“I think sometimes all you need is to hear someone else say the same thing that you're going through to realize that you're not alone. I try to put some sense of hope into the songs, into whatever the situation is so that it's not just dirt, drudgery and a life of misery.”

Canadian singer-songwriter

Sarah McLachlan is a Canadian singer-songwriter known for her long career in popular music. Born Sarah Ann McLachlan, she has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and has received major recognition in Canada and the United States. Her best-selling album is Surfacing, released in 1997, which brought her two Grammy Awards and four Juno Awards. Across her career, she has won three Grammy Awards and twelve Juno Awards, and she is a member of both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.