Chad Kroeger
{{Short description|Canadian musician (born 1974)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Chad Kroeger
| image = Чад.jpg
| caption = Kroeger performing in 2011
| birth_name = Chad Robert Turton
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|11|15}}
| birth_place = Hanna, Alberta, Canada
| spouse = {{marriage|Avril Lavigne
|2013|2015|end=divorced}}
| relatives = Henry Kroeger (grandfather)
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter
- musician
- producer
}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| instrument = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
- guitar
}}
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Post-grunge{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/chad-kroeger-mn0000189008|title=Chad Kroeger Biography|publisher=Allmusic}}
- hard rock{{cite magazine|title= Nickelback Preps For 'Silver,' 3 Doors Down Dates |magazine= Billboard |date= 25 July 2001 |access-date= 13 December 2015 |url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/79009/nickelback-preps-for-silver-3-doors-down-dates}}
- pop rock
- alternative rock{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FB&p_theme=fb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=124F7BA807E126A0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Nickelback rides again with 'Dark Horse' ... }}
- alternative metal
}}
| label = 604
| current_member_of = Nickelback
| years_active = 1995–present
| website = {{URL|nickelback.com}}
}}
}}
Chad Robert Kroeger ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|r|uː|g|ər}},{{YouTube|UmrynaSEu-A|"Chad Kroeger on Mtv Cribs Smooth"}} {{né}} Turton; born November 15, 1974) is a Canadian musician who is the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Nickelback.{{cite web |url=http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Kroeger,_Chad/Biography/ |title=Chad Kroeger Biography |publisher=Starpulse.com |date=November 15, 1974 |access-date=2011-11-06 |archive-date=November 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109071034/http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Kroeger,_Chad/Biography/ |url-status=dead }} In addition to his work with Nickelback, Kroeger has been involved with a variety of collaborations, appearing as a guest musician in several songs and has contributed in both production and songwriting. He has co-written several songs for other artists and films.
Early life
Kroeger was born Chad Robert Turton in Hanna, Alberta, on November 15, 1974.{{cite web|last=Leahey |first=Andrew |url={{AllMusic|class=artist |id=p410589 |pure_url=yes}} |title=Nickelback |website=AllMusic |date=November 13, 2008 |access-date=2011-11-06| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401190954/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/chad-kroeger-mn0000189008/biography| archive-date= April 1, 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dui.com/dui-library/celebrities/chad-kroeger-dui/nickelback-singer-sentenced-for-dui|title=Nickelback Singer Sentenced for DUI|publisher=DUI.com|date=May 2, 2008|access-date=September 22, 2010}} His maternal grandfather, politician Henry Kroeger, was born in Rosenthal, Chortitza Colony, Yekaterinoslav Governorate (now Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine) to a Mennonite family of Prussian descent.{{cite web|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nickelbacks-prairie-roots/|title=Nickelback's Prairie Roots|first=Brian D.|last=Johnson}}{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/hardpassagemenno00kroe_0|url-access=registration|title=Hard Passage: A Mennonite Family's Long Journey from Russia to Canada|first=Arthur|last=Kroeger|date=January 1, 2007|publisher=University of Alberta|isbn=9780888644732|via=Internet Archive}} After his father left the family when he was two, he started going by his mother's maiden name of Kroeger. He learned to play the guitar at age 13. His youth was sometimes troubled, and he was sent to juvenile detention for breaking into his junior high school.{{Cite web |title=Chad Kroeger News |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/chad-kroeger/ |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}{{Citation |title=Nickelback's Chad Kroeger - Getting Locked Up as a Kid, Playing on 9/11 + More |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnEXn_d2eS0 |language=en |access-date=2022-09-21}}
Career
=Nickelback=
{{Main|Nickelback}}
In the early 1990s, Kroeger was part of a grunge cover band, Village Idiot, with his cousin Brandon Kroeger and future Nickelback members bassist Mike Kroeger (his half-brother){{cite web|title=Hate to Love Nickelback|url=https://www.netflix.com/us/title/81760200?s=i&trkid=0&vlang=en|website=Netflix|access-date=8 September 2023}} and singer Ryan Peake. In 1995, Kroeger, Peake, Mike Kroeger, and then-drummer Brandon Kroeger,{{cite web|title=Top40-Charts|url=http://top40-charts.com/artist.php?aid=851|website=Top40-Charts|access-date=17 August 2017}} formed the band Nickelback. Kroeger has continued to record and tour with this band for more than 25 years.
=The Suits XL=
In 2001, Kroeger founded the band The Suits XL. Band members included Sam Loubier-Demers and Yohann Gosselin on vocals and guitars, drummer Patrick Paquet, keyboardist Felix-Antoine Berube and singer Oliver Roy de Belleval. The next year, he co-founded the Vancouver-based 604 Records. Later, in 2006, The Suits XL released an album through this label.[https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/the-suits-xl/ "THE SUITS XL"]. NOW Toronto, by Bryan Borzykowski, August 17, 2006 The next year the band was nominated for a Canadian Indie Award.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/indie-awards-kick-off-canadian-music-week-1.686796 "Indie Awards kick off Canadian Music Week"]. CBC Arts Mar 07, 2007
=Collaborations=
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Kroeger produced music for the bands Default, Theory of a Deadman, and Bo Bice.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}
Kroeger, along with Saliva vocalist Josey Scott, Theory of a Deadman lead vocalist (serving as guitarist for this track) Tyler Connolly and Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron, performed the theme song titled "Hero" for the hit movie Spider-Man in 2002. Also in 2002, Kroeger wrote and sang on "Why Don't You & I" for Santana's Shaman. However, when Arista decided to release the song as a single in Summer 2003, Kroeger's label, Roadrunner, refused permission, citing concerns that Kroeger appearing on a "high-profile single" would compromise the excitement over Nickelback's fall 2003 release The Long Road. Kroeger recommended The Calling's Alex Band, another Arista artist, as a replacement for re-recording the single.[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=13236 "Nickelback's Record Company Explains Chad Kroeger ban on Santana Single] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001005015/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=13236 |date=October 1, 2007 }}" – July 2, 2003 @ RoadrunnerRecords.com[http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12027230 "Carlos Santana Says Label Politics Forced Chad Kroeger/Alex Band Change On New Single"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823170112/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12027230 |date=August 23, 2007 }} @ Music.Yahoo!
In 2003, Kroeger won an International Achievement Award for the song "Hero" at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto.{{cite web|url=http://www.socan.ca/about/awards/2003-socan-awards|title=2003 SOCAN AWARDS - SOCAN|website=www.socan.ca|access-date=November 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012172023/http://www.socan.ca/about/awards/2003-socan-awards|archive-date=October 12, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
In 2007, Chad Kroeger worked with Santana for a second time, when he co-wrote and recorded guitar and vocals parts for a new song meant to appear on the compilation album Ultimate Santana. The track is called "Into the Night" and was released as a single on October 2, 2007. The album Ultimate Santana was released in October. Besides working with Santana, Kroeger also recorded with Travis Tritt on his album The Storm, where Tritt did a cover of Nickelback's "Should've Listened" track from The Long Road.
Kroeger also wrote and played guitar on Bo Bice's You're Everything.
Chad Kroeger, Eric Dill, Rune Westberg and Chris Daughtry wrote the debut single of Daughtry's new album.{{cite web|url=http://www.daughtryofficial.com/blog/lyrics-no-surprise-interpret-it-how-you |title=Lyrics to No Surprise |publisher=Daughtryofficial.com |access-date=2011-11-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606153047/http://www.daughtryofficial.com/blog/lyrics-no-surprise-interpret-it-how-you |archive-date=June 6, 2009 }} The single, titled "No Surprise", was debuted on American Idol Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Kroeger also contributed writing to another song from the album titled "Life After You." He and Brett James co-wrote Tim McGraw's 2009 single "It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You."
Kroeger featured on the Timbaland album Shock Value 2 with the song "Tomorrow in the Bottle", which also features Sebastian. In 2010, he provided guest vocals, along with Ludacris and guest lead guitarist Zakk Wylde, on the My Darkest Days single "Porn Star Dancing".
In 2011, Kroeger was featured on the Steel Panther album Balls Out with the song "It Won't Suck Itself." In early 2012, it was confirmed that Kroeger was working with French-Canadian pop rock singer Avril Lavigne on her fifth studio album.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/AvrilLavigne/status/183748554546884609 |title=Twitter / AvrilLavigne: Lots of singing today in the |publisher=Twitter.com |access-date=2012-12-14}}
Personal life
In 2008, Kroeger was convicted of drunk driving in a British Columbia court after he was stopped for speeding in Surrey.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/kroeger-sentence-no-driving-for-a-year-600-fine-1.293000|title=Kroeger sentence: no driving for a year, $600 fine|date=May 1, 2008|website=CTVNews}}
Kroeger started dating Canadian singer Avril Lavigne on July 1, 2012.{{cite web | url=https://people.com/celebrity/avril-lavigne-chad-kroeger-wed/ | title=Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger Are Now Married (Really) | work=People | date=July 2, 2013 | first1=Kathy | last1=Ehrich Dowd | first2=Stephen M. | last2=Silverman | access-date=July 2, 2013}} The relationship started after they began working together in March 2012 to write and record music for Lavigne's fifth album. Kroeger and Lavigne became engaged in August 2012.{{cite magazine | url=https://people.com/celebrity/avril-lavigne-chad-kroeger-engaged/ | title=Avril Lavigne Engaged to Nickelback's Chad Kroeger | last=Laudadio | first=Marisa | magazine=People | date = August 21, 2012 | access-date=August 21, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411124738/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20623133,00.html | url-status=live | archive-date=April 11, 2013 }} They married in the south of France on July 1, 2013, which is Canada Day. Lavigne and Kroeger honeymooned in Portofino, Italy. In September 2014, the entertainment media began reporting that Lavigne and Kroeger were headed for separation after a year of marriage.{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/avril-lavigne-chad-kroeger-headed-for-a-split--2014179|title=Avril Lavigne, Chad Kroeger Headed For a Split – Us Weekly|date=September 17, 2014|work=usmagazine.com}} On September 2, 2015, Lavigne announced their separation via her official Instagram account.{{cite web|url=https://instagram.com/p/7I5TTpo4M0/|title=It is with heavy heart that Chad and I announce our separation today. Through not only the marriage, but the music as well, we've created many unforgettable moments. We are still, and forever will be, the best of friends, and will always care deeply for each other. To all our family, friends and fans, thank you sincerely for the support.|publisher=Instagram|access-date=September 2, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150905061435/https://instagram.com/p/7I5TTpo4M0/|archive-date=September 5, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
In 2015, the second leg of the band's North American tour had to be cancelled so Kroeger could have surgery for a cyst on his larynx. The entire leg of the European tour was cancelled as well.{{Cite web|url=http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2015-08-14/nickelback-cancel-euro-tour-on-doc-s-orders|title = Nickelback cancel Euro tour on doc's orders|date = August 14, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nickelback.com/news/title/medical-emergency-forces-cancellation-of-the-no-fixed-address-tour/|title=Nickelback - official website|access-date=June 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308144236/http://www.nickelback.com/news/title/medical-emergency-forces-cancellation-of-the-no-fixed-address-tour|archive-date=March 8, 2016|url-status=dead}}
Discography
{{see also|Nickelback discography}}
= Singles =
==As featured artist==
=Other appearances=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of guest appearances on other artists' albums, compilation albums, etc. ! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Other artist(s) ! scope="col" | Album ! scope="col" style="width:25em;" | Notes |
| scope="row" | "Why Don't You & I"
| 2002 | Santana | Shaman | style="text-align:left;" | Featured artist on album version only. Replaced by Alex Band on single release. |
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| scope="row" | "Tomorrow in the Bottle"
|2009 |Featuring Sebastian |
| scope="row" | "It Won't Suck Itself"
|2011 |Also featuring Nuno Bettencourt |
| scope="row" | "Hear Me"
|2019 |Also featuring Anneke van Giersbergen and Samus Paulicelli |
| scope="row" | "Damn!"
|2020 |Jeris Johnson and Ricky Desktop |Single |Remix |
References
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