Sarah McLachlan于1968年一月二十八日出生于加拿大的Nova Scotia，从小就展现出她在音乐上过人的天份，学生时期，她曾经学过钢琴、吉他以及声乐，她十七岁时和她的同学们组成了一个名为〝Octor Game〞的新浪潮乐团，Sarah正是这个乐团中主要的创作来源，乐团出色的表现也让唱片公司慕名而来，希望能和她们签约录制专辑。但Sarah却在其父母的反对之下退出，进入Nova Scotia学院攻读艺术与设计。
Sarah McLachlan在1989年推出她的首张个人专辑〝Touch〞，首支单曲〝Vox〞除了在排行上取得优秀的成绩外，更连续蝉连数周加拿大电台点播冠军曲，并突破金唱片的销售量，所有的词曲创作都由Sarah所包办，充满其独特的个人色彩。Sarah空灵清新的唱腔与融合了流行与摇滚的编曲都令人耳目一新，其相当飘渺的歌声却流露出极为成熟的一面，令她立即成为新女性主义的代言人，〝Ｑ〞杂志更给与四颗星的高分评价。
Sarah McLachlan在1991年推出她的第二张专辑〝Solace〞，和前一张专辑一样，Sarah除了包办所有的词曲创作外，更展现她在空心吉他和钢琴的造诣。专辑中的〝Drawn To The Rhytnm〞和〝Into The Fire〞两首单曲先后成为冠军曲，并打入美国告示牌排行榜前二十名，引起美国流行音乐界的注意。本专辑不仅获得各界一致的好评，也缔造白金唱片的销售佳绩，奠定其在加拿大的本土天后地位。
在1994年，Sarah McLachlan的新专辑〝Fumbling Towards Ecstasy〞中，共有〝Possession〞、〝Hold On〞以及〝Good Enough〞三首歌曲进入美国告示牌排行榜，专辑销售也突破多白金记录，成功打入国际市场。在专辑〝Fumbling Towards Ecstasy〞推出之后，Sarah接下来便展开为期一年的巡回表演，而她也在1995年发行专辑〝The Freedom Sessions〞，其中收录的歌曲大部分是她前一张专辑〝Fumbling Towards Ecstasy〞中的歌曲重新编曲版本。
同年七月，Sarah McLachlan终于在歌迷殷切期盼下推出她的新专辑〝Surfacing〞。本专辑推出之后，来自各界的好评不断，可说是Sarah McLachlan进军国际乐坛的代表作，首支单曲〝Building Mystery〞成功进占美国告示牌排行榜冠军席次，而仅在美国一地的销售量即超过三百万张的惊人数字，其它两首单曲〝Last Dance〞和〝Black And White〞也先后挤入美国榜上。在1998年的葛莱美奖，Sarah McLachlan更是风光十足，专辑〝Surfacing〞获得最佳流行专辑，单曲〝Last Dance〞获颁最佳歌曲，而Sarah McLachlan更以一曲〝Building A Mystery〞荣获最佳女歌手大奖。在本张专辑之后，更加巩固Sarah McLachlan国际天后的地位。
1999年，Sarah McLachlan发行了一张现场专辑《Mirrorball》，尽管是张现场专辑，但是她依然延续了《Surfacing》的成功，并且获得了格莱美年度最佳流行专辑奖(Best Pop Album)的提名，最终凭借入选电影《Brothers McMullen》原声的单曲《I Will Remember You》，Sarah McLachlan获得了第42届格莱美最佳流行女歌手奖，这也是她第二次获得该奖项。尽管在这之后，Sarah McLachlan把更多的时间和精力放在了陪伴家人上，但是由她演唱的单曲《When She Loved Me》在第43届格莱美颁奖典礼上依然获得了最佳影视歌曲奖(Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media.)，不过遗憾的是这首歌并非由她所创作。
好了,现在我们来听听她的这两首歌吧,当然I LOVE YOU是翻唱的啦tongue.gif,没法和原唱相比的
I have a smile
stretched from ear to ear
to see you walking down the road
we meet at the lights
I stare for a while
the world around disappears
just you and me
on this island of hope
a breath between us could be miles
let me surround you
my sea to your shore
let me be the calm you seek
oh and every time I'm close to you
there's too much I can't say
and you just walk away
and I forgot
to tell you
I love you
and the night's
too long
and cold here
without you
I grieve in my condition
for I cannot find the strength to say I need you so
oh and every time I'm close to you
there's too much I can't say
and you just walk away
and I forgot
to tell you
I love you
and the night's
too long
and cold here
without you
[player]http://www.beccajanestclair.com/music/iloveyou.mp3[/player]
天使为了爱情，甘愿被贬为凡人!放弃天使的身份，成为一个真实的凡人，会饥饿、会疼痛、会流泪。
Spend all your time waiting
For that second chance
For a break that would make it okay
There's always one reason
To feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction
Oh beautiful release
Memory seeps from my veins
Let me be empty
And weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight
In the arms of an angel
Fly away from here
From this dark cold hotel room
And the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort there
So tired of the straight line
And everywhere you turn
There's vultures and thieves at your back
And the storm keeps on twisting
You keep on building the lie
That you make up for all that you lack
It don't make no difference
Escaping one last time
It's easier to believe in this sweet madness oh
This glorious sadness that brings me to my knees
In the arms of an angel
Fly away from here
From this dark cold hotel room
And the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort there
You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort here
[player]http://202.101.237.119/ftp/xlandy0099/200102.Wma[/player]
