Sarah "Sass" Jordan (23 December 1960 – 2 October 2026) was a Canadian 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. For six seasons, she was a judge on the Canadian Idol television show, until she returned to her music career exclusively in 2009. Her 2023 live album, based upon her 1994 tour with Taylor Hawkins on drums, called Live in New York Ninety-Four, was her final release. She abruptly stopped touring in September 2026 due to undisclosed medical issues, less than a month before her death.
