Sass Jordan, 'Make You a Believer' singer and 'Canadian Idol' judge, dies at 65

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Set us as preferred Sass Jordan, the Canadian rock star known for hits such as “Make You a Believer” and “Tell Somebody” who served as a judge on all six season of “Canadian Idol,” has died.She was 65.

Jordan died Friday surrounded by her family, according to an announcement posted to Instagram Saturday.No cause of death was provided, but she had reportedly canceled a number of performances in Ontario, Canada, in September “due to a serious medical condition.”“She remains in our hearts, an inimitable force of nature,” her family wrote in the statement accompanying a photo of Jordan cuddling a cat.

“An irreplaceable being of light and joy!” Jordan made her solo debut with her 1988 album, “Tell Somebody,” which led to her winning the Juno Award — the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy — for most promising female vocalist the following year.She moved to Los Angeles in 1990 before releasing her follow-up album, “Racine,” in 1992.

Entertainment & Arts Here comes Ms.“Racine” remained one of Jordan’s biggest solo albums, with tracks including “Make You a Believer,” “I Want to Believe,” “You Don’t Have to Remind Me” and “Goin’ Back Again.” She also recorded a duet with Joe Cocker, “Trust in Me,” for the 1992 film “The Bodyguard” that year.

“I always think of music as medicine and as healing for myself and for anyone else who wants to join in,” Jordan said in a 2023 interview with the CBC about audiences still responding to her earlier hits when she performed.“[S]o it’s an extremely uplifting thing.

...It’s amazing and it’s incredible to see that.

It’s incredible to see people responding to something that is genuinely, like you said, 20 years old.” Born on Dec.23, 1960, in Birmingham, England, Sarah “Sass” Jordan moved from France to Montr...