Canadian rock singer Sass Jordan, best known for the hit “Make You a Believer,” has died at age 63.
Jordan’s family announced the heartbreaking news on social media, revealing that the singer died peacefully on Oct. 2 surrounded by her loved ones.
“On Oct. 2 2026, surrounded by her loving family, Sass Jordan peacefully crossed over to the other side,” the family said.
They remembered her as an “inimitable force of nature” and an “irreplaceable being of light and joy.”
A cause of death has not been publicly disclosed.
Jordan had reportedly canceled her remaining 2026 performances several months before her death because of a serious medical condition, though details about the illness were never publicly released.
Born Sarah Jordan in Birmingham, England, on Dec. 23, 1962, she moved to Montreal with her family when she was a young child.
Jordan began singing in Montreal clubs while still a teenager and quickly developed the gritty, powerful voice that would become her trademark.
Her breakthrough came with the release of her debut solo album, Tell Somebody, in 1988.
The title track became a major Canadian hit, and Jordan won the Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist in 1989.
Her biggest commercial success arrived several years later with the 1992 album Racine.
The album featured “Make You a Believer,” one of the songs that would become most closely associated with her career.
Racine reportedly sold about 450,000 copies worldwide, while Billboard named Jordan its Female Rock Artist of the Year in 1992.
Other fan favorites included “High Road Easy,” “You Don’t Have to Remind Me,” “So Hard” and “I Want to Believe.”
Jordan also became part of one of the biggest movie soundtracks of all time.
She recorded the duet “Trust in Me” with Joe Cocker for The Bodyguard soundtrack, the blockbuster album connected to the Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner movie.
The soundtrack went on to sell tens of millions of copies around the world.
Over the years, Jordan performed alongside or toured with some of rock music’s biggest names, including Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC and Van Halen.
She also played an important role early in the career of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who toured as part of Jordan’s band before finding international fame.
A new generation of viewers came to know Jordan when she became a judge on Canadian Idol in 2003.
She remained with the reality competition throughout its six-season run and became known for her outspoken personality and enthusiasm for young performers.
Jordan continued recording and performing well into her 60s.
Before her death, she had been scheduled to appear as a special guest with The Road Hammers at the 12th Annual Calgary Concert for Classrooms on Nov. 13.
A promotional post for that event was among the final messages shared on her Instagram account before news of her death.
Throughout her career, Jordan frequently spoke about making music because she loved it rather than simply chasing record sales.
Even as the music industry changed dramatically, she continued performing, recording and exploring blues and rock projects on her own terms.
Her family said Jordan leaves behind her husband, Derek Sharp, daughter Stella Jordan-Sharp, stepdaughter Brianne Sharp and brother Daniel Jordan.
For fans who followed her from the Montreal club scene through her breakthrough years and beyond, Jordan leaves behind more than three decades of music — along with one of the most recognizable voices in Canadian rock.
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