Jacob Hoggard Bio, Affair, Married, Relationship, Wife, Net Worth

Jacob Hoggard: Biography in Details

Who is Jacob Hoggard?

Jacob Hoggard is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He is best known for finishing in third place on the second season of Canadian Idol, in 2004.

Moreover, he is also famous as the lead singer of the pop-rock band Hedley.

Who are the parents of Jacob Hoggard?

He was born on July 9, 1984, in Burnaby, Canada and he was raised in Abbotsford, British Columbia, and Surrey. As of 2023, he is 38 years old.

Jacob is of partial Italian origin. His father’s name is Nigel Allen and likely, his mother’s name is Elaine Allen.

And other information about his sibling is unknown.

When he was just four years old he learned to play piano from his aunt. At just the young age of 12, he taught himself to play guitar.

Jacob Hoggard: Education, School/College University

He achieves his education in Surrey, British Columbia at Senator Reid Elementary School and Mennonite Educational Institute, Yale Secondary School in Abbotsford.

Then he studied at L.A. Matheson Secondary School. Moreover, he was also in the City Central Learning Center.

Jacob Hoggard: Professional Life, Career

In 2004 he participated in the musical TV show Canadian Idol in its second episode. His friends from the band had a bet of $150 USD saying that he will not be able to place in the top three of Canadian Idol.

He absolutely made them wrong and got third place in the season. After it, Jacob worked with the band on all of its five albums.

Likewise, Jacob Hoggard releases his first album Hedley with the band in the year 2005 which was a self-titled album. His second album with the band is called Famous Last Words.

The album was released on the 30th of October in 2007. ‘The Show Must Go On is their third album. It becomes a big hit in Canada. Their fourth and fifth album was released in the year of 2011 and 2013 respectively. He worked in TV productions too.

He is credited to work on the soundtrack of four TV series including, ‘The Voice’ in 2015, ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation in 2012, ‘Van Wilder: Freshman Year’ in 2009, and ‘Being Erica’ in 2009.

Apart from getting third place in the Canadian Idol, he appeared in many TV series and Shows at different times. Furthermore, he performed in a documentary short called ‘Lennon or McCartney’ in the year 2014.

He got a great response from the people and got popular for his excellent work.

Jacob Hoggard: Awards, Nominations

Jacob Hoggard hasn’t received any awards yet in his professional career. But he always receives good comments for his work.

How much does Jacob Hoggard earn?

His net worth is $3 million USD now. Moreover, Jacob Hoggard has performed on various great projects and must have very good earnings from them. Though his salary is unknown.

Has he been in any Rumors and Controversies?

In 2005, Jacob Hoggard and his band members were suspects in a sexual assault case. Moreover, on 25 February 2018, an Ottawa woman accused Hoggard of raping her after the pair met on Tinder in November 2016.

Likewise, on 5 March 2018, a Toronto woman also accused Hoggard of rape. As she detailed an encounter she had with him in March 2013.

It was reported on August 23, 2019, that Hoggard’s trial would commence on September 27.  Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hoggard’s trial was postponed until 2022 January 25, 2021.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hoggard’s trial was again postponed in January 2022.  On May 2, 2022, it began.

Body description- Height, Weight, Body Size

Jacob Hoggard stands at a height of 6 feet and 2 inches. And he weighs 75 kg. Moreover, he has dark brown colored hair and hazel-colored eyes.

Social Media- Twitter

Jacob Hoggard is active on different social media. He is active on Twitter with more than 99.3K followers. But he doesn’t seem to have his account on Instagram and Facebook.

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