Sass Jordan
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sarah Jordan |
| Born | December 23, 1962 |
| Origin | Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupations | Singer, actress, Television Personality |
| Instruments | Vocals, Bass |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | Aquarius Records, MapleMusic Recordings, Impact[1] |
| Website | SassJordan.com |
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Sarah "Sass" Jordan (born December 23, 1962)[2] is a Canadian, Juno Award winning, rock singer/songwriter who grew up in Montreal.
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[edit] Biography
Juno Award-winning artist Sass Jordan has made a living singing, performing, writing and recording music internationally for the past thirty years. She is an internationally recognized singer/songwriter who has sold over one million CDs worldwide.
Winner of Billboard's Best Female Rock Vocalist award, the bilingual Montrealer has toured and/or worked with many music heavyweights, including Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Van Halen, Carlos Santana and Joe Cocker.
In 1992, Jordan performed a duet with Joe Cocker for the soundtrack of the motion picture The Bodyguard, starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, which sold more than 27 million copies worldwide. Her songs have been featured on numerous television shows, including Melrose Place, Party Of Five, Baywatch and Knightrider.
Also an accomplished actress, she starred in the lead role of Janis Joplin in the off-Broadway hit, "Love Janis." Jordan has guest starred on NBC's Sisters and was featured in the Toronto and Winnipeg productions of "The Vagina Monologues."
In 2003, she took on judging duties on the TV ratings blockbuster, Canadian Idol – the same year she shared the stage with The Rolling Stones, AC/DC and others as part of the history-making SARS relief concert in Toronto.
She started as a young teenager in her hometown of Montreal, Quebec, and although her professional journey has led her to many different branches of entertainment, such as the stage and screen, she has never abandoned her heart, the sound and soul of music. She was a back up singer with Quebec pop/rock group The Box in the mid 80's.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||
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| 1988 | "Tell Somebody" | 11 | Tell Somebody | ||
| 1989 | "Double Trouble" | 12 | |||
| "Stranger Than Paradise" | 36 | ||||
| "So Hard" | 51 | ||||
| "Rescue Me" | 44 | American Boyfriends (soundtrack) | |||
| 1992 | "Make You a Believer" | 12 | Racine | ||
| "I Want to Believe" | 16 | 20 | |||
| "You Don't Have to Remind Me" | 15 | ||||
| "Goin' Back Again" | 14 | ||||
| 1993 | "Who Do You Think You Are" | 37 | |||
| 1994 | "High Road Easy" | 9 | Rats | ||
| "Sun's Gonna Rise" | 7 | 86 | |||
| "I'm Not" | 47 | ||||
| 1997 | "Do What I Can" | 20 | 6 | Present | |
| 1998 | "Desire" | 12 | |||
[edit] Albums
- Tell Somebody (1988)
- Racine (1992)
- Rats (1994)
- Present (1998)
- Hot Gossip (2000)
- Sass ... The Best Of Sass Jordan (2003)
- Get What You Give (2006)
- From Dusk 'Til Dawn (2009)
[edit] Performances
- Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus (2001) - Queen Catherine of France
- Aina (2003) - Oriana
[edit] References
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20091027162150/http://geocities.com/patmil007/auggg2733.JPG
- ^ Maclean, Steve. "Jordan, Sarah (Sass)". The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0020183. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
| Preceded by The Guess Who |
Grey Cup Halftime Show 2001 with Michel Pagliaro |
Succeeded by Shania Twain |
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