Canadian rock star Sass Jordan, best known for hits including “Make You a Believer” and “High Road Easy,” has died.
She was 63.
Jordan died peacefully on Oct. 2 surrounded by members of her family, according to a statement shared on her official social media accounts.
“On Oct. 2 2026, surrounded by her loving family, Sass Jordan peacefully crossed over to the other side,” the statement read.
Her family remembered the singer as “an inimitable force of nature” and “an irreplaceable being of light and joy.”
A cause of death has not been publicly announced.
Jordan’s death came just weeks after she canceled the remainder of her 2026 performances because of what her representatives described as a serious medical condition requiring time for recovery.
No additional details about that condition were released.
The death announcement also included a deeply personal poem reflecting on mortality, fear and moving forward without regret.
Jordan had built a decades-long career as one of Canada’s most recognizable female rock performers.
Born in Birmingham, England, in 1962, she moved with her family to Montreal when she was a young child.
She began performing in Montreal clubs as a teenager and later worked as both a singer and bassist before launching her solo career.
Her breakthrough came with her debut album, Tell Somebody, released in 1988.
The album helped earn Jordan the Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist in 1989.
Her biggest commercial success followed with the 1992 album Racine.
The record featured “Make You a Believer,” which became one of the songs most closely associated with her career.
Billboard later named Jordan its Female Rock Artist of the Year for 1992.
That same era brought another major milestone when Jordan teamed with legendary singer Joe Cocker for “Trust in Me,” which appeared on the hugely successful soundtrack to The Bodyguard.
Jordan also shared stages with some of rock music’s biggest names throughout her career, including Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC and Van Halen.
Her influence stretched beyond her own albums.
Before Taylor Hawkins became famous as the drummer for Foo Fighters, he toured as part of Jordan’s band in the early 1990s.
Hawkins later spoke about the importance of that experience as he built his own career.
Jordan eventually became familiar to an entirely new generation of viewers through Canadian Idol.
She joined the singing competition as a judge in 2003 and remained on the panel for all six seasons.
Her outspoken personality and decades of experience in the music industry made her one of the show’s most recognizable figures.
Even after her mainstream rock breakthrough years, Jordan continued recording and performing, later exploring blues music with albums including Rebel Moon Blues.
Her family’s announcement prompted an outpouring of tributes from fans who remembered her powerful voice, energetic performances and larger-than-life personality.
Jordan is survived by her husband, Derek Sharp, her daughter Stella Jordan-Sharp, her stepdaughter Brianne Sharp and her brother Daniel Jordan.