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Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC , OBC (born January 28 , 1968 ) is a Canadian Musician , Singer and Songwriter . She founded Lilith Fair , a tour which showcased female musicians in the late 1990s . BIOGRAPHY 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." Following The October Game's first concert at Dalhousie University , McLachlan was offered a recording contract with Vancouver based independent record label Nettwerk . McLachlan's parents convinced her to finish her studies at the Nova Scotia College Of Art And Design before embarking on a new life as a recording artist. She was signed to Nettwerk before having written a single song. 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 '', was her mainstream breakthrough in Canada, spawning the hit singles "The Path of Thorns (Terms)" and "Into the Fire". 1993 '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 '' Television Series 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 and setting the stage for 1997 's '' Surfacing '', which debuted at the top of the charts amid the hype around Lilith Fair. The McLachlan-founded Lilith Fair tour brought together 2 million people over its three-year history and raised more than $7 million for charities. It was the most successful all-female music festival in history, one of the biggest music festivals of the 1990 s, and helped launch the careers of several well-known female artists. McLachlan has been extensively profiled by media including cover stories for '' Rolling Stone '', '' Time '' magazine and '' Entertainment Weekly ''. She was awarded the Elizabeth Cady Stanton Visionary Award in 1998 for advancing the careers of women in music. On February 7 , 1997 , she married Ashwin Sood , her long-time drummer, in Negril , Jamaica . In 1998 , she performed three songs with the legendary rock band Phish at the annual Bridge School Benefit concert in California , hosted by Neil Young , after which McLachlan began an extended period away from recording or touring. She did, however, participate in the 2002 British Columbia Cancer Foundation Benefit Concert in memory of cancer victim Michele Bourbonnais. She participated along with four other Canadian artists, Bryan Adams , Jann Arden , Barenaked Ladies , and Chantal Kreviazuk . '' in 1998]] She returned to public life and touring with her 2003 album release, '' Afterglow '', although she has no current plans to resurrect Lilith Fair. Known for the emotional sound of her ballads, some of her popular songs include "Angel", " Building A Mystery ", "Adia", " Possession ", " I Will Remember You " and " Into The Fire ". Her best-selling album to date is ''Surfacing'', for which she won multiple Grammy Award s and four Juno Award s (Canada's equivalent to the Grammy's). Through her career, she has also received many other awards, primarily in recognition of her efforts in launching Lilith Fair. In 1999 , she was appointed as an Officer of the Order Of Canada in recognition of her successful recording career, her role in Lilith Fair, and the charitable donations she made to women's shelters across Canada. McLachlan also funds an outreach program in Vancouver that provides music education for inner city children. In 2001 , she was awarded the Order Of British Columbia . During McLachlan's hiatus in her recording career, she lost her mother to cancer in December 2001, while McLachlan herself was pregnant. McLachlan gave birth to a daughter named India on '' soundtrack. She sang harmonies and played the piano on the song "Don't Let Go" while Sood did the drum work. In early across Canada. On July 2 , 2005 , McLachlan participated in the Philadelphia installment of the Live 8 concerts, where she performed her hit " Angel " with Josh Groban . These concerts, which were held simultaneously in nine major cities around the world, were intended to coincide with the G8 summit to put pressure on the leaders of the world's richest nations to fight poverty in Africa by increasing aid. On a number of occasions, McLachlan has also found herself in the news for other reasons:
According to a letter handwritten by McLachlan, copies of which were sent to members of her fanclub in late March, 2006, Sarah will begin work on a holiday album due to be released later that year. DISCOGRAPHY Albums Singles Video releases
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