Biography
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Born
7 September 1973 (age 50)
Tara Slone (born September 7, 1973) is a Canadian rock vocalist.
Born in Montreal, Quebec and raised in Nova Scotia, Slone began pursuing classical voice training at the age of 12 with the goal of becoming an opera singer. At 18, she attended Concordia University to pursue a degree in music. While there, however, she switched her aspirations to acting and rock music, and subsequently moved to Toronto.
In 1996, Slone became the lead singer of Joydrop. The band released two albums, had chart hits in Canada with "Beautiful" and "Sometimes Wanna Die", and was nominated for a Juno Award.
In 1998, Slone landed a recurring role in La Femme Nikita. She appeared in three episodes.
Since the breakup of Joydrop, Slone has worked on a solo album with Jordon Zadorozny. The album's title is "Just Look Pretty and Sing" and was officially released on March 6th, 2007. Her second single, "We Were Stars" hit radio airwaves during the first week of January, 2007.
She was a competitor on Rock Star: INXS, but was eliminated on August 3, 2005.
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