1. Dallas Hendry Smith was born on December 4,1977 and is a Canadian singer and songwriter, who performs both as a solo country music artist and as lead singer for the hard rock band Default.
28 Facts About Dallas Smith
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Dallas Smith always had a passion for music growing up.
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Dallas Smith signed his first record deal when he was 21.
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In November 2012, Dallas Smith performed on his first solo tour, co-headlining with Chad Brownlee.
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Dallas Smith performed at many Canadian country festivals through 2012 and 2013.
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In March 2013, Dallas Smith went on a sold-out Canadian tour with Bob Seger.
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In October 2013, Dallas Smith signed with Republic Nashville and released his first American single, "Tippin' Point".
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In 2013, Dallas Smith was nominated for Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year and Album of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association.
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Dallas Smith performed on the CCMA broadcast award ceremony, which took place on September 8,2013.
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Dallas Smith released an extended play, Tippin' Point, on March 4,2014, in the US and Canada.
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Dallas Smith followed up the success of the first single by releasing "Slow Rollin'" in March 2014.
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In 2014, Dallas Smith entered a recording studio in Nashville to record his second full-length studio album with producer Joey Moi.
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In 2016, Dallas Smith released his third solo album Side Effects.
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In September 2016, Dallas Smith joined Keith Urban for the Canadian leg of his Ripcord World Tour.
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Dallas Smith co-headlined the Friends Don't Let Friends Tour Alone Tour with Dean Brody across Canada in the Fall of 2020.
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In July 2020, a Nielsen Music study found Dallas 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.
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In November 2020, Dallas Smith released his first Christmas single "Classic".
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In November 2021, Dallas Smith announced his headlining Some Things Never Change Tour, which ran in early 2022 and included James Barker Band, Meghan Patrick, Jojo Mason, and Shawn Austin among the opening acts.
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Dallas Smith released "Hide from a Broken Heart" as his first global single on Big Loud on November 29,2021.
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Dallas Smith debuted the song at the 2021 Canadian Country Music Awards 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.
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Dallas Smith then featured on the Josh Ramsay single "Best of Me" in February 2022.
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In June 2022, Dallas Smith released the single "One Too" with fellow Canadian country singer MacKenzie Porter.
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Dallas Smith was named Male Artist of the Year and won the Fans' Choice at the 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards.
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In January 2023, Dallas Smith released the single "Singing in a Beer".
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The song was included on his self-titled fifth studio album Dallas Smith, which was released on October 27,2023.
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Dallas Smith released two instant gratification tracks "Fixer Upper" and "CRZY" alongside the opening of pre-orders for his self-titled album.
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In October 2023, it was announced that Dallas Smith will take his first acting role, appearing alongside Allan Hawco and Charlie Gillespie in Soul's Road, the forthcoming debut film of music video director Joel Stewart.
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Dallas Smith married his longtime girlfriend Kristen in 2012 and the couple has two daughters together.