{"id":2178775,"date":"2026-10-04T20:24:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T17:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2178775"},"modified":"2026-10-04T20:24:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T17:24:59","slug":"sass-jordan-rock-singer-and-canadian-idol-judge-dies-at-65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2178775","title":{"rendered":"Sass Jordan, Rock Singer and \u2018Canadian Idol\u2019 Judge, Dies at 65"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tSass Jordan, the rock and blues singer and longtime Canadian Idol<\/em> judge, has died. She was 65.<\/p>\n

\n\tJordan\u2019s passing was confirmed by her family in an Instagram post on Saturday (Oct. 3), which noted that she \u201cpeacefully crossed over to the other side\u201d on Oct. 2 while \u201csurrounded by her loving family.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cShe remains in our hearts, an inimitable force of nature,\u201d the family captioned a photo of Jordan holding a cat. \u201cAn irreplaceable being of light and joy!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAn official cause of death had not been disclosed at press time.<\/p>\n

\n\tBorn Sarah Jordan on Dec. 23, 1960, in Birmingham, England, Jordan was the daughter of a French literature professor and a ballerina. Her family moved to Montreal when she was 3, and she began playing guitar as a young teenager. By 16, Jordan was fronting bands at downtown Montreal clubs before becoming the singer and bassist for the local band The Pinups.<\/p>\n

\n\tDrawing inspiration from artists including David Bowie, Bonnie Raitt, Aretha Franklin and Aerosmith\u2019s Steven Tyler, Jordan began her recording career in 1986 as a co-lead vocalist on \u201cCome On (Baby Tonight)\u201d from B\u00fcndock\u2019s album Mauve<\/em>. Two years later, she released her solo debut, Tell Somebody<\/em>, through Atlantic Records.<\/p>\n

\n\tHer music quickly gained recognition in Canada, earning her a Juno Award in 1989 for most promising female vocalist. She later received female vocalist of the year nominations at the ceremony in 1990, 1993 and 1995.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOver four decades, she gave Canadian rock one of its most recognizable voices, carved out space for women in a genre long dominated by men, and opened doors for the young musicians who came through her band,\u201d publicist Eric Alper shared in a statement.<\/p>\n

\n\tJordan moved to Los Angeles in 1990 and released her career-defining album, Racine<\/em>, two years later through MCA Records. The set spawned \u201cMake You a Believer,\u201d which peaked at No. 11 on Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in 1992. Her highest-charting song on the chart was 1994\u2019s \u201cHigh Road Easy,\u201d which reached No. 6.<\/p>\n

\n\tShe also recorded \u201cTrust in Me\u201d with Joe Cocker, which was featured on the 1992 soundtrack to The Bodyguard<\/em>. The album spent 20 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n

\n\tDuring her career, Jordan toured alongside Aerosmith, the Rolling Stones, AC\/DC and Van Halen. Behind the kit in her touring band was a 22-year-old Taylor Hawkins, who would go on to join Foo Fighters.<\/p>\n

\n\tJordan joined Canadian Idol<\/em> as a judge in 2003 and remained with the show for all six seasons. She later cited Carly Rae Jepsen and Melissa O\u2019Neil among her favorite contestants.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 2020, she further explored her interest in blues music with the covers album Rebel Moon Blues<\/em>, recorded in Toronto with her band the Champagne Hookers. The eight-track set reached No. 5 on Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Blues Albums chart that year.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI love this music, and it made sense that I do this,\u201d Jordan told Billboard<\/em> at the time. \u201cI have a bluesy voice. I\u2019ve always been called bluesy. So I was like, \u2018Alright, let\u2019s own this,\u2019 and we had a blast doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tShe is survived by her husband, Derek Sharp of The Guess Who; daughter Stella Jordan-Sharp; stepdaughter Brianne Sharp; and brother Daniel Jordan.<\/p>\n

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sass-jordan-2010-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Sass Jordan, the rock and blues singer and longtime Canadian Idol judge, has died. She was 65. Jordan\u2019s passing was confirmed by her family in an Instagram post on Saturday (Oct. 3), which noted that she \u201cpeacefully crossed over to the other side\u201d on Oct. 2 while \u201csurrounded by her loving family.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,226],"class_list":["post-2178775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-billboard-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2178775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178775\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2178775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2178775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2178775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}