Tara Slone

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Tara Slone (born September 7, 1973) is a Canadian rock vocalist.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, and raised in Nova Scotia, Slone began pursuing classical voice training at the age of 12 with the goal of becoming an opera singer. At 18, she attended Concordia University to pursue a degree in music. While there, however, she switched her aspirations to acting and rock music, and subsequently moved to Toronto.

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

In 1998, Slone landed a recurring role in La Femme Nikita. She appeared in three episodes.

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."

Slone competed on Rock Star INXS. On week 4, she was again placed in the bottom 3 after her version of "Message in a Bottle". She was then eliminated that week.

Tara is currently signed to Orange Record Label. She now hosts the entertainment program, "Inside Jam" on SUN TV in Toronto.

Currently resides in Toronto, sharing a house with fellow Rock Star INXS contestant Suzie McNeil. The 2 appeared in an episode of MTV Cribs giving viewers a tour of their house.