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hedley

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Hedley is a punk rock quartet that is known for their lead singer Jacob Hoggard, who placed 3rd during the second season of the reality TV series Canadian Idol in 2004, and has had the most successful (in terms of album sales) post-Idol career of any contestant. The current band retains the original name of his pre-Canadian Idol group, although the membership has changed. The band originated in Abbotsford, British Columbia and was named after the town of Hedley, British Columbia, a name chosen after members heard that it was for sale for $346,000. While the idea of buying the town ran its course, the name remained. The current members are vocalist Jacob Hoggard, bassist Tommy Mac, guitarist Dave Rosin, and drummer Chris Crippin.

The original band bet Hoggard that he wouldn't audition for Canadian Idol. Following Hoggard's success on the series, he, with a reformed Hedley, was signed with Universal Music Canada. Their debut single "On My Own" reached number 1 on the Canadian Singles Chart and the follow-up "Trip" peaked at number 11. The singles "On My Own", "321", "Trip", and "Gunnin'" topped the MuchMusic Countdown. Their last single off of the debut album, "Street Fight", was successful on both the MuchMusic Countdown and the Canadian Singles Chart. Their first single from their new album "Famous Last Words", "She's So Sorry" achieved success on the MuchMusic Countdown. Their current single, "Never Too Late" is climbing the charts. They have toured with Simple Plan, Faber Drive, MXPX, Bon Jovi, the Planet Smashers, Freddy Fender, the Idlesons and The Johnstones.

In the summer of 2006, they signed a record deal with Capitol Records in the United States where they completed a tour opening up for Yellowcard. Hedley released its latest album Famous Last Words on October 30, 2007. The first single from the CD, "She's So Sorry", was released to radio on August 21, 2007. The video was shot in Toronto, Ontario, and premiered on MuchMusic on September 20, 2007.

Contents [hide]

1 Discography

1.1 Albums

1.2 Other Releases

1.3 DVD's

2 Awards

3 Singles

3.1 Music Videos

4 Trivia

5 See also

6 References

7 External links

[edit] Discography

Hedley in concert

[edit] Albums

2005: Hedley 2x Platinum

2007: Famous Last Words 1x Platinum

[edit] Other Releases

2006: Hedley (Platinum Edition)

[edit] DVD's

2006: Try This At Home

[edit] Awards

The group was nominated for Rock Album of the Year (for self-titled CD; Nickelback's All The Right Reasons won), and New Group of the Year (won by Bedouin Soundclash) at the 2006 Juno Awards. They closed the show with their single "On My Own".

Hedley was nominated for Favourite Canadian Group (won by Billy Talent), and they were nominated for Best Pop Video and Best Post-Production (won by Sam Roberts) for their video for "Gunnin'" at the MuchMusic Video Awards on June 17, 2007. They won Best Pop Video.

Hedley was nominated for four 2007 Juno Awards. Their only victory was for their producer, Brian Howes (for "Trip", off the Hedley album). They were also nominated for the 2008 Juno Award for Group of the Year, but lost to Blue Rodeo.

Of the six nominations the group got for the 2008 Much Music Video Awards (MMVA), the group won four awards: Best Video - For The Nights I Can't Remember, Best Cinematography - For the Nights I Can't Remember (which defeated another Hedley effort, She's So Sorry), Best Director - For The Nights I Can't Remember, MuchLOUD Best Rock Video - She's So Sorry.

[edit] Singles

Year Title Chart Positions Album

CAN * U.S.

Hot

100 CAN Digital CAN

CHR CAN

Hot

2005 "On My Own" 1 * — — — — Hedley

"Villain" 1 — — — — —

2006 "Trip" 11 * — — — —

"321" — — — — —

"Gunnin'" — — — — —