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Jacob Hoggard
Background information
Birth name	Jacob William Hoggard
Born	July 9, 1984 (1984-07-09) (age 25)
Origin	Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Rock, Pop punk Punk Rock Hard Rock
Occupations	Singer,Songwriter, apprentice carpenter
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Fontana Universal Music Canada
Associated acts	Hedley

Jacob William Hoggard (born July 9, 1984 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian singer from Abbotsford, and raised in Surrey, British Columbia. He finished in third place on the second season of Canadian Idol. He is currently the lead singer of Hedley.

Biography

Early years

Jacob Hoggard learned to play piano at the age of five 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.^[1] He formed the band Hedley with four friends; the name was inspired by a small mining town town in Canada which the group had learned was available for sale in its entirety.^{[citation needed]}

Canadian Idol

See also: Canadian Idol (season 2)

Post-Idol

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 on September 26, 2005; their second album, Famous Last Words, was released on October 30, 2007. Their third album, The Show Must Go, was released November 17, 2009. Jacob was also featured as one of the "Young Artists for Haiti". He was featured from 1:11 to 1:20 and then his own part during 1:34 to 1:37

References

External links

• Official Hedley Site Official Band Page