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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| Name = Chad Kroeger
| Img = Chad kroeger stuttgart.jpg
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| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Chad Robert Turton
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| Born = {{Birth date and age|1974|11|15|mf=y}} [[Hanna, Alberta]], [[Canada]]
| Instrument = [[Singer|Vocals]], [[Guitar]]
| Genre = [[Post-grunge]], [[hard rock]]
| Occupation = [[Musician]], [[Songwriter]], [[Record producer|Producer]], [[Entrepreneur]]
| Years_active = 1995-Present
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| Associated_acts = [[Nickelback]], [[Lifehouse (band)|Lifehouse]], [[Theory of a Deadman]], [[Default (band)|Default]], [[Carlos Santana]], [[Thornley (band)|Thornley]], [[Bo Bice]], [[Tin Foil Phoenix]]
| URL = http://www.604records.com 604 Records
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'''Chad Kroeger''' (Pronounced Croo-ger) (born [[November 15]] [[1974]]) is the [[lead singer]] and [[rhythm guitar]]ist for the rock band [[Nickelback]]. Born '''Chad Robert Turton''', he later adopted the surname of his half-brother, [[Mike Kroeger]].
==Background==
Chad Robert Turton was born in [[Hanna, Alberta]], [[Canada]], and some time later joined a cover band. Eventually they got tired of playing other people's songs, and singer/guitarist Chad Kroeger put together a collection of his own songs, borrowed money from his stepfather, and went to Vancouver to record the band in a friend's studio. Based on the results, Kroeger's bassist brother, Mike, along with friend and lead guitarist [[Ryan Peake]] all relocated to Vancouver in 1996; that same year, they recorded and released the EP Hesher and full-length [[Curb (album)|Curb]] independently, then embarked on a series of cross-country tours.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mesaboogie.com/gallery_artist/video/ryanPeake.html | publisher=mesaboogie.com | title=Ryan Peake, Nickelback | accessdate=2008-01-13}}</ref>
Chad mostly uses [[Paul Reed Smith]] ([[PRS Guitars]]) although he's been seen with [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]] and [[Gretsch]] [[electric guitars]] in his early career. He's said to have an [[Epiphone]] 7-string electric guitar as well. He's also been seen playing [[Martin]], [[Yamaha]], Gibson, [[Babicz]], and [[Tacoma]] [[acoustic guitars]].
==Career==
Chad Kroeger, along with [[Saliva (band)|Saliva]] vocalist [[Josey Scott]], [[Theory of a Deadman]] guitarist [[Tyler Connolly]], and [[Pearl Jam (band)|Pearl Jam]] drummer [[Matt Cameron]], performed the theme song titled "[[Hero (Chad Kroeger song)|Hero]]" for the blockbuster smash hit movie ''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider-Man]]'' in [[2002]].
In [[2002]], Kroeger, along with Nickelback's long time attorney Jonathan Simkin, founded a record label, [[604 Records]]. Among the bands currently signed to the label are [[Theory of a Deadman]], [[Armchair Cynics]], and [[Marianas Trench (band)|Marianas Trench]], the Organ, and Thornley.
Also in 2002, Kroeger wrote and sang on "[[Why Don't You & I]]" for [[Carlos Santana|Santana]]'s ''[[Shaman (album)|Shaman]]''. However, when [[Arista Records|Arista]] decided to release the song as a single in Summer 2003, Kroeger's label, [[Roadrunner Records|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 is the one that recommended [[The Calling]]'s [[Alex Band]], another Arista artist, as a replacement for re-recording the single. The recording with Kroeger on vocals can easily be found on most peer-to-peer networks to this day, however.<ref>[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=13236 ''"NICKELBACK's Record Company Explains CHAD KROEGER Ban On SANTANA Single]"'' - July 2, 2003 @ RoadrunnerRecords.com</ref><ref>[http://www.foundrymusic.com/opieanthony/displayheadline.cfm/id/2966 ''"Nickelback's Kroeger Not Allowed on Santana Single"''] @ foundrymusic.com</ref><ref>[http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12027230 ''"Carlos Santana Says Label Politics Forced Chad Kroeger/Alex Band Change On New Single"''] @ Music.Yahoo!</ref>
He also wrote and played guitar on [[Bo Bice]]'s [[The Real Thing (Bo Bice album)|You're Everything]]. Chad will portray himself in ''41 Dollars'' (The Scott Hicks Story).
In 2005, Kroeger featured on [[Tommy Lee]]'s second solo album, "The Ride." Kroeger sang and played on the track "Trying to be Me."
Chad Kroeger in 2007 has once again joined Carlos Santana to release a track on the [[Ultimate Santana]] album. The track is called "''[[Into the Night (Santana song)|Into the Night]]''" and was released as a single on August, 20 2007. The album [[Ultimate Santana]] was released in October. Besides working with Santana, Chad also recorded with Travis Tritt on his new Album "The Storm" where Tritt did a cover of Nickelback's "Should've Listened" track from The Long Road.
On June 22, 2006 at around 2 a.m. Kroeger was pulled over by the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] in [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]] for [[speeding]]. Detecting the smell of alcohol on Kroeger, the officer asked Kroeger to blow into his face. A [[breathalyzer]]-type test later showed a blood alcohol level of .14, over the legal limit of .08. Kroeger's lawyer, Marvin Stern, attempted to have the results of the later test ruled inadmissible as evidence on the grounds that the request to blow into the officer's face constituted an illegal search and seizure. The judge accepted that the search was illegal. Nevertheless, on March 4, 2008 the judge rejected the request to rule the evidence inadmissible.<ref>http://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/judgments/pc/2008/00/p08_0064.htm Regina v. Turton -- Ruling on the Voir Dire</ref> On April 1, 2008, Kroeger was convicted for driving with a blood-alcohol concentration over .08. On May 1, 2008, the court sentenced him to pay a $600 fine and prohibited him from driving for one year. <ref>[http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080501/nickelback_singer_080501/20080501?hub=TopStories Chad Kroeger gets $600 fine for drunk driving], CTV, May 1, 2008</ref>
Stern has said that Kroeger wanted to make it clear that [[Driving under the influence|drinking and driving]] is "not cool".
== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.604records.com 604 Records] - official site.
* [http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2002/06/2504.cfm Chad Kroeger Becomes A Record Exec] - article from ''Chart Attack''.
* [http://www.jsrock.com/r_nickelback.php/ Modern Rock Band] - by Adriana Down.
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