Kathryn Dawn Lang OC AOE, known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress.
Lang was born in Edmonton, Alberta, the youngest child of Audrey Bebee and Adam Frederick Lang.
When Lang was nine months old, her family moved to Consort, Alberta, where she grew up with two older sisters and one older brother on the Canadian prairie.
Lang first earned international recognition in 1988 when she performed as “The Alberta Rose” at the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics.
On February 16, 2020, she was one of many musicians who donated their time to perform at Fire Fight Australia at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia.
This was a massive event organized to raise proceeds for those affected by the unprecedented bushfires in numerous states of the country, which had commenced in late Spring of 2019. One of her performances included the sterling rendition of Leonard Cohen’s classic song, “Hallelujah”.
How many albums did KD Lang make?
KD Lang has 12 studio albums, one soundtrack, one live album, four compilation albums and 41 singles.
Does KD Lang write her own songs?
She co-wrote most of the songs with her longtime collaborator and bandleader, Ben Mink.