Biography for
Sarah McLachlan More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

28 January 1968, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Birth Name

Sarah Ann McLachlan

Height

5' 7" (1.70 m)

Spouse

Ashwin Sood

(7 February 1997 - present) (separated) 2 children

Trade Mark

Deep Soulful Voice

Sombre Ballads with Deeply personal Lyrics

Lavish Musical Productions

Red Hair

High Falsetto Wail frequently used in Ballads

Frequently collaborates with Pierre Marchand

Always wears long dresses when performing

Her smile

Trivia

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.

She was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on October 21, 1999 for her services to music and charities.

Sarah gave birth to her first child, daughter India Ann Sushil , on April 6, 2002.

Married in Negril, Jamaica.

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

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)

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

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.

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

The first instrument she learned to play was the ukulele.

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.

Daughter, India Ann Sushil, born April 6, 2002.

Gave birth to daughter Taa-Jah Summer on 22 June 2007 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Taa-Jah means "crown" in Hindi.

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

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

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

Personal Quotes

Happiness is like a cloud, if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates.

I've learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and to not try and hide it.

We're constantly being told what other people think we are, and that's why it is so important to know yourself.

I don't worry about much anymore. The good thing about worry is that it's like pain. When it's not there, you don't remember what it feels like.

Time is a beautiful thing. It's like when you meet an old lover on the street six years later and they don't look so ugly anymore.

My guideline for success -- and this is really, truthfully honest -- is whether I am really proud of this record [Afterglow]. If I am proud of the record, which I am, then I let it go. If other people like it, then that's a big old bonus for me.

I was a pretty insecure kid, didn't have a lot of friends, and was picked on a lot, and music gave me confidence.

I think sometimes all you need is to hear someone else say the same thing that you're going through to realize that you're not alone. I try to put some sense of hope into the songs, into whatever the situation is so that it's not just dirt, drudgery and a life of misery. You've got to try to find a flip-side to everything, the good side.