Early Years
Hoggard was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, and raised in Abbotsford and Surrey, British Columbia. 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, and at L A Matheson Secondary School. Hoggard got kicked out of the high school after grade 11 for lighting his desk on fire. 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 wouldn't 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 2004, which ended in divorce in 2009.
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