Chad Kroeger

Canadian musicianTemplate:SHORTDESC:Canadian musician

* Singer
* songwriter
* musician
* producer
* Post-grunge
* hard rock
* pop rock
* alternative rock
* alternative metal
* Vocals
* guitar

**Chad Robert Kroeger** /ˈkruːɡər/ (né **Turton**; born November 15, 1974) is a Canadian musician who is the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Nickelback. 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. His maternal grandfather, politician Henry Kroeger, was born in Moscow to a Mennonite family of Prussian descent. 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.

## Career

### 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 brother) and singer Ryan Peake. In 1995, Kroeger, Peake, Mike Kroeger, and then drummer Brandon Kroeger, formed the band Nickelback. Kroeger has continued to record and tour with this successful band for more than 20 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. The next year the band was nominated for a Canadian Indie Award.

### Collaborations

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Kroeger produced music for the bands Default, Theory of a Deadman, and Bo Bice.Template:Citation needed

Kroeger, along with Saliva vocalist Josey Scott, Theory of a Deadman lead vocalist (serving as guitarist for this track) Tyler Connolly and Our Lady Peace drummer Jeremy Taggart, 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.

In 2003, Kroeger won an International Achievement Award for the song "Hero" at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto.

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. 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 new 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 upcoming fifth studio album.

## Personal life

In 2008, Kroeger was convicted of drunk driving in a British Columbia court after he was stopped for speeding in Surrey.

Kroeger started dating fellow Canadian rocker Avril Lavigne on July 1, 2012. The relationship blossomed 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. The couple 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 only one year of marriage. On September 2, 2015, Lavigne announced their amicable separation via her official Instagram account.

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.

## Discography

### Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

### Other appearances

List of guest appearances on other artists' albums, compilation albums, etc.
 "Tomorrow in the Bottle"
 "Damn!"

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chad Kroeger Biography.
2. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nickelback rides again with 'Dark Horse' ....
4. ↑ "Chad Kroeger on Mtv Cribs Smooth" on YouTube
5. ↑ Chad Kroeger Biography. Starpulse.com (November 15, 1974).
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Leahey, Andrew (November 13, 2008). [[[:Template:AllMusic]] Nickelback].
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Nickelback Singer Sentenced for DUI. DUI.com (May 2, 2008).
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Johnson, Brian D.. Nickelback's Prairie Roots.
9. ↑ Kroeger, Arthur (January 1, 2007). *Hard Passage: A Mennonite Family's Long Journey from Russia to Canada*. University of Alberta. ISBN 9780888644732. https://archive.org/details/hardpassagemenno00kroe\_0.
10. ↑ Chad Kroeger News (en-US).
11. ↑ Template:Citation
12. ↑ Top40-Charts.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "The Suits XL Add Some Pop To 604". *Chart Attack*, May 19, 2006
14. ↑ "THE SUITS XL". *NOW Toronto*, by Bryan Borzykowski, August 17, 2006
15. ↑ "Indie Awards kick off Canadian Music Week". *CBC Arts* Mar 07, 2007
16. ↑ "Nickelback's Record Company Explains Chad Kroeger ban on Santana Single Template:Webarchive" – July 2, 2003 @ RoadrunnerRecords.com
17. ↑ "Carlos Santana Says Label Politics Forced Chad Kroeger/Alex Band Change On New Single" Template:Webarchive @ Music.Yahoo!
18. ↑ 2003 SOCAN AWARDS - SOCAN.
19. ↑ Lyrics to No Surprise. Daughtryofficial.com.
20. ↑ Twitter / AvrilLavigne: Lots of singing today in the. Twitter.com.
21. ↑ Kroeger sentence: no driving for a year, $600 fine (May 1, 2008).
22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger Are Now Married (Really). *People* (July 2, 2013).
23. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
24. ↑ Avril Lavigne, Chad Kroeger Headed For a Split – Us Weekly. *usmagazine.com* (September 17, 2014).
25. ↑ 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.. Instagram.
26. ↑ Nickelback cancel Euro tour on doc's orders (August 14, 2015).
27. ↑ Nickelback - official website.
28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Chad Kroeger – Awards. AllMusic (Rovi Corporation).
29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Discography Chad Kroeger. *australian-charts.com*. Hung Medien.
30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Discography Chad Kroeger (de). *austriancharts.at*. Hung Medien.
31. ↑ Discography Chad Kroeger. *danishcharts.dk*. Hung Medien.
32. ↑ Discographie Chad Kroeger (fr). *lescharts.com*. Hung Medien.
33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Discography Chad Kroeger. *charts.nz*. Hung Medien.
34. ↑ Discography Chad Kroeger. *swedishcharts.com*. Hung Medien.
35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 Discography Chad Kroeger. *swisscharts.com*. Hung Medien.
36. ↑ Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott – Official Charts Company (select "Singles" tab). Official Charts Company.
37. ↑ Template:Cite certification
38. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles as a featured artist in Canada:

	* "Into the Night": Santana – Awards. AllMusic (Rovi Corporation).
	* "Porn Star Dancing": My Darkest Days – Awards. AllMusic (Rovi Corporation).
39. ↑ Discografie Chad Kroeger (nl). *ultratop.be*. Hung Medien.
40. ↑ Discographie Chad Kroeger (fr). *ultratop.be*. Hung Medien.
41. ↑ Discography Chad Kroeger. *finnishcharts.com*. Hung Medien.
42. ↑ Chartverfolgung / Carlos Santana / Longplay (de). *musicline.de*. PhonoNet.
43. ↑ Santana – Awards. AllMusic (Rovi Corporation).

## External links

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* 604 Records official site
* Chad Kroeger at IMDb

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