- Source of Wealth: Music
- Age: 35
- Birth Place: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
- Marital Status: Married (Tammy Hoggard)
- Full Name: Jacob William Hoggard
- Nationality: Canadian
- Date of Birth: July 9, 1984
- Occupation: Singer, Songwriter
He owes most of his wealth to his prolific singing career. He is the lead singer of Hedley, a well known Canadian band. Jacob attained third position in the Canadian Idol of 2004. After gaining the limelight with Canadian Idol, the members of the band decided to separate for individual careers of their own. The band Hedley changed its lineup with him remaining as the only original member. This saw Tommy Macdonald on bass, Chris Crippin on drums and Dave Rosin on the guitar. Their debut album was released on September 26th 2005. The next album “Famous Last Words” came out on October 30th 2007. The third named, “The Show Must Go” was released on November 17th 2009. Following this, the fourth album titled ‘Storms’ was unveiled on November 8th 2011. The single dedicated to charity “Waving Flag” saw him singing along with many other popular singers. In the song, he can be heard between the time slots of 1:34 and 1:36.
Born on July 9th 1984 at Burnaby in British Columbia, Jacob started playing piano at the age of five. His aunt taught him to play the piano. He also learnt to play the guitar by himself at the age of twelve. He was raised in Surrey and Abbotsford and married his sweetheart from high school in 2004. He got a divorce in 2009.