{
  "id": 11821598,
  "title": "Montreal-raised Juno-award-winning singer Sass Jordan dies at 63",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/montreal-raised-juno-award-winning-singer-sass-jordan-dies-at-63",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T02:09:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/2026/10/03/montreal-raised-juno-award-winning-singer-sass-jordan-dies-at-63"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Montreal-born rock singer Sass Jordan, known for her nearly four-decade career, has died at the age of 63. Born in Birmingham, England, she grew up in Montreal and released her debut album \"Tell Somebody\" in 1988. Jordan won the Juno Award for most promising female vocalist in 1989 and was nominated multiple times for best female vocalist. Her second album, \"Racine,\" featured the hit \"Make You a Believer.\" A post on her social media page announced her passing, describing her as an \"inimitable force of nature\" and \"irreplaceable being of light and joy.\" She was surrounded by her family at the time of her death.",
  "summary": null,
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    "Montreal-raised singer Sass Jordan dies at 63",
    "Won Juno Award for most promising female vocalist in 1989",
    "Described as inimitable force of nature and irreplaceable being"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Sass Jordan's death marks the end of a nearly four-decade music career that earned her a Juno Award and multiple nominations, leaving behind a legacy as a celebrated Canadian rock singer.",
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        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Montreal-raised Juno-award-winning singer Sass Jordan dies at 63",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/montreal-raised-juno-award-winning-singer-sass-jordan-dies-at-63-11826831",
        "published": "2026-10-04T02:09:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Juno-award-winning singer Sass Jordan dies at 63",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/juno-award-winning-singer-sass-jordan-dies-at-63",
        "published": "2026-10-04T02:35:01.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}