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.