Dallas Hendry Smith (born December 4, 1977) is a Canadian singer and songwriter, who performs both as a solo

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artist and as lead singer for the

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band Default. He is currently signed to

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. Smith is the current record holder of most #1 hits among all male Canadian artists on Billboard's

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chart, at eleven. With ''

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'', Smith also became the first Canadian country artist in the Nielsen BDS era to chart four consecutive No. 1 singles from one album (

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charted three consecutive #1 hits from her 1997 release

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), a feat he would then top with his next album, '' Timeless''. At the end of 2012,

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named Smith the most played Canadian country act and number eight overall at the format.

Music career

Early career

Dallas Smith always had a passion for music growing up. Some of his main influences were

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and female country singers

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and

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. 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.

1999–2009: In band Default

Before his solo career, Smith was the lead singer of multi-platinum band Default, a

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band from

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. 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

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for "Best New Group". On April 30, 2003 the record achieved a

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, signifying a million records sold. The band also released the album ''

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'' (2003) which was certified gold, ''

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'' (2005) and ''

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'' (2009).

2011–2012: ''Jumped Right In'' and Boys of Fall Tour

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'' was released on May 22, 2012 via

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under the production of

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. The album features tracks written by Smith along with Moi,

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, Zac Maloy,

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and more. It peaked at number 19 on the

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and has generated five charted singles on the

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. The album was nominated for Country Album of the Year at the 2013

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and was also nominated as Album of the Year for the 2013

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Awards. The album has sold over 100,000 digital singles to date. In November 2012, Smith performed on his first solo tour, co-headlining with

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. 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

. Smith performed at many Canadian country festivals through 2012 and 2013. In March 2013, Smith went on a sold-out Canadian tour with

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. 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, British Columbia 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

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and released his first American single, " Tippin' Point". It was written by Brian Kelley and

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with

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. In 2013, Smith was nominated for Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year and Album of the Year by the

. 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

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. Since then, the single has been certified Platinum in Canada and the "Tippin' Point" video was ranked number 1 on

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. In the US, the song "Tippin' Point" was ranked number 1 on

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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. The track was a top 5 single at Canadian country radio. A third single, " A Girl Like You", was released in June 2014. Smith's single "Slow Rollin'" is performed by

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on the deluxe edition of their album '' 747''.

2014–2017: ''Lifted'' and ''Side Effects''

In 2014, Smith entered a recording studio in

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to record his second full-length studio album with producer

. The album, '' Lifted'', was released on November 25, 2014. Smith released the first single off the album, " Wastin' Gas", on October 28, 2014 followed by album's lead track " Lifted" and finally " Cheap Seats". "Wastin' Gas" became Smith's first #1

hit, as well as his first charting entry on the ''Billboard'' Country Digital Songs and Country Indicator airplay charts in the United States. In 2016, Smith released his third solo album ''

''. The singles released from the album included "

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", "

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", "

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", lead title track "

" and "

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". In September 2016, Smith also joined

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for the Canadian leg of his Ripcord World Tour.

2018–2020: ''The Fall'' EP and ''Timeless''

In March 2019, Smith released his EP '' The Fall''. The EP featured four straight #1 singles, " Make 'Em Like You", "

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", " Drop", and " Timeless". Smith co-headlined the Friends Don't Let Friends Tour Alone Tour with

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across Canada in the Fall of 2020. In July 2020, a

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study found Smith to be the sixth-highest played Canadian artist on domestic radio in the first half of 2020, ahead of

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and

, and slightly behind

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and

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. 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" and " Some Things Never Change". In November 2020, Smith released his first Christmas single "Classic".

2021–present: Big Loud Records and Some Things Never Change Tour

In August 2021, Smith signed a global recording deal with

. Along with Big Loud, and producer Scott Cooke, Smith launched the joint venture Local Hay Records which signed

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as their flagship artist. In September 2021, Smith hosted and headlined the "Lifted Hotel Festival" in

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, with all proceeds from the event going towards his organization, the Lifted Dallas Smith Charitable Foundation which supports mental health. Other featured performers included Austin,

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, Andrew Hyatt, and Kelly Prescott. In November 2021, Smith announced his headlining Some Things Never Change Tour, which ran in early 2022 and included

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, and

among the opening acts. He released " Hide from a Broken Heart" as his first global single on Big Loud on November 29, 2021. Smith debuted the song at the

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that day, where he won Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year for " Like a Man", and best selling Canadian album for '' Timeless''. He then featured on the

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single " Best of Me" in February 2022. In June 2022, Smith released the single "

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" with fellow Canadian country singer

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. He was subsequently named Male Artist of the Year and won the Fans' Choice at the 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards.

Personal life

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

Discography

*''

'' (2012) *'' Lifted'' (2014) *''

'' (2016) *'' Timeless'' (2020)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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