Trivia

Her song, "Angel", kept rapper "DMC" (aka Darryl McDaniels) alive while dealing with the discovery of his adoption. He heard it on the radio and immediately felt the pull of the music. It gave him hope and gave him the strength to make it through that dark time in his life. As a result, he asked her to collaborate with him on his solo song "Just Like Me". During one recording session, she revealed she too had been adopted.

The first instrument she learned to play was the ukulele.

Born in Halifax but claims Vancouver as her home.

Has been playing instruments, including the piano and guitars, since the age of 5. Started Lilith Fair, the first all female performer concert tour. It lasted 3 summers from 1997 to 1999 and toured North America. Was the first artist signed to Nettwerk recording label. She was 17 at the time.

Her father is a Marine biologist and Her mother is an academic with a degree in English literature.

Albums: Touch (1988) Solace (1991) Live (1992) Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993) The Freedom Sessions (1994) Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff (1996) Surfacing (1997) Mirrorball (1999) Remixed (2001) Afterglow (2003)

Her husband, Ashwin Sood, has played drums for her since 1991.

Thanked by Paula Cole in the liner notes of her album "This Fire".

The first album she ever owned is "Glass Houses", by Billy Joel.

Gave birth to her 1st child at age 34, a daughter named India Ann Sushil Sood on April 6, 2002. Child's father is her estranged husband, Ashwin Sood.

She was awarded the OC (Officer of the Order of Canada) on October 21, 1999 and Invested on: April 26, 2000 from the Canadian Governor General. She lives in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Her unique voice and melodies have attracted music lovers across North America and around the world. A successful recording artist, she is also the founder of the Lilith Fair Concert Series which was the first all-women concert tour. Lilith Fair provided a forum for female performers to share audiences, collaborate musically and raise contemporary issues affecting all generations.

Her hit song "Angel" (1998) was inspired by the untimely death of The Smashing Pumpkins' keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin from a heroin overdose in 1996.

Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 39, a daughter Taja Summer Sood on June 22, 2007. Child's father is her estranged husband, Ashwin Sood.

Spokesperson for the ASPCA Society (June 2007)

Nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the song "Fallen".

Ranked #69 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll

Married in Negril, Jamaica.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (June 2007)

Gave birth to her second daughter, Taja Summer. (June 2007)

Her 2004 Afterglow Tour will be her most extensive tour yet, hitting the USA, Canada, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, France, Spain, Netherlands and Norway.

Sister-in-law of Veena Sood and Manoj Sood.

Releasing her fifth studio album, "Afterglow", in North America. (November 2003)

Released "Fallen", the first single for her new album, on September 1 to radio stations in Canada and the U.S. Her new album will be released in November 2003 and an extensive tour will follow in 2004. (September 2003)

On a promotional tour for her new album. (November 2003)

She was the awarded the the OBC (Member of the Order of British Columbia) in 2001 for her services to Music and charities. She lives in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She has also given back to communities by donating revenues from the tour to many women's shelters across the country.

She was awarded the 2002 Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal from the Canadian Governor General. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

She was awarded the 2012 Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Medal from the Canadian Governor General. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.