Jann Arden

Jann Arden (born March 27, 1962) is an award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter with a popular fan base, mostly in Canada. Born near Calgary, Alberta as Jann Richards, she is one of Canada's most respected female musicians.

Music

Jann Arden spent most of the 1980's playing her music in bars and busking, struggling to get noticed. Her breakthrough came with her critically acclaimed 1992 debut album Time for Mercy. Her success grew with 1994's Living Under June, which featured her biggest hit, "Insensitive", one of her only songs played widely outside Canada. Other albums have been 1997's Happy, 2000's Blood Red Cherry and in 2003 she released Love Is the Only Soldier. She also released a greatest hits album Greatest Hurts in 2001, and a live album Live with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in 2002.

Related Topics:
Busking - Time for Mercy - Living Under June - Happy - Blood Red Cherry - Love Is the Only Soldier - Greatest Hurts - Live with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

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In 2005, she released a new album titled simply Jann Arden. The album has been promoted as featuring more upbeat songs to her usual trademark ballads.

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Although Arden's pop-rock songs are known for their sadness and tales of heartache, Arden is paradoxically also known for her gregarious sense of humour and her personal stories, often mocking her close-knit family, have won her great affection among her loyal fan base.

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