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Canadian rock singer-songwriter (1960–2026)
Sarah "Sass" Jordan was a British-born, Canadian-raised rock singer. Her first single, "Tell Somebody," from her debut album of the same title, won the Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist in 1989. Based on her 1992 album Racine she was Billboard's top female rock artist of the year for 1992. Subsequently, she was nominated three more times for Juno Awards. Her 2020 album Rebel Moon Blues hit number five on the Billboard Blues chart. Outside of the music industry, she also acted in television roles.
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Canadians are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Canadian.
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Musician who had hit albums with Racine and Rats later became a judge on six seasons of Canadian Idol
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