Sass Jordan has died at the age of 63.
The singer, best known for her hits “Make You a Believer” & “Suns gonna Rise Again” passed away peacefully on October 2nd surrounded by her family.
Sass, whose cause of death was not shared, is survived by her husband, Derek Sharp, daughter Stella, stepdaughter Brianne, and brother Daniel.
Tributes have poured in after her death was announced.
On September 1, Sass, real name Sarah, cancelled her planned shows for the rest of 2026 because of a “serious medical condition”.
Details of her illness were not shared,
Born in Birmingham, England, on December 23, 1962, Sass and her family moved from France to Montreal when she was three years old.
At 16, the star performed with bands at clubs in downtown Montreal before becoming a singer and bassist for a local group, The Pinups.
Sass shot to global fame in 1989 with the release of her debut album, Tell Somebody, which won her a Juno for Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year.
Following her quick success, she moved to Los Angeles in January 1990 and was named Top Female Rock Artist of the Year by Billboard magazine after her album Racine came out in 1992.
Also in 1992, Sass and the late Joe Cocker recorded the duet Trust in Me for the romantic thriller drama film The Bodyguard, after star Kevin Costner, now 71, heard her on his car radio.
Later in her career, she joined Canadian Idol, serving as a judge on all six seasons from 2003 until 2008.
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