2. Nickelback
is
a
Canadian
rock
band
from
Hanna,
Alberta.
Nickelback's
music
is
classed
as
hard
rock,
post-‐grunge,
and
alternative
rock.
Nickelback
is
one
of
the
most
commercially
successful
Canadian
groups,
having
sold
more
than
50
million
albums
worldwide,
ranking
as
the
11th
best
selling
music
act
of
the
2000s,
and
is
the
2nd
best
selling
foreign
act
in
the
U.S.
behind
The
Beatles
for
the
2000s.
3. A
li%le
of
their
history
— The
band
was
formed
in
the
early
1990s
as
a
cover
band
called
the
"Village
Idiots"
by
Chad
Kroeger,
Ryan
Peake,
Mike
Kroeger,
and
Brandon
Kroeger.
The
band
performed
covers
of
songs
from
Led
Zeppelin
and
Metallica.
— They
had
7
albums
— Curb
-‐
The
State
— Silver
Side
Up
-‐
The
Long
Road
— All
the
Right
Reasons
— Dark
Horse
— Here
and
Now
4. Band
Members
Chad
Kroeger
is
the
guitarist
and
vocalist.
He
was
born
on
November
15,
1974.
He
learned
to
play
the
guitar
at
the
age
of
13.
In
2002,
Kroeger
co-‐founded
604
Records
(Production
Company)
He
collaborated
with
a
lot
of
artists!
(Santana,
Timbaland…)
— After
working
with
Avril
Lavigne
on
her
fifth
studio
album,
Lavigne
and
Kroeger
later
announced
their
engagement
on
August
21,
2012
5. Ryan
Peake
— Ryan
Peake
was
born
on
1/3/1973,
He
is
the
main
guitarist
and
he
does
the
chorus.
He
is
the
second
oldest
member
of
the
band.
—
He
plays
the
rhythm
guitar
and
the
keyboards
6. Mike
Kroeger
— Michael
Douglas
Henry
Kroeger
(Mike
Kroeger)
was
born
on
25/6/1972.
He
is
the
oldest
member
of
the
band
and
he
plays
the
bass
guitar,
and
does
the
backing
vocals.
— Mike
uses
a
5
strings
bass
if
it
is
needed
for
the
performances
of
the
band.
7. Daniel
Adair
— Daniel
Patrick
Adair
was
born
on
February
19,
1975
— He
plays
the
drums
and
does
the
chorus.
— He
was
in
other
bands
like
Martone
and
Suspect
before
joining
Nickelback.
8. Awards
— Group
of
the
year
— Hot
100
Artist
Duo
/
Group
of
the
Year
— Best
rock
album
with
"Silver
Side
Up"
— How
You
Remind
Me
best
single
— Hero
Songwriter
of
the
Year,
for
4
consecutive
years
in
the
U.S.
— 2002
Group
— Juno
Fan
Choice
Award
— "Too
Bad"
best
video
and
best
rock
video
2003
— "All
the
Right
Reasons
Rock"
album
of
the
year,
album
of
pop
/
rock
favorite
and
best
rock
album
of
2006
— Group
2006
— "Photograph"
2006
Best
Rock
Video
— "Far
Away"
music
award
2007
— Group
Novel
of
2001
9. Other
members…
— Other
members
were:
— Brandon
Kroeger
-‐
Drums
— Mitch
Guindon
-‐
Drums
— Ryan
Vikedal
–
Drums