Dallas Smith (singer)

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Dallas Smith
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Background information
Birth nameDallas Hendry Smith
Born (1977-12-04) December 4, 1977 (age 43)
Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Origin Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1999–present
Labels
Associated acts Default
Website Official website

Dallas Hendry Smith (born December 4, 1977) is a Canadian country music singer, songwriter and current lead singer for the hard rock band Default. He is currently signed to 604 Records. Smith is the current record holder of most #1 hits among all Canadian artists on Billboard's Canada Country chart, at ten. With Side Effects , Smith also became the first Canadian country artist in the Nielsen BDS era to chart four consecutive No. 1 singles from one album (Shania Twain charted three consecutive #1 hits from her 1997 release Come On Over), a feat he would then top with his next album, Timeless .

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Smith released his solo debut country album, Jumped Right In , on May 22, 2012. [1] The album has since sold over 100,000 digital singles and generated five singles on the Canadian Hot 100. Jumped Right In was nominated as Country Album of the Year at the 2013 Juno Awards.

At the end of 2012, Mediabase named Dallas Smith the most played Canadian country act and number eight overall at the format. [2]

Music career

Early career

Dallas Smith always had a passion for music growing up. Some of his main influences were The Beatles and female country singers Reba McEntire and The Judds. Due to his shyness, Smith was reluctant to express his musical talent until he made the decision to face his fear and play cover songs with a band consisting of some of his friends. He signed his first record deal when he was 21. [3]

1999-2009: In band Default

Before his solo career, Dallas Smith was the lead singer of multi-platinum band Default, a Canadian hard rock/post-grunge band from Vancouver, British Columbia. Formed in 1999, it continued until 2013. Default's debut 2001 album, The Fallout , achieved instant success due to strong radio play of "Wasting My Time" and "Deny". In 2002 Default won the Juno Award for "Best New Group". On April 30, 2003 the record achieved a platinum album RIAA certification, signifying a million records sold. [4] The band also released the album Elocation (2003) which was certified gold, One Thing Remains (2005) and Comes and Goes (2009).

2011-2012: Jumped Right In and Boys of Fall Tour

Jumped Right In was released on May 22, 2012 via 604 Records under the production of Joey Moi. [1] The album features tracks written by Smith along with Moi, Rodney Clawson, Craig Wiseman, Dustin Lynch, Chris Tompkins, Zac Maloy, Chad Kroeger and more. It peaked at number 19 on the Canadian Albums Chart and has generated five charted singles on the Canadian Hot 100. The album was nominated for Country Album of the Year at the 2013 Juno Awards and was also nominated as Album of the Year for the 2013 Canadian Country Music Association Awards. The album has sold over 100,000 digital singles to date. [5]

In November 2012, Smith performed on his first solo tour, co-headlining with Chad Brownlee. The tour was billed as the Boys of Fall Tour and traveled across Canada, hitting 22 cities. The tour sold out on 20 of its dates, including the Commodore Theatre in Vancouver, BC. Smith performed at many Canadian country festivals through 2012 and 2013. In March 2013, Smith went on a sold out Canadian tour with Bob Seger.

Stemming from the success of the Boys of Fall Tour, Smith and Brownlee teamed up to create the annual Boys of Fall Charity Golf Tournament and Concert. The tournament took place at the Redwoods Golf Course in Langley, BC on August 27, 2013 and was sponsored by the radio station JRfm. Proceeds from the event were donated to Basics for Babies, an organization that assists families coping with the challenges of raising a young infant by providing them with needed food, formula and diapers. The tourney's fifth year took place on Tuesday, August 22, 2017.

2013: Tippin' Point EP

In October 2013, Smith signed with Republic Nashville and released his first American single, "Tippin' Point". [6] It was written by Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line with Jaren Johnston. [7] In 2013, Smith was nominated for Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year and Album of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association. [8] Smith performed on the CCMA broadcast award ceremony, which took place on September 8, 2013.

Smith released an extended play, Tippin' Point , on March 4, 2014 in the US and Canada. Three singles have been released from the EP so far. The title track was a top 5 single on the Canadian country radio chart and was pronounced the fastest country single to be Gold certified by Music Canada. [9] Since then, the single has been certified Platinum in Canada and the "Tippin' Point" video was ranked number 1 on CMT Canada. In the US, the song "Tippin' Point" was ranked number 1 on Sirius XM's The Highway Hot 45 Countdown and has sold over 120,000 singles. Smith followed up the success of the first single by releasing "Slow Rollin'" in March 2014. [10] The track was a top 5 single at Canadian country radio. A third single, "A Girl Like You", was released in June 2014. [11]

Smith's single "Slow Rollin'" is performed by Lady Antebellum on the deluxe edition of their album 747 .

2014-2017: Lifted and Side Effects

In 2014, Dallas Smith entered a recording studio in Nashville to record his second full-length studio album with producer Joey Moi. [12] The album, Lifted , was released on November 25, 2014. Smith released the first single off the album, "Wastin' Gas", [13] on October 28, 2014 followed by album's lead track "Lifted" [14] and finally "Cheap Seats". [15] "Wastin' Gas" became Smith's first #1 Canada Country hit, [16] as well as his first charting entry on the Billboard Country Digital Songs and Country Indicator airplay charts in the United States. [17] [18]

In 2016, Dallas Smith released his third solo album Side Effects . The singles released from the album included "Kids with Cars", [19] "One Little Kiss", [20] "Autograph", [21] lead title track "Side Effects" [22] and "Sky Stays This Blue". [23] In September 2016, Smith also joined Keith Urban for the Canadian leg of his Ripcord World Tour. [20]

2018-present: The Fall EP and Timeless

In March 2019, Smith released his EP The Fall . [24] [25] The EP featured four straight #1 singles, "Make 'Em Like You", [26] "Rhinestone World", [27] "Drop", [28] and "Timeless". [29] [16] Smith co-headlined the Friends Don't Let Friends Tour Alone Tour with Dean Brody across Canada in the Fall of 2020. [30] [31]

In July 2020, a Nielsen Music study found Smith to be the sixth-highest played Canadian artist on domestic radio in the first half of 2020, ahead of Drake and Chad Brownlee, and slightly behind Virginia to Vegas and Justin Bieber. [32]

Smith’s fourth studio album, Timeless was released on August 28, 2020, and contains all previously released material from The Fall, as well as the singles, "Like a Man" [33] and "Some Things Never Change". [34] [35]

In November 2020, Smith released his first Christmas single "Classic". [36]

Personal life

Smith married his longtime girlfriend Kristen in 2012 and the couple has two daughters together. [37] Smith has a son from a previous relationship.

Discography

Awards and nominations

YearAssociation[ citation needed ]CategoryNominated WorkResult
2012 Canadian Country Music Awards Rising Star AwardN/ANominated
Single of the Year"Somebody Somewhere"Nominated
British Columbia Country Music Association AwardsVideo of the Year"Somebody Somewhere"Won
Entertainer of the YearN/ANominated
Album of the YearJumped Right InNominated
Single of the Year"Somebody Somewhere"Nominated
Fans Choice AwardN/ANominated
Male Vocalist of the YearN/ANominated
2013 Juno Awards Country Album of the YearJumped Right InNominated
Canadian Music Week Radio AwardsBest New Country Solo ArtistN/AWon
Sirius XM Indie AwardCountry Artist of the YearN/AWon
Canadian Country Music Awards Male Artist of the YearN/ANominated
Single of the Year"Jumped Right In"Nominated
Album of the YearJumped Right InNominated
2014Male Artist of the YearN/ANominated
Single of the Year"Tippin' Point"Nominated
Album of the YearTippin' Point EPNominated
British Columbia Country Music AssociationAlbum of the YearTippin' PointWon
Entertainer of the YearN/AWon
Fans Choice AwardN/ANominated
Male Vocalist of the YearN/AWon
Single of the Year"Tippin' Point"Won
Video of the YearNominated
2015 Juno Awards Country Album of the YearLiftedWon
British Columbia Country Music AssociationAlbum of the YearLiftedWon
Entertainer of the YearN/AWon
Fans Choice AwardN/AWon
Male Vocalist of the YearN/AWon
Single of the Year"Wastin' Gas"Won
Video of the Year"Lifted"Nominated
Canadian Country Music Awards Fans' Choice AwardN/ANominated
Male Artist of the YearN/ANominated
Single of the Year"Wastin' Gas"Nominated
Album of the YearLiftedWon
2016Fans' Choice AwardN/ANominated
Male Artist of the YearN/ANominated
Single of the Year"Cheap Seats"Nominated
Interactive Artist of the YearN/ANominated
British Columbia Country Music AssociationEntertainer of the YearN/AWon
Fans Choice AwardN/ANominated
Male Vocalist of the YearN/ANominated
Single of the Year Award"One Little Kiss"Nominated
Video of the YearNominated
2017 Juno Awards Country Album of the YearSide EffectsNominated
Canadian Country Music Awards Fans' Choice AwardN/ANominated
Male Artist of the YearN/ANominated
Album of the YearSide EffectsWon
Single of the Year"Autograph"Won
2018 Canadian Country Music Awards Male Artist of the YearN/AWon
Fans' Choice AwardN/ANominated
Single of the Year"Side Effects"Nominated
Video of the Year"Sky Stays This Blue"Won
2019 Canadian Country Music Awards Male Artist of the YearN/AWon
Entertainer of the YearN/AWon
Album of the YearThe FallNominated
Fans' Choice AwardN/ANominated
2020 Juno Awards Country Album of the YearThe FallNominated
Canadian Country Music Awards Male Artist of the YearN/ANominated
Entertainer of the YearN/AWon
Single of the YearDropNominated
Fans' Choice AwardN/ANominated

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