Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Santiago Betancur (Achievements of a person I admire)

Dallas Green

Born September 29, 1980 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Is a Canadian musician who releases music under the name City and Colour. He is known for his work as the former vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. At the age of 12 he started to play guitar and made acoustic covers of very high skilled bands with his friend George Pettit, lately founding the Juno awarded and Multi platinum post hardcore band Alexisonfire.

Alexisonfire with Dallas Green has recorded and released 5 albums a self titled, ‘Watch Out’, ‘Old Crows/Young Cardinals’, ‘Crisis‘ and an Acoustic album called ‘Death Letter. Dallas as City and Colour has released 4 Albums ‘Sometimes’, ‘Little Hell’,  ‘The Hurry and The Harm’ and ‘Bring Me Your Love.’ Being ‘Old Crows/Young Cardinals’ and ‘Sometimes’ Multi platinum in Canada and the US.

While Alexisonfire took a rest as a band from 2005 to 2007 Dallas dedicated himself to his own personal project called City And Colour referring to his name.

In 2006 his first video as a solo singer for the song “Save Your Scissors” featuring his friends and landscapes from his hometown in St. Catharines, Ontario and the Second one for the song “Comin’ Home” reached first places in the much music countdown and the AP magazine best single of the month. His musical ability has always amazed the reviewers and judges also people in general because he records every instrument from drums to vocals each song also he writes the lyrics too.


As City and Colour he has earned Two Grammys, Two Junno awards, Three Much Music Awards and 2 EMA. zHis Alexisonfire carrer has earned also 2 EMA, 2 Much Music Awards and 1 Junno.

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