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, he grasped the opportunity with both hands.<\/p>\n<p>Dalton&#8217;s audition song, <em>Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word<\/em> by Elton John, blew away the likes of Simon Cowell.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word for Dalton Harris | Auditions Week 3 | The X Factor UK 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P272dxYuJOg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>How Old is Dalton Harris?<\/h3>\n<p>Dalton is 24 years old and originally from Jamaica.<\/p>\n<p>He said that he&#8217;d been preparing for the audition since he was 17 years old.<\/p>\n<h3>Dalton Harris: Ears<\/h3>\n<p>A lot of social media talk has been about Dalton Harris&#8217;s ears.<\/p>\n<p>People have commented on his Instagram page enquiring about the shape of his ears, with some speculating that it could be hereditary, sport-related or a medical condition.<\/p>\n<p>However, Dalton recently revealed that he suffered a very troubled upbringing and was often beaten as a child.<\/p>\n<p>It left him both emotionally and physically scarred.<\/p>\n<p>Dalton said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>There\u2019s a cut above my right eyebrow and cuts around my ears and head but I grew my hair to hide them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>There are more on my chest, arm, shoulder, back, thighs, legs and feet. I was punched so hard by a guy dating my mum I crashed through a window.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/itv\/im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here\/im-a-celebrity-who-is-rita-simons-family-is-she-married\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I\u2019m A Celebrity: Who is Rita Simons\u2019 FAMILY? Is she married?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/whats-on\/simon-cowell-what-is-his-net-worth-how-rich-is-the-x-factor-judge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Simon Cowell \u2013 What is his net worth?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/whats-on\/x-factor-whats-the-story-behind-danny-tetleys-cleft-lip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">X Factor: What\u2019s the STORY behind Danny Tetley\u2019s cleft lip?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dalton Harris on\u00a0Digicel Rising Stars<\/h3>\n<p>Although\u00a0born and raised in poverty, Dalton overcame the odds when he won popular Television Jamaica singing competition<em>\u00a0Digicel Rising Stars<\/em>\u00a0in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, despite winning $1 million Jamaican dollars as part of his Rising Stars prize money (equivalent to USD $7, 802), there has been little publication as to what the then 16-year-old did with his huge winnings.<\/p>\n<p>Dalton struggled with a lot of social aspects due to his poor upbringings, such as being the member of a 25-strong family that included 22 brothers and sisters. It has been reported that most of his winnings were\u00a0drained on his family and his mum.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamaicaobserver.com\/news\/A-Star-shines-again_15009069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Jamaican Observer<\/strong><\/em><\/a>,\u00a0Dalton&#8217;s former music promoter, Donovan Germain, said<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>He (Dalton) was carrying a lot of personal baggage, based on his socialisation. I decided to do some work with him, and Headline Entertainment got him into a boarding house somewhere in Havendale, so that when school time came up, I would get to see what he was doing academically.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BpecJ5En6VI\/<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, Dalton brought out a single called <em>Pauper<\/em>, which made it to no.1 in the Jamaican dancehall charts before moving away to the U.S.A.<\/p>\n<p>Dalton was looked down upon in his native Kingston with people brandishing him as a failure for wasting his Rising Stars money.<\/p>\n<p>However, it looks as if he is now earning a lot of support from Jamaica with a nationwide interest in the former singing prodigy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WATCH X FACTOR EVERY WEEKEND ON ITV.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/whats-on\/how-to-vote-for-dalton-harris-the-x-factor-2018-finalist-from-jamaica<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dalton Harris just won X Factor 2018! Pipping Scarlett Lee (runner-up) and Anthony Russell to the X Factor crown, Dalton finished the competition with a strong 41.3% of the final votes. While everyone is frantically searching his name to find out more about Dalton Harris, one of the most talked-about subjects is his ears. Well, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249734239,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1358],"tags":[1399],"class_list":["post-5512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-itv"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/realityshrine\/2018\/12\/03\/why-is-everyone-talking-about-this-x-factor-stars-ears\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Dalton Harris reveals heartbreaking story behind his EARS &#8211; X Factor 2018!","url":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2018\/12\/03\/why-is-everyone-talking-about-this-x-factor-stars-ears\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2018\/12\/03\/why-is-everyone-talking-about-this-x-factor-stars-ears\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Liam Curtis"}],"creator":["Liam Curtis"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Reality Shrine","logo":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-mX3_1x3z.png"},"keywords":["itv"],"dateCreated":"2018-12-03T09:51:45Z","datePublished":"2018-12-03T09:51:45Z","dateModified":"2025-02-07T17:06:24Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Dalton Harris reveals heartbreaking story behind his EARS &#8211; X Factor 2018!\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/thetab.com\\\/realityshrine\\\/2018\\\/12\\\/03\\\/why-is-everyone-talking-about-this-x-factor-stars-ears\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/thetab.com\\\/realityshrine\\\/2018\\\/12\\\/03\\\/why-is-everyone-talking-about-this-x-factor-stars-ears\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"\"},\"articleSection\":\"News\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Liam Curtis\"}],\"creator\":[\"Liam Curtis\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Reality Shrine\",\"logo\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realitytvshrine.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/cropped-mX3_1x3z.png\"},\"keywords\":[\"itv\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2018-12-03T09:51:45Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-12-03T09:51:45Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-07T17:06:24Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/realitytvshrine.com\/p.js"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/249734239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5512"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9190,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5512\/revisions\/9190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}