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Juno-award-winning singer Sass Jordan dies at 63

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Juno-award-winning singer Sass Jordan dies at 63. (2026, October 4). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/sass-jordan-dead-at-63-9.7368500?cmp=rss

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Sass Jordan, a Juno-award-winning singer whose career lasted nearly four decades, has died at age 63. Born in Birmingham, England, and raised in Montreal, Jordan released her debut album "Tell Somebody" in 1988 and won the Juno award for most promising female vocalist of the year in 1989. She was also nominated several times for best female vocalist. A post on her social media page announced her death on Friday, stating she passed away surrounded by her family.
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Sass Jordan, a Montreal-raised Juno-award-winning rock singer, died at the age of 63 on October 7, 2026, surrounded by her family. A post on her social media page described her as an "inimitable force of nature" and an "irreplaceable being of light and joy." Born in Birmingham, England, Jordan began her career with the release of her debut album, Tell Somebody, in 1988, winning the Juno award for most promising female vocalist that same year. Her second album, Racine (1992), included hit songs like "Make You a Believer." Despite widespread mourning and tributes from fans and industry peers, her cause of death has not been disclosed.

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A post on Jordan's social media page on Saturday says she died the day before, "surrounded by her loving family" and calls her an "inimitable force of nature" and "irreplaceable being of light and joy." A cause of death has not been released. Jordan was born in Birmingham, England, and raised in Montreal.
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Juno-award-winning singer Sass Jordan dies at 63 A cause of death has not been released Sass Jordan, the Montreal-raised rock singer whose career spanned nearly four decades, has died at 63. asserted
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A post on Jordan's social media page on Saturday says she died the day before, "surrounded by her loving family" and calls her an "inimitable force of nature" and "irreplaceable being of light and joy." A cause of death has not been released. Jordan was born in Birmingham, England, and raised in Montreal. asserted
Jordan → say → Montreal
Her debut album, Tell Somebody, was released in 1988, and she won the Juno award for most promising female vocalist of the year in 1989, as well as being nominated several times for best female vocalist. asserted
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Her second album, Racine, released in 1992, included hits like Make You a Believer. asserted
You → release → hits
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