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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Jacob Hoggard| image = Hoggard.jpg| caption =| image_size = 250| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Jacob William Hoggard| birth_date = Birth date and age|mf=yes|1984|07|09| origin = Surrey, British Columbia , Canada cite web|url= http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061218/CI5_jacob_hoggard/20061218/? s_name=idol2007 |title=Jacob Hoggard |publisher=CTV.ca |date=2008-01-16 |accessdate=2011-02-07| instrument =| genre = Rock, punk rock http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/famous-last-words/id266962225| occupation = Singer, songwriter, apprentice carpenter| Instruments = Vocals, Guitar, Piano| years_active = 2003–present| label = Fontana North Universal Music Canada | associated_acts = Hedley (band)|Hedley Jacob William Hoggard (born July 9, 1984) is a Canada|Canadian singer and songwriter. He finished in third place on the Canadian Idol (season 2)|second season of Canadian Idol , in 2004. He is the lead singer of the rock band Hedley (band)|Hedley .
Early years
Hoggard was born in Burnaby, British Columbia , and raised in Abbotsford, British Columbia|Abbotsford cite web|url= http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/idol/CTVShows/20050906/CI2_JacobHoggard_competitorpage |title=Official site of Canadian Idol - CTV's search for Canada's best |publisher=CTV.ca |date= |accessdate=2011-02-07 and Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey , British Columbia .cite web|url= http://www.dose.ca/music/Interview+Hedley+Refuses+Idol/2721819/story.html? cid=dose_nav_drop |title=Interview: Hedley Refuses to Be Idol |publisher=Dose.ca |date=2010-03-24 |accessdate=2011-02-07 He learned to play piano at the age of four from his aunt, and taught himself guitar at the age of 12. He was educated in Surrey, British Columbia at Senator Reid Elementary School and Mennonite Educational Institute, and at L A Matheson Secondary School . http://www.movietome.com/people/309674/jacob-hoggard/trivia.html "Jacob Hoggard", Movie Tome . Retrieved November 19, 2007. Hoggard got kicked out of High School after grade 11 for lighting his desk on fire. He formed the band Hedley with three friends; the name was inspired by Hedley, British Columbia|a small mining town in Canada which the group had learned was available for sale in its entirety.Citation needed|date=December 2009 Jacob married his highschool sweetheart in 2006, which ended in divorce in 2009.Stevenson, Jane (December 29, 2009). " http://www.lfpress.com/entertainment/music/2009/12/29/12295586.html Hedley singer gets personal with new CD", London Free Press . Retrieved December 18, 2011.
When he returned after Canadian Idol , he and his former band mates decided to go their separate ways. A re-formed Hedley, with Hoggard as the only remaining original member on vocals, Dave Rosin on guitar, Tommy Macdonald on bass, and Chris Crippin on Drums, then released their self-titled debut album Hedley (album)|Hedley on September 26, 2005; their second album, Famous Last Words (Hedley album)|Famous Last Words , was released on October 30, 2007. Their third album, The Show Must Go , was released November 17, 2009. Their fourth album, Storms , was released November 8, 2011. Hoggard was also featured as one of the Young Artists for Haiti , one of many Canadian artists who sang on the charity single " Wavin' Flag ". He was featured from 1:34 to 1:36.
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Official website| http://www.hedleyonline.com
HedleyCanadian Idol Persondata | NAME =Hoggard, Jacob | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION =Canadian musician | DATE OF BIRTH =July 9, 1984 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Hoggard, Jacob Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Musicians from British Columbia Category:Canadian male singers Category:Canadian rock singers Category:Canadian Idol participants Category:People from Burnaby Category:People from Abbotsford, British Columbia
