Sharp is a musician who was previously the frontman of the Canadian rock band The Guess Who

NEED TO KNOW

• Late Canadian Idol judge Sass Jordan was married to fellow musician Derek Sharp
• Sharp is the former frontman of the Canadian rock band The Guess Who
• The couple were also parents

Sass Jordan was married to her husband, Derek Sharp, for over 30 years until her death on Oct. 2 at age 63.

Jordan was a musician and longtime judge of Canadian Idol. Sharp is also a musician; the couple, who met in the 1990s, collaborated several times over the course of their relationship.

Jordan shared a daughter named Stella with Sharp and was a stepmom to his other daughter, Brianne. On Oct. 2, the family paid tribute to the late singer on Instagram.

“She remains in our hearts, an inimitable force of nature,” they wrote alongside a photo of Jordan cuddling a cat. “An irreplaceable being of light and joy!”

Here’s everything to know about Sass Jordan’s husband, Derek Sharp, who was previously the frontman of the Canadian rock band The Guess Who.

Sharp is a musician and the former frontman of The Guess Who

Sharp and his late wife shared a love of music. The dad of two has worked in the music industry for decades and was the frontman of The Guess Who from 2008 to 2024, according to his website.

Outside of The Guess Who, Sharp was a member of the bands Mad About Plaid and Backstreet, according to Spill Magazine. He also leads Derek Sharp & The Champagne Jam, which released an album in 2023 titled Plein D’Amour.

He met Jordan in the 1990s

Sharp and Jordan met in the mid-1990s, according to Sault Star, and lived in a rural area outside of Toronto.

In May 2021, Sharp celebrated the couple’s 25th anniversary on Instagram, writing, “Well…25 years ago today, these kids decided to make a go of it. ❤️.”

He has two daughters

Jordan shared a daughter named Stella with Sharp and was also a stepmom to his other daughter, Brianne. Two days after Jordan’s death, Stella penned an homage to her late mom on Instagram.

“Thank you for gifting me the opportunity to live this beautiful life and more importantly to get to share some of it with you,” she wrote in part.

He and Jordan collaborated several times over the years

Sharp and Jordan collaborated professionally several times over the course of their relationship. He is credited on many of her albums, including Get What You Give, From Dusk ‘Til Dawn, Racine Revisited and Rebel Moon Blues.

In September 2017, Jordan marked the 25th anniversary of her 1992 album, Racine, by releasing Racine Revisited. Sharp produced the updated version of the album and played various instruments on it, according to The Montreal Gazette.

“I have been playing these songs live for 25 years and I prefer these newer arrangements,” Jordan told Montreal Rampage at the time. “They morphed into something that’s actually better.”

The family paid tribute to Jordan on Instagram after she died

Jordan’s death was announced by her family on Instagram on Oct. 4. On the late singer’s profile, the family shared a message and song lyrics along with a photo of Jordan and her cat.

“On Oct 2 2026, surrounded by her loving family, Sass Jordan peacefully crossed over to the other side,” the caption read.

Jordan’s publicist, Eric Alper, also shared a statement with PEOPLE. “The family asks for privacy as they grieve, and thanks fans around the world for the love and music they shared with Sass across her remarkable life,” the statement read in part.

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