Sarah McLachlan
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Sarah McLachlan is a Canadian singer/songwriter who also happens to be a three-time Grammy Award winner. She has sold more than 26 million copies of her albums since her debut in 1988.
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[edit] About
With her albums all certified either gold or multi-platinum, Sarah Mclachlan has proven time and again that she has conquered not just the Canadian fans but the people all over the world as well.
Sarah was born on January 28, 1968. As a child, she took voice, classical piano, and guitar lessons, and then went to the Nova Scotia School of Design. She had a band then, called October Game, and from their performances, she was offered to go solo by Nettwerk Records.
In 1988, she released her first album called Touch, and because of its monumental success in Canada, she was signed to Arista for international distribution. 1991's Solace came next, which also turned platinum just like the previous album.
It took her another three years to come up with her third record, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, a triple-platinum. This album was written just after her travel to Cambodia and Thailand for a Canadian-sponsored documentary about poverty and child prostitution, and contains tracks such as "Possession" and "Good Enough." Alternate versions of the songs in this record were released through The Freedom Sessions, which turned gold.
Then came her biggest album since her debut, Surfacing, containing the tracks that won her two Grammy Awards in 1998 - "Building a Mystery" and "Last Dance." Her fifth album Mirrorball, on the other hand, included "I Will Remember You," a song that again gave her another Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal.
In 2003, Afterglow was released, not without its share of more nominations. She then went on tours to New Zealand, Australia, US, and Canada, concluding her Afterglow tour in June 2005 with a performance in Vancouver, Sarah's hometown.
[edit] Awards & Certifications
Awards
| Year | Song | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Last Dance" | Grammy Award | Best Pop Instrumental Performance |
| 1998 | "Building A Mystery" | Grammy Award | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance |
| 1999 | "I Will Remember You" | Grammy Award | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance |
Certifications
| Year | Album | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Touch | Platinum |
| 1991 | Solace | Platinum |
| 1994 | Fumbling Towards Ecstasy | 3x Platinum |
| 1995 | The Freedom Sessions | Gold |
| 1997 | Surfacing | Diamond |
| 1999 | Mirrorball | 4x Platinum |
| 2003 | Afterglow | 5x Platinum |
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | Adult Contemporary | The Billboard Hot 100 | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | Modern Rock Tracks | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Fallen | 12 | 41 | 3 | - | Afterglow |
| 2001 | Sweet Surrender | - | - | 6 | - | Mirrorball |
| 2000 | I Love You | - | - | 23 | - | Mirrorball |
| 1999 | Angel | 1 | 4 | - | - | Mirrorball |
| 1999 | I Will Remember You | 3 | 14 | - | - | Mirrorball |
| 1998 | Adia | 5 | 3 | - | - | Surfacing |
| 1998 | Sweet Surrender | 27 | 28 | - | 14 | Surfacing |
| 1997 | Building A Mystery | 28 | 13 | - | 3 | Surfacing |
| 1995 | Hold On | - | - | - | 29 | Fumbling Towards Ecstasy |
| 1995 | Possession | - | - | 30 | - | Fumbling Towards Ecstasy |
| 1994 | Possession | - | 73 | - | 4 | Fumbling Towards Ecstasy |
| 1994 | Good Enough | - | 77 | - | 16 | Fumbling Towards Ecstasy |
| 1992 | Into The Fire | - | - | - | 4 | Solace |
| 1989 | Steaming | - | - | 38 | - | Touch |
[edit] News
[edit] Tours & Concerts
11/29/06 - New York, NY (Rockefeller Center)
[edit] Announcements
Sarah McLachlan's Wintersong is now out in the market. It has 12 new classics and is a must-have holiday album.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
 Released: 1988 Label: Arista |
 Released: 1991 Label: Arista |
 Released: 1993 Label: Arista |
 Released: 1994 Label: Arista |
 Released: 1996 Label: Nettwerk |
 Released: 1997 Label: Arista |
 Released: 1999 Label: Arista |
 Released: 2003 Label: Arista |
 Released: 2006 Label: Arista |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Vox | Arista |
| 1989 | Steaming | Arista |
| 1991 | Path of Thorns | Arista |
| 1991 | Drawn to the Rhythm | Arista |
| 1991 | Into the Fire | Arista |
| 1994 | Possession | Arista |
| 1994 | Good Enough | Arista |
| 1995 | I Will Remember You | Arista |
| 1997 | Sweet Surrender | Arista |
| 1997 | Building A Mystery | Arista |
| 1998 | Adia | Arista |
| 1998 | I Will Remember You (Live) | Arista |
| 1999 | Angel | Arista |
| 2003 | Fallen | Arista |
| 2004 | World On Fire | Arista |
| 2004 | Stupid | Arista |
[edit] Other artists
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[edit] Influences
[edit] Contemporaries
[edit] Trivia
Sarah McLachlan founded the touring festival called Lilith Fair, which raised more than $7 million for charities. Among the artists who participated were Sheryl Crow, Nelly Furtado, Queen Latifah, and Christina Aguilera.
