Jann Arden
| Jann Arden | |
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Arden (left), being interviewed on television, 2006
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jann Arden Anne Richards |
| Born |
March 27, 1962 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | A&M, Universal |
| Website | www |
Jann Arden (born Jann Arden Anne Richards; March 27, 1962) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She is famous for her signature ballads, "Could I Be Your Girl" and "Insensitive", which is her biggest hit to date.
Jann Arden was born in Calgary and moved as a child to Springbank, Alberta, where she attended Springbank Community High School.
Arden was discovered in 1985 by Calgary manager Neil MacGonigill, who worked with her from 1985 to 1998, both managing her career and acting as executive producer of her earlier albums. The two subsequently became estranged.
Arden released her critically acclaimed debut album, Time for Mercy. in 1993, and followed with a single "I Would Die For You". Her 1994 album Living Under June featured her biggest hit to date outside of Canada, "Insensitive", which was released as a single from the soundtrack to the Christian Slater film Bed of Roses (number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100). Another single from that same album, "Could I Be Your Girl", has also had significant, and consistent airplay on Canadian adult contemporary radio since its release, and featured a dance remix version which circulated on pop radio at the time.
Subsequent albums include 1997's Happy?, 2000's Blood Red Cherry, and 2003's Love Is the Only Soldier. She also released a greatest hits album, Greatest Hurts, in 2001, and a live album, Jann Arden Live with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (2002). In 2005, she released her eighth album (her sixth album of new material); self-titled Jann Arden.
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