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Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada-Jory-a gifted singer with a five-octave range began singing at the age of 10. In the very same year, Jory landed the lead roll of Young Cosette in the Canadian stage production of "Les Miserables" (Royal Alexandra Theatre/Toronto, and the National Arts Centre/Ottawa). As a child, she began a long list of television voiceovers for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Additionally, she became the voice of many characters for Disney and Cinar. Jory quickly developed a reputation for delivering consistent performances that aroused audiences. She made appearances in numerable national football, baseball, and hockey games. She was chosen to be the "Canadian Youth Ambassador to Canada" where she performed for Queen Elizabeth II and was personally asked by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney to escort the Queen on Canada's 125th Birthday Celebration. By age 14, Jory was writing her own songs and by 16, she had moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of a recording career. Jory has written and recorded with some of the industry's most prolific songwriters and producers. Randy Jackson, Jorgen Eloffson, Dan Hill, Adam Messinger, Jeff Pescetto and David Foster just to name a few. Among her most successful projects was a single for the Sony motion picture soundtrack "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer". Jory's soulful melodies and engaging lyrics have become two of her songwriting trademarks. They are a natural extension of her growth and self expression. Jory has been involved with several different charities over the years such as Variety Club, Salvation Army, and The Boys and Girls Clubs. Jory has developed a great interest in Autism research. After having had a personal experience with an autistic person where her singing voice touched the person's life "enough to make a change", she continues to explore that part of her range with apparently has a healing effect. Recently, Jory was featured in the movie "Flicka 2", singing her song "Save Yourself which will be featured on her upcoming album. More recently, Jory was featured as a lead/background vocalist on the TOTO 2010 European tour. Jory plays the guitar, piano, and violin and in her spare time can usually be found listening to music and creating it.