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Also known as k.d. (Kathryn Dawn) lang, k.d. (Kathy Dawn) lang

Canadian singer-songwriter

Person · Open Library

Born
1961
Works
8

Top works

  • Ingénue
  • Best of K. D. Lang
  • Best of K. D. Lang
  • Invincible Summer
  • If I Were You

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Film & TV

Acting · Consort, Alberta, Canada

Kathryn Dawn Lang OC AOE (born November 2, 1961), known by her stylized stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances. Hits include the songs "Constant Craving" and "Miss Chatelaine". A mezzo-soprano, lang has contributed songs to movie soundtracks and has collaborated with…

Known for

  • k.d. lang: songs & silence — Self2023
  • Anne Murray: Full Circle — Self2021
  • Jann — Self2019
  • Heritage Minutes: Jim Egan — Narrator (voice)2018
  • Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen — Self - Performer2018
  • k.d. lang - Ingénue Redux - Live From the Majestic Theatre — Cantante2018
  • Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30 — Self2017
  • Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 — Self2016
  • Country at the BBC — Self2011
  • Portlandia — Peggy2011

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Listeners
427,760
Total plays
4,975,337

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female vocalistssinger-songwritercountryCanadianpop

Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC (born November 2, 1961), better known under her stage name, k.d. lang, is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian singer and songwriter. She is regarded as one of Canada's foremost female vocalists, as well as a champion of legal equality for LGBT people. Her singing talent has lent itself to a wide range of genres, although earlier works, such as 'Angel With a Lariat' and 'Absolute Torch and Twang' (the last of which won her a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performan

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Quotes

  • We all love animals, but why do we call some ‘pets’ and others ‘dinner’? If you knew how meat was made, you'd probably lose your lunch. I know. I'm from cattle country. That's why I became a vegetarian.

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Key facts

Born
Kathryn Dawn Lang , ( 1961-11-02 ) November 2, 1961 (age 64) , Edmonton , Alberta , Canada
Genres
Country pop folk
Occupations
Singer-songwriter record producer actress
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Years active
1981–present
Labels
Bumstead Sire Warner Bros. Nonesuch Elektra
Website
kdlang .com

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Wikidata facts

Official website
kdlang.com
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Kdlang22.jpg
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Commons category
K.d. lang
date of birth
1961-11-02
birth name
Kathryn Dawn Lang
start of work period
1981-00-00
social media followers
24300
pseudonym
k.d. lang
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Kathryn Dawn Lang OC AOE (born November 2, 1961), known by her stage name k.d. lang (stylized in all lowercase), is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances. Her hits include the songs "Constant Craving" and "Miss Chatelaine".

A mezzo-soprano, lang has contributed songs to movie soundtracks and has collaborated with musicians such as Roy Orbison, Tony Bennett, Elton John, the Killers, Anne Murray, Ann Wilson, Karen Carpenter, and Jane Siberry. She performed at the closing ceremony of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, and at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she performed Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".

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