| Profile | |
| Sarah McLachlan | |
| Born | January 28, 1968 (1968-01-28) (age 40) |
| Origin | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Genre(s) | Piano pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, painter, executive producer |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, piano, keyboard, guitars, harp |
| Voice type(s) | Mezzo-soprano |
| Years active | 1988 - present |
| Label(s) | Arista (outside Canada), Nettwerk |
| Website | www.sarahmclachlan.com |
Sarah McLachlan was born on January 28, 1968, and adopted in Halifax, Nova Scotia. As a child, she took voice lessons, along with studies in classical piano and guitar. When she was 17 years old, and still a student at Queen Elizabeth High School, she fronted a short-lived rock band called "The October Game". Her high school yearbook claimed that she was "destined to become a famous rock star."
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The signing prompted McLachlan to move to Vancouver, British Columbia. There she recorded the first of her albums, Touch, in 1988, which received both critical and commercial success and included the hit song "Vox". During this period she also contributed to an album by Moev, and embarked on her first national concert tour as an opening act for The Grapes of Wrath.
Her 1991 album, Solace, Read more...
1994's Fumbling Towards Ecstasy was an immediate smash hit in Canada. From her Nettwerk connection, her piano version of the song "Possession" was included on the first Due South soundtrack in 1996. Over the next two years, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy quietly became McLachlan's international breakthrough as well, scaling the charts in a number of countries.
In 1994, she was sued by Uwe Vandrei, Read more...