K.D. Lang

K.D. Lang

Born 1961-11-02 (age 64) Consort, Alberta, Canada
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Biography

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 musicians such as Roy Orbison, Tony Bennett, Elton John, The Killers, Anne Murray, Ann Wilson, 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".

Lang has also been active as an animal rights, gay rights, and Tibetan human rights activist. She is a tantric practitioner of the old school of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Known For

The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia

2006

as Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited)

Songs & Visions
Songs & Visions

1997

as Self

Eye of the Beholder
Eye of the Beholder

1999

as Hilary

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Teresa's Tattoo
Teresa's Tattoo

1994

as Michelle

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Salmonberries
Salmonberries

1991

as Kotzebue

Truth or Dairy
Truth or Dairy

1994

as Self

Country at the BBC
Country at the BBC

2011

as Self (archive footage)

Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
Heritage Minutes: Jim Egan
Heritage Minutes: Jim Egan

2018

as Narrator (voice)