Dr. Slone
Canadian rock vocalist, actress and television personality.
Tara Kamala Slone (born September 7, 1973) is a Canadian rock vocalist, actress and television personality. She was born in Montreal, Quebec, and raised in Wolfville and Halifax, Nova Scotia. She began classical voice training at age 12, aiming to become an opera singer. Her first job was at a Second Cup in Halifax as a barista, followed by work at Sam the Record Man, where she connected with music lovers and indie musicians. She attended Dalhousie University and then Concordia University for a music degree, later switching to acting and rock music and moving to Toronto, Ontario.
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In the mid-1990s, Slone played Columbia in the theatre version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Grand Theatre in Kingston, Ontario. In 1997, she starred in Night of the Demons 3, and in 1998 landed a recurring role in La Femme Nikita, appearing in three episodes. In 2008, she appeared in an episode of The Border titled "Prescriptive Measures" as an American pop star. In 1996, she became lead singer of Joydrop after answering a wanted ad in Now magazine.
By 1997, Joydrop had a record deal and released two albums, with singles "Beautiful" and "Sometimes Wanna Die" charting in Canada, the latter reaching #20 on the American Billboard Alternative chart. The band was nominated for a Juno Award. After Joydrop's breakup, she worked on a solo album with Jordon Zadorozny. Her album Just Look Pretty and Sing was released March 6, 2007, completed before her 2005 appearance on Rock Star INXS, where she was the sixth person eliminated. Joydrop reunited on April 2, 2017, for Hometown Hockey in Guelph, Ontario, with Slone performing "Beautiful".
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Slone competed on Rock Star INXS in 2005, a reality show seeking a replacement lead singer for INXS. She previously resided in Toronto, sharing a house with fellow contestant Suzie McNeil, and the two appeared on MTV Cribs. She is separated and has a daughter named Audrey. She lived for two years near San Jose, California, with former NHL defenceman Dan Boyle. She has since moved back to Toronto, working for both the San Jose Sharks and SiriusXM radio.
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