Goodbye to Sass Jordan: the career and life of the famous rock singer

THE CAREER

Born on 23 December 1960 in Birmingham, United Kingdom, Sass Jordan (born Sarah Jordan), was the daughter of French literature professor Albert Jordan and former English ballerina Jean Lanceman.

After moving first to France, and then to Montreal, Canada, during her adolescence she began singing with friends and, at the age of 16, she was already the frontwoman of groups in clubs in the city center.

Later, she became singer and bassist of the local group The Pinups, much appreciated by the public. In 1986 he began his recording career as co-lead vocalist on the song Come On (Baby Tonight) from Bündock's album Mauve.

She soon became a much sought-after session singer in Montreal, notably for the song L'Affaire Dumoutier (Say To Me...) and the music video for the song Closer Together, both by The Box.

Sass Jordan had also written songs, such as Rain, which Michael Breen had brought to the Canadian charts in 1987. In 1988 he released his debut album Tell Somebody, which was immediately successful in Canada and which Music Canada qualified as platinum.

In 1989 she won the Juno Award for Best Emerging Female Vocalist of the Year after her debut album. In 1990 she moved to Los Angeles, California, while in 1992 she released the album Racine, which became the symbolic album of her career.

In fact, it had sold around 450,000 copies worldwide and 100,000 copies in Canada thanks to the success of songs such as Make You a Believer (which reached 11th position on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart), I Want to Believe, You Don't Have to Remind Me and Goin' Back Again.

Also in the same year, Billboard named her Best Female Rock Artist, and the singer also appeared on the soundtrack of the film Bodyguard with Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, where she duetted with Joe Cocker on the song Trust in Me.

In 1993 he released the album Who Do You Think You Are. In 1994 the singer also achieved her first entry into the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where the single Sun's Gonna Rise reached 86th position.

Between 2003 and 2008, Sass Jordan served on the judging panel for all six seasons of the talent show Canadian Idol, where she was the only woman in the group.

For about 20 years he continued to perform and publish music. “If you love music and have been around as long as I have, you pretty much do what you have to do,” the singer-songwriter once said. "But I love music. I'm a huge fan, a huge fan."

She is survived by her husband Derek Sharp, daughter Stella Jordan-Sharp, stepdaughter Brianne Sharp and brother Daniel Jordan.