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Montreal-Raised Juno-Award-Winning Singer Sass Jordan Dies at 63

The Juno Award winner’s tour dates were canceled about a month earlier because of a health issue, and her family announced her passing on Facebook.

  • Montreal-Raised rock singer Sass Jordan died at 63, with a social media post confirming on Saturday she passed away peacefully, "surrounded by her loving family."
  • Born in Birmingham, England, Jordan moved to Montreal at age 3 and began performing publicly at 16, launching a career spanning nearly four decades.
  • The Juno Award-winner served as Canadian Idol judge and mentored late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who credited her for his career start.
  • Venues announced tour cancellations recently citing health issues, though no specific cause of death has been released following her passing.
  • Survived by husband musician Derek Sharp and a daughter, Jordan was remembered as an "inimitable force of nature" and "irreplaceable being of light and joy.
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The Canadian artist behind the titles Tell Somebody and Make You A Believer, Sass Jordan, died "enclosed with her family." She was 63 years old.

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Montreal-raised Juno-award-winning singer Sass Jordan dies at 63

Sass Jordan, the Montreal-raised rock singer whose career spanned nearly four decades, has died at 63.

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British Canadian singer Sass Jordan died on Friday at the age of 63.

·Montreal, Canada
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24 heures broke the news in Montreal, Canada on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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