Jann Arden

Jann Arden Richards (born March 27, 1962) is an award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter with a popular fan base, mostly in Canada. Born near Calgary, Alberta as Jann Richards, she is one of Canada's most respected female musicians.

Jann Arden Richards (born March 27, 1962) is an award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter with a popular fan base, mostly in Canada. Born near Calgary, Alberta as Jann Richards, she is one of Canada's most respected female musicians.

Jann Arden spent most of the 1980's playing her music in bars and busking, struggling to get noticed. Her breakthrough came with her critically acclaimed 1992 debut album Time for Mercy. Her success grew with 1994's Living Under June, which featured her biggest hit, "Insensitive", one of her only songs played widely outside of Canada. Other albums have been 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 Live with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in 2002.