Tara Slone

Slone was born in Montreal, Quebec, and raised in Wolfville and Halifax, Nova Scotia.[3] Her stepfather Dr. Tomacz Pietrzykowski was the Dean of the School of Computer Science at Acadia University.[4] She began pursuing classical voice training at the age of 12 with the goal of becoming an opera singer. Her first job was at a Second Cup in Halifax when she was in high school as a barista for a few months before working at Sam the Record Man. She connected with music lovers and indie musicians, which she credits as influencing her taste in music.[5] At the age of 18, she attended Concordia University to pursue a degree in music. While there, she switched her aspirations to acting and rock music, and subsequently moved to Toronto.

In the mid-1990s, Slone played Columbia in the Rocky Horror Show in front of sold-out crowds when it stopped at the Grand Theatre in Kingston, Ontario.[6]

In 2016, Slone appeared on stage at the Stratford Festival in the play The Hypochondriac.[7]

In 1996, Slone became the lead singer of Joydrop. The band released two albums, had chart hits in Canada with "Beautiful" and "Sometimes Wanna Die," and was nominated for a Juno Award.

In 1998, Slone landed a recurring role in La Femme Nikita.[8] She appeared in three episodes. In 2008, she appeared in an episode of the second season of The Border, titled "Prescriptive Measures", as an American pop star who dies early on in the episode, which sparks the main plot of the episode.

Since the breakup of Joydrop, Slone has worked on a solo album with Jordon Zadorozny. Her latest album is Just Look Pretty and Sing, which was released on March 6, 2007. Singles released include "My Little Secret", "We Were Stars" and "The Perfect Girl." Joydrop reunited on April 2, 2017, edition of Hometown Hockey in Guelph, Ontario with Slone performing "Beautiful".

Slone competed on Rock Star INXS. On week four, she was again placed in the bottom three after her version of "Message in a Bottle". She was then eliminated that week.

Slone is currently signed to Orange Record Label.

She previously resided in Toronto, sharing a house with fellow Rock Star INXS contestant Suzie McNeil. The two appeared in an episode of MTV Cribs, giving viewers a tour of their house.

From August 9, 2010 to August 28, 2015, Slone served as the host of Breakfast Television on Citytv Calgary.[9]

In 2014, Slone joined Sportsnet, acting as an on-site co-host for its new Sunday-night Rogers Hometown Hockey broadcasts alongside Ron MacLean.[10]

In 2020, Slone was named host of a new weekly Sportsnet docuseries called Top of Her Game, which focuses on women's rights through interviews with female athletes, builders and executives.[11][12][13][14][15][16] Guests have included Stephanie McMahon, Charlotte Flair, Kim Davis, Kadeisha Buchanan, Jordyn Huitema, Angela James, Chantal Petitclerc, Rachael Denhollander, Maggie Nichols, Beckie Scott, Julie Chu, Caroline Ouellette, Elizabeth Manley, Mathea Olin, Blake Bolden, Fay Ebert, Waneek Horn-Miller, Jackie Heinricher, Sarah Spain, Meghan McPeak, Pepper Persley, Cathy Engelbert, Alyssa Nakken, Catriona Le May Doan.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]

She is married and has a daughter.[31]

- 2002 Best New Group (Juno Awards - Nominee)[36]
- 2012 Best Television Host (Alberta Film & Television Awards - Finalist)[37]
- 2013 Best Television Host (Alberta Film & Television Awards - Winner)[38]

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