16 Facts About Chad Kroeger

Chad Robert Kroeger is a Canadian musician who is the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Nickelback.

Chad Kroeger has co-written several songs for other artists and films.

Chad Kroeger's maternal grandfather, politician Henry Kroeger, was born in Rosenthal, Chortitza Colony, Yekaterinoslav Governorate to a Mennonite family of Prussian descent.

Chad Kroeger's youth was sometimes troubled, and he was sent to juvenile detention for breaking into his junior high school.

Chad Kroeger has continued to record and tour with this band for more than 25 years.

Chad Kroeger produced music for the bands Default, Theory of a Deadman, and Bo Bice.

Chad Kroeger recommended The Calling's Alex Band, another Arista artist, as a replacement for re-recording the single.

In 2003, Chad 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.

Besides working with Santana, Chad Kroeger 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.

Chad Kroeger wrote and played guitar on Bo Bice's You're Everything.

Chad Kroeger featured on the Timbaland album Shock Value 2 with the song "Tomorrow in the Bottle", which features Sebastian.

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

Chad Kroeger started dating Canadian singer Avril Lavigne on July 1,2012.

In September 2014, the entertainment media began reporting that Lavigne and Chad Kroeger were headed for separation after a year of marriage.

In 2015, the second leg of the band's North American tour had to be cancelled so Chad Kroeger could have surgery for a cyst on his larynx.