Jacob Hoggard

Jacob William Hoggard is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He finished in third place on the second season of Canadian Idol, in 2004. He is the lead singer of the rock band Hedley.

Hoggard was born in Surrey, British Columbia, and raised in Abbotsford and Surrey. 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, Yale Secondary School in Abbotsford and at L A Matheson Secondary School. He formed the band Hedley with four friends the name was inspired by a small mining town in Canada which the group had learned was available for sale in its entirety. The original band bet Jacob Hoggard 150 that he wouldnt make it into the top three for Canadian Idol. Hoggard proved them wrong making it to the top three before being eliminated from the competition. Jacob married his highschool sweetheart in 2005, which ended in divorce in 2009.

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