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Billy Talent are a popular Canadian rock group from Toronto. In order to find their place in the mainstream rock groups, they strived hard by performing and recording for about a decade.Originally called Pezz, the group originates from Mississauga, Ontario.

The band was comprised of Ben Kowalewicz,Jon Gallant and Aaron Solowoniuk. They were originated in in Mississauga, a large city west of Toronto, Ontario. In 1993, Ben Kowalewicz and Jon Gallant were part of a band called "To Each His Own". In this band, Gallant used to play bass and Kowalewicz was on drums. Later on, Kowalewicz moved to vocals, and Aaron Solowoniuk was recruited in his place. They then got an opportunity of meeting Ian D'Sa backstage at their high school talent show. The trio was impressed with D’sa and they went on to merge with D'Sa. Their merging was given the name "The Other One" for a short time, and eventually Pezz. They originally started playing music which was a mix of grunge, and hip-hop

Pezz had been impressive right from the beginning. This versatile group started writing, performing songs, and gaining attention and credibility at first locally, and soon in Toronto's broader music scene. They attracted the people by offering their first recording which was a cheap 4-track demo. It was recorded in Ian D'Sa's basement in July of 1994, and was named Demoluca. Soon after, in January 1995, they recorded another demo of better quality named Dudeboz.

Pezz was successful in recording their first full-length album, Watoosh, in 1998 at a studio called "Great Big Music". They recorded this album by collaborating with Juno-nominated music producer Brad Nelson. It was widely appreciated within Toronto's indie scene but it was failed in reaching large mainstream sales levels.

In 1999, Pezz had to face some legal problems over their name. A punk band from Memphis, Tennessee used the same name, and they already had released their first record under that name in 1990. At first, the Canadian Pezz's management threatened a lawsuit and demanded $5,000 from BYO Records,at the time, for the American Pezz. In time, the band surrendered and soon renamed themselves Billy Talent in 2001. The name was inspired by "Billy Tallent", the name of a guitarist in Hard Core Logo, the novel by Michael Turner and its film adaptation by Bruce McDonald.

As Billy Talent, their graph of their popularity rose high.Their sound began to move in a more aggressive, punk rock direction. Their four song EP, Try Honesty, was released in September 2001, and the band became very popular. Their live shows were widely appreciated and were noted for their high energy.

Keeping in view of the popularity and huge success of Billy Talent, the major record companies approached the band in 2002. Finally, the band signed with Atlantic Records and Warner Music Canada. In the fall of 2003, the band released their full-length self-titled album, Billy Talent. The album found considerable mainstream airplay and sales success.

"Try Honesty" was a successful first single, and was followed by other singles into late 2003 and 2004. The band became famous all over the world in no time. They played sold-out shows in Canada and the United States and had success in Europe as well. The band received Juno and MuchMusic Video Award nominations and awards. They also spent late 2004 and most of 2005 touring.

Billy Talent the album has been a huge success. It has gone 3x Platinum in Canada and will likely achieve mainstream success in the United States as well. The band consistently played shows at almost every Warped Tour 2006 festival.

The band's second album was mostly recorded at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver B.C. It was again the good work of Gavin Brown and Chris Lord-Alge. However, this time Ian D'Sa got a chance to try his hand at producing. The band also recorded cover songs of John Lennon's "Cold Turkey" and the Buzzcocks "Ever Fallen in Love?" during these sessions.

The band performed a live session for Mike Davies on BBC Radio 1's The Lockup on September 12th, playing the tracks "Red Flag", "Devil In A Midnight Mass" and "This Suffering".

On November 22nd, the band successfully made its American premiere on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien show, performing "Red Flag."

During the band's most recent UK tour, Ben was forced to return to Canada for family related reasons. In Ben’s absence, the band could not continue their performance and they had to miss their Southampton show. The whole band returned the following month to play the show. Halfway through the performance, Ben apologised to the crowd for his absence the previous month, which was followed by a heart warming round of applause from the crowd.