Multi-award winning folk-pop singer, songwriter and actress Jann Arden (born 27 March 1962) aka Jann Arden Richards from Alberta, Canada has not only had a successful international career but has her name etched in a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame.

With early influences stemming from the likes of John Denver and Karen Carpenter, Arden began song writing at the age of thirteen. Four years later she made her recording debut with her first single “Never Love a Sailor”. Spending the next few years perfecting her craft, Arden did the club and festival circuit round her hometown with performances alongside Factor 4 and Hip Hugger and in 1985 Arden was discovered by future manager Neil MacGonigill who became a pivotal character in her quest for success.