Overview
- Her family posted on Instagram that Sass Jordan “peacefully crossed over” on Oct. 2 while surrounded by loved ones and asked for privacy as tributes arrived.
- The family and Jordan’s publicist list her age as 65, though a few outlets initially reported 63.
- Jordan had canceled her remaining 2026 tour dates in September because of a “serious medical condition,” and no official cause of death has been released.
- She won a 1989 Juno Award, reached international notice with the 1992 album Racine and the single “Make You a Believer,” and served as a judge on all six seasons of Canadian Idol.
- She is survived by her husband Derek Sharp, daughter Stella Jordan-Sharp, stepdaughter Brianne Sharp and brother Daniel Jordan, and peers and fans have been posting tributes to her influence and voice.