Tara Slone
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| Born | September 7, 1973 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Tara Slone (born September 7, 1973) is a Canadian rock vocalist, actress and television personality.[1]
Early life and education
Slone was born in Montreal, Quebec, and raised in Wolfville and Halifax, Nova Scotia.[2] She began pursuing classical voice training at the age of 12 with the goal of becoming an opera singer. At the age of 18, she attended Concordia University to pursue a degree in music. While there, she switched her aspirations to acting and rock music, and subsequently moved to Toronto.
Music career
In 1996, Slone became the lead singer of Joydrop. The band released two albums, had chart hits in Canada with "Beautiful" and "Sometimes Wanna Die," and was nominated for a Juno Award.
In 1998, Slone landed a recurring role in La Femme Nikita.[3] She appeared in three episodes. In 2008, she appeared in an episode of the second season of The Border, titled "Prescriptive Measures", as an American pop star who dies early on in the episode, which sparks the main plot of the episode.
Since the breakup of Joydrop, Slone has worked on a solo album with Jordon Zadorozny. Her latest album is Just Look Pretty and Sing, which was released on March 6, 2007. Singles released include "My Little Secret", "We Were Stars" and "The Perfect Girl." Joydrop reunited on April 2, 2017, edition of Hometown Hockey in Guelph, Ontario with Slone performing "Beautiful".
Slone competed on Rock Star INXS. On week four, she was again placed in the bottom three after her version of "Message in a Bottle". She was then eliminated that week.
Slone is currently signed to Orange Record Label.
She previously resided in Toronto, sharing a house with fellow Rock Star INXS contestant Suzie McNeil. The two appeared in an episode of MTV Cribs, giving viewers a tour of their house.
Broadcasting career
From August 9, 2010 to August 28, 2015, Slone served as the host of Breakfast Television on Citytv Calgary.[4]
In 2014, Slone joined Sportsnet, acting as an on-site co-host for its new Sunday-night Rogers Hometown Hockey broadcasts alongside Ron MacLean.[5]
Personal life
She is married and has a daughter.[6]
References
- ^ "Tara Slone". Canada.com.
- ^ 10 Things You Didn’t Know About: Tara Slone Archived 2016-11-06 at the Wayback Machine HometownHockey
- ^ https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/television/tara-slone-says-goodbye-after-five-years-co-hosting-calgarys-breakfast-television
- ^ Volmers, Eric (2015-08-27). "Tara Slone says goodbye after five years co-hosting Calgary's Breakfast Television". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ Bradshaw, James. "Rogers' Hockey Night in Canada will be a whole new game for viewers". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/television/tara-slone-says-goodbye-after-five-years-co-hosting-calgarys-breakfast-television
External links
- Tara Slone at IMDb
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- 1973 births
- Canadian alternative rock musicians
- Canadian female rock singers
- Canadian television hosts
- Living people
- Musicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Musicians from Montreal
- Musicians from Toronto
- Participants in American reality television series
- 21st-century Canadian singers
- 21st-century women singers
- Women television presenters