Jacob Hoggard

 ( 1984 Births ) 

After Canadian Idol, he re-formed Hedley with Dave Rosin, Tommy Mac and Chris Crippin and signed to Universal Music Canada in 2005. The band later released their debut single "On My Own", which reached number one on the Canadian Singles Chart. They released the albums Hedley, Famous Last Words and The Show Must Go in 2005, 2007 and 2009, respectively. Hoggard went on to produce the band's next four studio releases, Storms (2011), Wild Life (2013), Hello (2015) and Cageless (2017). He also co-wrote many of the group's hits including "Crazy for You", "Perfect", "For the Nights I Can't Remember" and "Anything". Hoggard along with Brian Howes was nominated at the 2014 Juno Awards for Producer of the Year.

In 2008, he co-wrote the songs "Tonight, I Love You" and "Kids" for Canadian pop rock band The Latency. In 2010, Hoggard part taken in Young Artists for Haiti to perform a rendition of K'naan's "Wavin' Flag". The song topped the Canadian Hot 100. In 2012, he also took part in Artists Against Bullying to record and release a remake of Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" for Bullying Awareness Week. Hoggard hosted the Juno Awards of 2015. He co-wrote the single "Highway" by Canadian Rock music band Bleeker.

In March 2018, Hoggard announced an indefinite hiatus from his music career. During this period, he made a living as a carpenter in British Columbia.

On July 23, 2018, Hoggard was charged with one count of sexual interference and two counts of sexual assault causing bodily harm, involving a child under 16 and an adult woman. His trial, initially scheduled for November 28, 2018, was postponed multiple times before commencing on May 2, 2022. On June 5, 2022, Toronto jury found Hoggard guilty of sexual assault causing bodily harm against an Ottawa woman in the fall of 2016. Hoggard was also acquitted of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old fan and one count of sexual interference. On October 20, 2022, Hoggard was sentenced to five years in prison.

Hoggard was also charged in March 2022 with sexual assault causing bodily harm regarding a June 2016 encounter in Kirkland Lake, Ontario; the charge was made public on June 2. Hoggard was scheduled to appear in court on August 4, 2022. The accuser testified in September 2024 that Hoggard allegedly raped, hit, and choked her before urinating on her in a hotel room after a Hedley concert. Hoggard was acquitted of the charge on October 4, 2024.

On August 16, 2024, Ontario's top court upheld the sexual assault conviction of Hoggard, dismissing his appeal and confirming his five-year prison sentence. It was confirmed that he has started to serve his sentence behind bars. On September 13, Ontario's top court dismissed Hoggard's application for bail, leading Hoggard to attempt an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.

• Hedley (2005)
• Famous Last Words (2007)
• The Show Must Go (2009)
• Storms (2011)
• Wild Life (2013)
• Hello (2015)
• Cageless (2017)