Chad Kroeger

Chad Kroeger: Biography in Details

Who is Chad Kroeger?

Chad Kroeger is a famous Canadian musician and producer, best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Canadian rock band Nickelback.

How old is Chad Kroeger?

Chad Kroeger was born in Hanna, Alberta, Canada on November 15, 1974. His birth name is Chad Robert Turton and he is currently 48 years old. His father’s name is Wendall Turton and his mother’s name is Debbie Kroeger.

Chad Kroeger’s father left the family when he was just 2. He has written about it in a later song. He was a very troubled child. The hatred towards his father made him adapt to his mother’s maiden name as his last name.

He has a sibling namely, Mike Kroeger. Chad holds Canadian citizenship and mixed (German- English- Irish- Scottish- Welsh) ethnicity. His birth sign is Scorpio.

Chad Kroeger: Education, School/ College University

Talking about Chad’s education history, there is no information about his educational achievements.

Chad Kroeger: Professional Life, Career

Talking about his profession, in the early 1990s, Kroeger was part of a grunge cover band, The Village Idiots, with his cousin Brandon Kroeger and future Nickelback members bassist Mike Kroeger (his brother) and singer Ryan Peake.

In the year 1995, Kroeger, Peake, Mike Kroeger, and then-drummer Brandon Kroeger, formed the band Nickelback. Additionally, Kroeger has continued to record and tour with this successful band for more than 20 years.

In 2001, Kroeger, with the help of lawyer Jonathan Simkin, founded the band The Suits XL. In the next year, he co-founded the Vancouver, British Columbia-based 604 Records. Kroeger produced music for the band Default, Theory of a Deadman, and Bo Bice.

Similarly, in 2002, Chad Kroeger wrote and sang “Why Don’t You & I” for Santana’s Shaman. However, when Arista decided to release the song as a single in the Summer of 2003, Kroeger’s label, Roadrunner, refused permission, citing concerns that Kroeger appeared on a “high-profile single”.

In the year 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 that, Kroeger also recorded with Travis Tritt on his album The Storm.

Likely, Kroeger also wrote and played guitar on Bo Bice’s You’re Everything. Kroeger also featured on the Timbaland album Shock Value 2 with the song “Tomorrow in the Bottle”, which also features Sebastian.

Chad Kroeger: Disease

In 2015, Chad suffered a throat infection, which later turned out to be a cyst, which was surgically removed. Chad was in between a tour at that time and the entire European leg of it was canceled.

Chad Kroeger: Awards, Nomination

He was nominated for Best Song for Spider-Man (2002) at Critics Choice Award, he was nominated for Best Rock Song, Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for Spider-Man (2002) at Grammy Awards.

Chad Kroeger won Best Video from a Film for Chad Kroeger Feat. Josey Scott: Hero (2002) for Spider-Man (2002) at MTV Video Music Awards.

How much is the net worth of Chad Kroeger?

Chad Kroeger has an estimated net worth of around $80 million (as per 2023 data) and he has earned that sum of money from his professional career.

Her Ex-wife Avril’s net worth is calculated at $50 million.

Chad Kroeger: Rumors and Controversy/ Scandal

Currently, this musician is far from rumors and controversies.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Chad Kroeger has a height of 6 feet 1 inch.

Additionally, he weighs 86Kg. Chad’s hair color is blonde and his eye color is blue.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Chad Kroeger doesn’t have an official page on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Reference: (Wikipedia)

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