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)

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Eye of the Beholder
Eye of the Beholder

1999

as Hilary

Country at the BBC
Salmonberries
Salmonberries

1991

as Kotzebue

Teresa's Tattoo
Teresa's Tattoo

1994

as Michelle

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Songs & Visions
Songs & Visions

1997

as Self

Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
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Stand On Your Man

1991

as Self

Anne Murray: Full Circle
Truth or Dairy
Truth or Dairy

1994

as Self