About
Jann Arden is a multi-platinum, award-winning singer, songwriter, actor and author. Arden has released 16 albums with 19 top ten singles.
Arden’s accolades include 8 JUNO Awards including Female Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year, 10 SOCAN Awards and 4 Western Canadian Music Awards to name a few. In 2020, she was announced as an inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame joining the ranks of Canadian music icons including Alanis Morisette, Bryan Adams, Barenaked Ladies, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Joni Mitchell, Shania Twain and many more. Arden has also been inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame, has a Star on Canada’s Walk of Fame and has been awarded the Order of Canada.
Arden has written six books, the most recent best-seller being her new debut novel, THE BITTLEMORES, released November 2023. This comes after her most recent memoir IF I KNEW THEN: Finding Wisdom in Failure and Power in Aging, which was released October 2020. IF I KNEW THEN follows Arden’s 2017 Canadian best-seller, FEEDING MY MOTHER: Comfort and Laughter in the Kitchen as My Mom Lives with Memory Loss, which spent a combined 44 weeks on The Globe and Mail bestseller lists.
Arden’s original CTV hit series JANN, was the most-watched new Canadian comedy series of the 2018-2019 broadcast season. In the show, Arden, who was also a co-creator, played a fictionalized version of herself. The show’s 3rd season aired in 2021 on both Hulu and CTV Television Network. Other screen credits include guest appearances in Wynonna Earp (Syfy), Private Eyes (Fox), The Detour (TBS), and Workin’ Moms (Netflix).
MIXTAPE the follow-up to her 2021 album Descendant, was released January 2025. The album features a collection of Arden’s favourite pop recordings from the nineties from Sia, Seal, Robyn, Chris Issac, including lead single, the positive and optimistic song by Des’ree “You Gotta Be” and more.
Whether she is captivating audiences with her heartfelt music, entertaining them with her quick wit or sharing her written word in a boldly honest voice – Arden is a Canadian original – a brilliant multi-dimensional talent.