Chad Kroeger

Canadian musician (born 1974)

Chad Kroeger

Kroeger performing in 2011

Born|

Chad Robert Turton

(1974-11-15) November 15, 1974 (age 49)

Hanna, Alberta, Canada

Occupations|

* Singer
* songwriter
* musician
* producer

Spouse|

Avril Lavigne

(m. 2013; div. 2015)​

Relatives| Henry Kroeger (grandfather)
Musical career
Genres|

* Post-grunge[1]
* hard rock[2]
* pop rock[1]
* alternative rock[3]
* alternative metal[3]

Instruments|

* Vocals
* guitar

Years active| 1995–present
Labels| 604
Member of| Nickelback
Website| nickelback.com

Musical artist

Chad Robert Kroeger (/ˈkruːɡər/,[4] né Turton; born November 15, 1974) is a Canadian musician who is the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Nickelback.[5] 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

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Kroeger was born Chad Robert Turton in Hanna, Alberta, on November 15, 1974.[6][7] His maternal grandfather, politician Henry Kroeger, was born in Moscow to a Mennonite family of Prussian descent.[8][9] After his father left the family when he was two, he started going by his mother's maiden name of Kroeger.[8] 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.[10][11]

## Career

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### Nickelback

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Main article: 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,[12] formed the band Nickelback. Kroeger has continued to record and tour with this successful band for more than 20 years.

### The Suits XL

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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.[6] Later, in 2006, The Suits XL released an album through this label.[13] The next year the band was nominated for a Canadian Indie Award.[14]

### Collaborations

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Kroeger in 2005

Kroeger produced music for the bands Default, Theory of a Deadman, and Bo Bice.[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.[15][16]

In 2003, Kroeger won an International Achievement Award for the song "Hero" at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto.[17]

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.[18] 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.[19]

## Personal life

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In 2008, Kroeger was convicted of drunk driving in a British Columbia court after he was stopped for speeding in Surrey.[7][20]

Kroeger started dating Canadian singer Avril Lavigne on July 1, 2012.[21] The relationship started after they began working together in March 2012 to write and record music for Lavigne's fifth album.[21] Kroeger and Lavigne became engaged in August 2012.[22] They married in the south of France on July 1, 2013, which is Canada Day.[21] 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.[23] On September 2, 2015, Lavigne announced their separation via her official Instagram account.[24]

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.[25][26]

## Discography

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See also: Nickelback discography

### Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name  Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications  | Album

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CAN
[27] | AUS
[28] | AUT
[29] | DK
[30] | FRA
[31] | NZ
[32] | SWE
[33] | SWI
[34] | UK
[35] | US
[27]
"Hero"
(featuring Josey Scott) | 2002  | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3  |

* BPI: Gold[36]

| Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man

#### As featured artist

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List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name  Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Album

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|

CAN
[37] | AUS
[28] | AUT
[29] | BEL (FL)
[38] | BEL (WA)
[39] | FIN
[40] | GER
[41] | NZ
[32] | SWI
[34] | US
[42]
"Into the Night"
(Santana featuring Chad Kroeger) | 2007  | 2 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 50 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 49 | 26  | Ultimate Santana
"Porn Star Dancing"
(My Darkest Days featuring Chad Kroeger and Zakk Wylde) | 2010  | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 90  | My Darkest Days
"Let Me Go"
(Avril Lavigne featuring Chad Kroeger) | 2013  | 12 | 77 | 28 | 57 | 66 | – | 63 | – | – | 78  | Avril Lavigne
"Middle of Nowhere"
(Big Wreck featuring Chad Kroeger) | 2021  | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | –  | TBA
"Lady Mine"
(Josh Ramsay featuring Chad Kroeger) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | –  | The Josh Ramsay Show
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

### Other appearances

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List of guest appearances on other artists' albums, compilation albums, etc.  Title  | Year  | Other artist(s)  | Album  | Notes

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"Why Don't You & I"  | 2002  | Santana | Shaman | Featured artist on album version only. Replaced by Alex Band on single release.
"Tomorrow in the Bottle"  | 2009  | Timbaland | Shock Value II | Featuring Sebastian
"It Won't Suck Itself"  | 2011  | Steel Panther | Balls Out | Also featuring Nuno Bettencourt
"Hear Me"  | 2019  | Devin Townsend | Empath | Also featuring Anneke van Giersbergen and Samus Paulicelli
"Damn!"  | 2020  | Jeris Johnson and Ricky Desktop  | Single  | Remix

## References

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1. ^ a b "Chad Kroeger Biography". Allmusic.
2. ^ "Nickelback Preps For 'Silver,' 3 Doors Down Dates". Billboard. July 25, 2001. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
3. ^ a b "Nickelback rides again with 'Dark Horse' ..."
4. ^ "Chad Kroeger on Mtv Cribs Smooth" on YouTube
5. ^ "Chad Kroeger Biography". Starpulse.com. November 15, 1974. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
6. ^ a b Leahey, Andrew (November 13, 2008). "Nickelback". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
7. ^ a b "Nickelback Singer Sentenced for DUI". DUI.com. May 2, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
8. ^ a b 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 - via Internet Archive.
10. ^ "Chad Kroeger News". Us Weekly. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
11. ^ Nickelback's Chad Kroeger - Getting Locked Up as a Kid, Playing on 9/11 + More, retrieved September 21, 2022
12. ^ "Top40-Charts". Top40-Charts. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
13. ^ "THE SUITS XL". NOW Toronto, by Bryan Borzykowski, August 17, 2006
14. ^ "Indie Awards kick off Canadian Music Week". CBC Arts Mar 07, 2007
15. ^ "Nickelback's Record Company Explains Chad Kroeger ban on Santana Single Archived October 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine" – July 2, 2003 @ RoadrunnerRecords.com
16. ^ "Carlos Santana Says Label Politics Forced Chad Kroeger/Alex Band Change On New Single" Archived August 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine @ Music.Yahoo!
17. ^ "2003 SOCAN AWARDS - SOCAN". www.socan.ca. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
18. ^ "Lyrics to No Surprise". Daughtryofficial.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
19. ^ "Twitter / AvrilLavigne: Lots of singing today in the". Twitter.com. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
20. ^ "Kroeger sentence: no driving for a year, $600 fine". CTVNews. May 1, 2008.
21. ^ a b c Ehrich Dowd, Kathy; Silverman, Stephen M. (July 2, 2013). "Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger Are Now Married (Really)". People. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
22. ^ Laudadio, Marisa (August 21, 2012). "Avril Lavigne Engaged to Nickelback's Chad Kroeger". People. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
23. ^ "Avril Lavigne, Chad Kroeger Headed For a Split – Us Weekly". usmagazine.com. September 17, 2014.
24. ^ "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. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
25. ^ "Nickelback cancel Euro tour on doc's orders". August 14, 2015.
26. ^ "Nickelback - official website". Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
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35. ^ "Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott – Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original (select "Singles" tab) on October 29, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
36. ^ "British certifications – Chad Kroeger". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 29, 2022. Type Chad Kroeger in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
37. ^ Peak chart positions for singles as a featured artist in Canada:
* "Into the Night": "Santana – Awards". AllMusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved September 7, 2012.
* "Porn Star Dancing": "My Darkest Days – Awards". AllMusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved September 7, 2012.
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41. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Carlos Santana / Longplay". musicline.de (in German). PhonoNet. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
42. ^ "Santana – Awards". AllMusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved September 7, 2012.

## External links

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Chad Kroeger at Wikipedia's sister projects

* Media from Commons
* Quotations from Wikiquote
* Data from Wikidata

* 604 Records official site
* Chad Kroeger at IMDb

* v
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Chad Kroeger

Singles|

* "Hero"

Featured singles|

* "Into the Night"
* "Porn Star Dancing"
* "Let Me Go"

Related articles|

* Nickelback
* Avril Lavigne
* 604 Records
* "Why Don't You & I"

* v
* t
* e

Nickelback

* Chad Kroeger
* Ryan Peake
* Mike Kroeger
* Daniel Adair

* Brandon Kroeger
* Mitch Guindon
* Ryan Vikedal

Studio albums|

* Curb (1996)
* The State (1998)
* Silver Side Up (2001)
* The Long Road (2003)
* All the Right Reasons (2005)
* Dark Horse (2008)
* Here and Now (2011)
* No Fixed Address (2014)
* Feed the Machine (2017)
* Get Rollin' (2022)

Compilations|

* The Best of Nickelback Volume 1 (2013)

Extended plays|

* Hesher (1996)
* Three #1's + The First One Live (2002)

Singles|

* "Leader of Men"
* "Breathe"
* "How You Remind Me"
* "Too Bad"
* "Never Again"
* "Someday"
* "Figured You Out"
* "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good"
* "Because of You"
* "Photograph"
* "Animals"
* "Far Away"
* "Savin' Me"
* "Rockstar"
* "If Everyone Cared"
* "Side of a Bullet"
* "Gotta Be Somebody"
* "Something in Your Mouth"
* "If Today Was Your Last Day"
* "I'd Come for You"
* "Burn It to the Ground"
* "Never Gonna Be Alone"
* "Shakin' Hands"
* "This Afternoon"
* "When We Stand Together"
* "Bottoms Up"
* "This Means War"
* "Lullaby"
* "Trying Not to Love You"
* "Edge of a Revolution"
* "What Are You Waiting For?"
* "Million Miles an Hour"
* "She Keeps Me Up"
* "Satellite"
* "Get 'Em Up"
* "Dirty Laundry"
* "Feed the Machine"
* "Song on Fire"
* "After the Rain"
* "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
* "San Quentin"

Video albums|

* Live at Home (2002)
* Live at Sturgis 2006 (2008)

Concert tours|

* Dark Horse Tour
* No Fixed Address Tour

Related articles|

* Awards and nominations
* Discography
* Songs
* Hate to Love: Nickelback

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International|

* ISNI
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* VIAF
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National|

* Germany
* United States
* France
* BnF data
* Czech Republic
* Israel

Artists|

* MusicBrainz
* Grammy Awards

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