Kathryn Dawn Lang (born November 2, 1961), known by her stage name k.d. lang (stylised in all lowercase), is a Canadian pop and

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singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won

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and

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for her musical performances. Her hits include the songs " Constant Craving" and " Miss Chatelaine". A

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, lang has contributed songs to movie soundtracks and has collaborated with musicians such as

Roy Orbison Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Orbison's most successful periods were ...

Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American jazz and traditional pop singer. He received many accolades, including 20 Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, ...

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting impact on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with l ...

the Killers The Killers are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). After the band went through a number of short-term bas ...

Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian country, pop and adult contemporary music singer who has sold over 55 million album copies worldwide during her over 40-year career. Murray has won four Grammys including the Grammy ...

, Ann Wilson,

Karen Carpenter Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American musician who was the lead vocalist and early drummer of the highly successful duo the Carpenters, formed with her older brother Richard Carpenter (musician), Richard. Wi ...

, and

Jane Siberry Jane Siberry ( ; ; born 12 October 1955) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, known for such hits as "Mimi on the Beach", "I Muse Aloud", "One More Colour" and "Calling All Angels (Jane Siberry song), Calling All Angels". She performed the theme so ...

. She performed at the closing ceremony of the

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, and at the opening ceremony of the

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, where she performed

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's " Hallelujah". Lang has also been active as an

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, LGBTQ rights, and

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an human rights activist. She is a tantric practitioner of the old school of

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Early life

Lang was born in

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, the youngest child of Audrey Bebee and Adam Frederick Lang. She is of English, Irish, Scottish, German, Russian-Jewish, Icelandic, and

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ancestry, but has been quoted as describing herself as "a real Canadian". When lang was nine months old, her family moved to

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, Alberta, where she grew up with two older sisters and one older brother in the Canadian prairies.Malawey, Victoria (2009) "K. D. Lang" ''in'' Cramer, Alfred W. (ed.) (2009) ''Musicians and Composers of the 20th century'' Salem Press, Pasadena, California. Her father, a

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owner, left the family when she was twelve. After secondary school, lang attended Red Deer College, where she became fascinated with the life and music of

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and decided to pursue a career as a professional singer. She moved to

, Alberta, after her graduation in 1982.

Career

k.d. lang and the Reclines (1983–1989)

Lang answered Jim Alexander's classified ad in the Edmonton Journal looking for a singer for his country-swing band. After a show at Devil's Lake Corral which drew over 500 people, lang joined with label owner and manager Larry Wanagas to form a Patsy Cline

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, the Reclines, in 1983. They recorded their debut single, "Friday Dance Promenade", at Sundown Recorders. The first band featured Stu Macdougal on keys, Dave Bjarnason on drums, Gary Koligar on guitar and bassist Farley Scott. The Reclines regularly played Edmonton's popular Sidetrack Cafe, a local venue that featured live bands six nights a week. In 1983, lang presented a performance-art piece, a seven-hour re-enactment of the transplantation of an

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for Barney Clark, a retired American dentist. '' A Truly Western Experience'' was released in 1984 and received strong reviews and led to national attention in Canada. In August 1984, lang was one of three Canadian artists to be selected to perform at the World Science Fair in

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, Japan (along with other performing and recording contracts throughout Japan). Singing at country and western venues in Canada, lang began to establish an appearance and style referred to as "cowboy punk". She was called a "Canadian Cowpunk" in the June 20, 1985, issue of ''

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''. She would later recall the inspiration for her defining look in an interview with the

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: "I used to sew plastic cowboys and Indians on my clothes – just having fun with it on a budget. I was broke at the time, so I'd find things at Value Village or get my mom to make me a skirt from the curtains she was about to throw out. I loved playing with the clothes as much as the music." Lang made several recordings that received very positive reviews and earned a 1985

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for Most Promising Female Vocalist. She accepted the award wearing a wedding dress borrowed from her male roommate. She also made numerous

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promises about what she would and would not do in the future, thus fulfilling the title of 'Most Promising'. She has won a total of eight Juno Awards. In 1986, lang signed a contract with an American record producer in

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, and received critical acclaim for her 1987 album, '' Angel with a Lariat'', which was produced by

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. In 1989, lang released her last album with the Reclines, '' Absolute Torch And Twang,'' which won the Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

Solo career

Lang chose to use a lower-case name, inspired by the poet E. E. Cummings. Lang's career received a huge boost when

chose her to record a duet of his standard, "Crying", a collaboration that won them the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals in 1989. The song was used in the

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film '' Hiding Out'' released in 1987. Due to the success of the song, lang received the Entertainer of the Year award from the

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. Lang would win the same award for the next three years, in addition to two Female Vocalist of the Year awards in 1988 and 1989. 1988 marked the release of '' Shadowland'', an album of torch country produced by

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. In late 1988, ''Shadowland'' was named Album of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association. That year she also performed "Turn Me Round" at the closing ceremonies of the XV Winter Olympics in

, and sang background vocals with

Jennifer Warnes Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947) is an American singer and songwriter who has performed as a vocalist on a number of film soundtracks. She has won two Grammy Awards, in 1983 for the Joe Cocker duet " Up Where We Belong", and in 1987 fo ...

and

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for Orbison's acclaimed television special, '' Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night''. Lang first earned international recognition in 1988 when she performed as "The Alberta Rose" at the closing ceremonies of the

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. Canadian women's magazine '' Chatelaine'' selected lang as its "Woman of the Year" in 1988. In 1990, lang contributed the song " So in Love" to the

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tribute album '' Red Hot + Blue'' produced by the Red Hot Organization. In 1998, she contributed "Fado Hilário" to the AIDS benefit compilation album '' Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon'' produced by the same organization.

Grammy Awards and mainstream success

Lang won the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her 1989 album ''Absolute Torch and Twang''. The single " Full Moon Full of Love" that stemmed from that album became a modest hit in the United States in the middle of 1989 and a Number 1 hit on the RPM Country chart in Canada. In 1989, she sang a duet, "Sin City", with Dwight Yoakam on his album ''Just Lookin' for a Hit''. The 1992 album ''

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'', a set of adult-oriented pop songs that showed comparatively little country influence, contained her most popular song, " Constant Craving". That song brought her multi-million sales and much critical acclaim. Coming out as

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the same year saw several US country stations banning her music, and she faced a picket line outside the 1993 Grammy Awards ceremony where she would receive the

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. Another top ten single from the record was "Miss Chatelaine". The salsa-inspired track was ironic; '' Chatelaine'', a women's magazine, once chose lang as its "Woman of the Year", and the song's video depicted lang in an exaggeratedly feminine manner, surrounded by bright pastel colours and a profusion of bubbles reminiscent of a performance on ''

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''. She received a writing credit for

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1997 song, " Anybody Seen My Baby?", whose chorus sounds similar to "Constant Craving". Jagger and Richards claimed to have never heard the song before and when they discovered the similarity prior to the song's release, were flummoxed as to how the songs could be so similar. Jagger discovered his daughter listening to a recording of "Constant Craving" on her stereo and realized he had heard the song before many times but only subliminally. The two gave lang credit, along with her co-writer Ben Mink, to avoid any possible lawsuits. Afterwards, lang said she was "completely honoured and flattered" to receive the songwriting credit. She contributed much of the music towards

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's soundtrack of the film '' Even Cowgirls Get the Blues'', and also did a cover of " Skylark" for the 1997 film adaptation of '' Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil''. She performed "Surrender" for the closing titles of the

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film ''

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''. In 1997, '' Drag'', an album of cover tunes dedicated to "smoke" (specifically cigarette smoking), was released. The album cover and booklet photographs show lang in a man's suit, referring to

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as another possible meaning of the word "drag". The songs on ''Drag'' include "Smoke Dreams", from the '40s,

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's " The Joker", "Smoke Rings", the theme from the

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'' Valley of the Dolls'', and eight other smoke-themed songs. In 1999, lang ranked No. 33 on '' VH-1's 100 Greatest Women in Rock & Roll'', and she ranked No. 26 on '' CMT's 40 Greatest Women in Country Music'' in 2002, one of eight women to make both lists.

2000s

In 2003, she won her fourth Grammy Award, for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for her collaboration with

on '' A Wonderful World''. In 2004,

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of ''The New York Times'' wrote: "Few singers command such perfection of pitch. Her voice, at once beautiful and unadorned and softened with a veil of smoke, invariably hits the middle of a note and remains there. She discreetly flaunted her technique, drawing out notes and shading them from sustained cries into softer, vibrato-laden murmurs. She balanced her commitment to the material with humor, projecting a twinkling merriment behind it all." In the same year, lang released '' Hymns of the 49th Parallel'', which featured cover versions of songs by iconic English-speaking Canadian singer-songwriters:

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, Ron Sexsmith,

, and

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. According to the Canadian Record Industry Association (CRIA), in April 2006, the album went platinum in Canada selling over 100,000 copies. In December 2007, the album reached double platinum status in Australia selling over 140,000 copies. Also in 2004, she sang the song "Little Patch of Heaven" for the

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film '' Home on the Range''. On July 29, 2006, lang performed her hit "Constant Craving" at the opening ceremonies of the Outgames held in

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, Canada. In 2006, she paired with singer

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on a cover of the Joni Mitchell song "

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", for Peyroux's album, '' Half the Perfect World''. That same year lang was featured in

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's second album, '' Pretty Little Head'', singing with McKay in "We Had it Right". As well, lang sang a version of

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' "

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" for the ''Happy Feet'' film soundtrack. She also sang a duet with Ann Wilson on the

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singer's solo album '' Hope & Glory'' covering the

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song "Jackson". In 2007, she teamed up with one of her childhood idols,

, on a remake of Anne's hit, " A Love Song", that was featured on Anne's album '' Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends''. On February 5, 2008, she released an album of new material entitled '' Watershed''. It was her first collection of original material since the release of her 2000 album '' Invincible Summer''.

2010s

Lang's first complete greatest-hits collection was released on February 2, 2010, on the Nonesuch label as ''

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''. In 2010, she was in Nashville, working on a new album, titled '' Sing it Loud''. The Nonesuch album was released by lang and the Siss Boom Bang in a spring 2011 release. The band toured North America in summer 2011. In 2012, she moved from Los Angeles to

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. In 2016, lang collaborated with

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and

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on the album project '' case/lang/veirs''. She participated in the Leonard Cohen memorial celebration "Tower Of Song" in Quebec in November 2017, performing " Hallelujah". She is featured in the song "Lightning Fields" by

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from their 2020 album ''

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''. In the song, her verse begins with the line: "Don't beat yourself up, you laid good ground" and continues for several more lines. ''Makeover'', a collection of classic dance remixes made from 1992 to 2000, was released on May 28, 2021. 2021 also saw a number of lang's earlier recordings reissued on vinyl.

Semi-retirement

In 2019, lang said in an interview that she considers herself semi-retired and may not be writing and recording new songs in the future. "I'm not feeling any particular urge to make music right now. The muse is eluding me. I am completely at peace with the fact that I may be done."

Film and television appearances

Lang performed several times on '' The Super Dave Osborne Show'' starting in 1987. In 1988 k.d. lang and The Reclines appeared on ''

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''. Lang played the lead in the 1991 drama film '' Salmonberries'', and also co-starred with

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and

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in '' Eye of the Beholder'' (1999). She appeared as Dita Tommey in the 1997 miniseries, ''

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''. She had an uncredited role as a

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, performing the song " Love for Sale", in 2006's '' The Black Dahlia''. She has also made guest appearances on the sitcoms ''

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'', '' Dharma & Greg'', and the famous coming out episode of '' Ellen''. She appeared on the Christmas special of '' Pee Wee's Playhouse'', where she performed the song " Jingle Bell Rock". She also made a guest appearance on the "Garbage" episode of '' The Jim Henson Hour'', and in 2008 appeared on

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' live hour show ''Rove''. Lang performed with the

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for an intimate crowd at 18th-century church LSO St Luke's in London on February 3, 2008. First aired as part of the BBC Four Sessions, the concert was released as a DVD entitled ''Live in London'' in 2009. On February 12, 2010, she performed

's " Hallelujah" at the Olympics Opening Ceremony in Vancouver, British Columbia. In early May 2010, lang filled in at the last minute for Susan Boyle at the Australian TV Logie Awards to reprise her Winter Olympics performance of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", receiving an extended standing ovation. In 2010, she sang "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" with Matthew Morrison in a Christmas episode of ''

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'', and is featured on '' Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album''. In February 2013, she appeared in Season 8 of the CBS sitcom, ''

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'', as herself. In 2014, she appeared in the Season 4 finale of '' Portlandia'' as an exaggerated version of herself. Lang made her Broadway debut as the "Special Guest Star" in Broadway's ''After Midnight'', replacing Fantasia Barrino and to be succeeded by

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and Babyface. She appeared from February 11 to March 9, 2014. On February 16, 2020, she performed at Fire Fight Australia at ANZ Stadium in

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, Australia. This was a concert organised to raise money for those affected by the 2019 bushfires in Australia. One of her performances included a rendition of

's classic song, "Hallelujah". In September 2024, lang will reunite with her old band The Reclines to perform together for the first time in 35 years at the 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards in

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Activism

Lang, who came out as a

in a June 1992 article of the

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news magazine ''

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'', has championed

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causes. She has supported many causes over the years, including HIV/AIDS care and research. Her cover of

's " So in Love" (from the Broadway musical, ''

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''), appears on the '' Red Hot + Blue'' compilation album and video from 1990 (a tribute to Cole Porter to benefit AIDS research and relief). Her 2010 greatest hits album, ''Recollection'', also includes this cover of "So in Love". Lang also recorded the song "Fado Hilário", singing in Portuguese, for the 1999 Red Hot AIDS benefit album '' Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon'', a traditional

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from Portugal. She is a

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. Her "Meat Stinks" campaign in the 1990s created much controversy, particularly in her hometown, in the middle of

's cattle ranching industry—she was banned from more than 30 Alberta radio stations. A sign in Consort, Alberta, stating "Home of k.d. lang" was burned to the ground. Alberta's agriculture minister at the time said it was "extremely unfortunate that she has decided to side with the animal rightists. There's a certain feeling of betrayal – we have supported k.d. fairly well in Alberta". More than a dozen radio stations in the U.S. throughout

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, and

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also boycotted playing her records due to her "Meat Stinks" campaign. Lang appeared on the cover of the August 1993 issue of '' Vanity Fair'' photographed by

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. The cover featured lang in a

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chair while model Cindy Crawford appeared to shave her face with a straight razor, which lang would later say was inspired by the French film '' Le mari de la coiffeuse''. The issue contained a detailed article about lang which observed that she had thought that she would be ostracized by the country music industry when she came out as a

. "I presented myself as myself. I didn't try to dispel lesbian rumors. I sang songs like 'Bopalina,' which was about my girlfriend. I didn't take boyfriends to the Grammys. I didn't do anything to cover it up; I just lived my life. There was a part of me that really didn’t think it was important to make an announcement. But to the gay community, saying 'I'm a lesbian' is dispelling any doubt." However, they were accepting, and her records continued to sell, but when she appeared in an ad for

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, they were less impressed, owing to the relationship between country music and

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. In April 2008, lang spent time in

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, Australia, as a guest editor for ''

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''. This was in connection with her support for the

human rights issues. On April 24, 2008, she joined pro-Tibet protesters in

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as the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay made its way through the Australian capital. In 2011, lang was inducted to Q Hall of Fame Canada in recognition of the work she has done to further equality for all peoples around the world. Lang reflected on

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in a 2016 interview with The Canadian Press, saying it "felt like it was the most responsible thing for society and myself" at the time. She also noted that dealing with the fallout was something she struggled with in the years that followed. "It's a very hard thing to unravel for me and decipher", she said. "In a way you can't. It's all just a big ball of wax of who I am and what my role in popular culture was – and what pop culture's role was in me." Lang is a member of Canadian charity Artists Against Racism.

Achievements

In 1996, she was made an Officer of the

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. In 1998, she was inducted into The ArQuives: Canada's LGBTQ2+ Archives' National Portrait Collection. In November 2005, lang received the

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Award, a companion award of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards. On June 3, 2008, it was announced that she would receive a star on

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. In 2018 lang was appointed to the Alberta Order of Excellence. On April 21, 2013, during the

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, lang was formally inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. She is notable for praising Canadians and "letting your freak flags fly" during her acceptance speech. Also in 2013, the

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staged ''Balletlujah!'' set to the songs of lang's music and inspired by lang. The ballet was later made into a film broadcast on CBC. In June 2024, lang was announced to be the 2024 Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Artist inductee.

Personal life

A 2008 article in which lang is interviewed states that "when she isn't working, Lang is mostly a homebody, living quietly with a girlfriend she refers to as 'my wife' — they are not legally married — and her two dogs." On November 11, 2009, she entered into a

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with Jamie Price, whom she had met in 2003. After separating on September 6, 2011, Lang filed for a dissolution of the partnership in

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in Los Angeles, California, on December 30, 2011.

Musical style and influences

Early in life, lang was listening to and was influenced by female artists, such as

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, and

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. Lang pursued

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in the 1980s but later viewed it as a brief obsession, expressing admiration for the "direct human emotion" and storytelling found in singers

and

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but growing uncomfortable with political implications often found in the genre. Lang's voice is described as a mezzo soprano. Her voice lies between the

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and the

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Filmography

Theatre

Awards

A2IM Libera Awards

!Ref. , - , 2017 , '' case/lang/veirs'' , Best Country/Americana/Folk Album , ,

ASCAP Pop Music Awards

!Ref. , - , 1994 , " Constant Craving" , Most Performed Song , ,

Academy of Country Music Awards

, - , 1987 , rowspan="2" , Herself , Top New Female Vocalist , , - , 1989 , Top Female Vocalist ,

Alibu Music Awards

!Ref. , - , 2016 , '' case/lang/veirs'' , International Folk Album of the Year , ,

Americana Music Honors & Awards

, - , 2018 , Herself , Trailblazer Award ,

''Billboard'' Music Awards

, - , 1992 , " Constant Craving" , Best Pop/Rock Female Video ,

Brit Awards

, - , 1995 , rowspan="2" , Herself , rowspan="2" , International Female Solo Artist , , - , 1996 ,

GLAAD Media Awards

, - , 2001 , '' Invincible Summer'' , rowspan=2, Outstanding Music Album , , - , 2003 , '' A Wonderful World'' , , - , 2009 , '' Watershed'' , Outstanding Music Artist ,

Grammy Awards

, - , 1989 , "

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" (shared with Roy Orbison) , Best Country Vocal Collaboration , , - , 1990 , " Absolute Torch and Twang" , Best Female Country Vocal Performance , , - , rowspan="4" , 1993 , ''

'' , Album of the Year , , - , rowspan="3" , " Constant Craving" , Song of the Year , , - ,

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, , - , rowspan="2" , Best Female Pop Vocal Performance , , - , 1994 , " Miss Chatelaine" , , - , 1995 , " Moonglow" (with

) , Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals , , - , 2003 , " What A Wonderful World" (with

) , rowspan="2" , Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals , , - , rowspan="2" , 2004 , " La Vie En Rose" (with

) , , - , '' A Wonderful World'' (shared with

) , Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album ,

Helpmann Awards

, - ,

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, ''The Wonderful World Tour'' (with

) , Best Contemporary Concert Presentation Theatre , , - ,

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

, Concert with the Sydney Symphony , Best International Contemporary Music Concert ,

Juno Awards

, - , 1985 , rowspan="11" , Herself , Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year , , - , rowspan="2" , 1987 , Country Female Vocalist of the Year , , - , rowspan="2" , Female Vocalist of the Year , , - , rowspan="3" , 1989 , , - , Canadian Entertainer of the Year , , - , rowspan="2" , Country Female Vocalist of the Year , , - , rowspan="2" , 1990 , , - , Canadian Entertainer of the Year , , - , rowspan="4" , 1993 , Best Female Vocalist , , - , Songwriter of the Year , , - , Best Producer , , - , ''

'' , Best Album , , - , rowspan="2" , 1994 , rowspan="4" , Herself , Best Producer , , - , rowspan="2" , Best Recording Engineer , , - , 1995 , , - , 2005 , Artist of the Year ,

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!Ref , - ,

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, rowspan=3, ''

'' , rowspan=3, Heritage Award , , , - ,

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, , , - ,

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

, ,

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Concert Industry Awards

, - , rowspan=2, 1990 , rowspan=2, Tour , Club Tour of the Year , , - , Best Debut Tour , , - , 1993 , Tour , Small Hall Tour of the Year , , - , 2002 , Tour (w/

) , Major Tour of the Year ,

Rober Awards Music Prize

!Ref. , - , 2016 , case/lang/veirs , Best Songwriter , ,

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Shadowland'' (1988) * ''

'' (1992) * '' All You Can Eat'' (1995) * '' Drag'' (1997) * '' Invincible Summer'' (2000) * '' Hymns of the 49th Parallel'' (2004) * '' Watershed'' (2008)

with ''The Reclines''

*'' A Truly Western Experience'' with The Reclines (1984) *'' Angel with a Lariat'' with The Reclines (1987) *'' Absolute Torch and Twang'' with The Reclines (1989)

Collaboration albums

*'' A Wonderful World'' with Tony Bennett (2002) *'' Sing It Loud'' with The Siss Boom Bang (2011) *'' case/lang/veirs'' with case/lang/veirs (2016)

Soundtrack albums

*'' Even Cowgirls Get the Blues'' (1993) *''

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'' (1994) – "Sexuality" *''

'' (1997) – "Surrender" *'' Home on the Range'' (2004) – "Little Patch of Heaven" *''

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'' (2006) – "

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Notes

References

External links

* * *
Shambhala Sun Magazine Interview (2008)

k.d. lang questionnaire
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Early life

Career

k.d. lang and the Reclines (1983–1989)

Solo career

Grammy Awards and mainstream success

2000s

2010s

Semi-retirement

Film and television appearances

Activism

Achievements

Personal life

Musical style and influences

Filmography

Theatre

Awards

A2IM Libera Awards

ASCAP Pop Music Awards

Academy of Country Music Awards

Alibu Music Awards

Americana Music Honors & Awards

''Billboard'' Music Awards

Brit Awards

GLAAD Media Awards

Grammy Awards

Helpmann Awards

Juno Awards

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Rober Awards Music Prize

Discography

Studio albums

with ''The Reclines''

Collaboration albums

Soundtrack albums

See also

Notes

References

External links

Pollstar ''Pollstar'' is a trade publication for the concert and live music industry. The publication was purchased by Oak View Group, a venue consultancy founded by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff, in July 2017. ''Pollstar'' holds an annual award ce ...
Concert Industry Awards