k.d. lang

Quick Facts

Full Name	k.d. lang
Occupation	Singer-Songwriter
Date Of Birth	Nov 2, 1961(1961-11-02)
Age	63
Birthplace	Edmonton
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Capricorn

k.d. lang Biography

k.d. lang is one of the most popular and richest Singer-Songwriter who was born on November 2, 1961 in Edmonton, 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.

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 Rolling Stone.She would later recall the inspiration for her defining look in an interview with The Canadian Press: “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 performed several times on The Super Dave Osborne Show starting in 1987. In 1988 k.d. lang and The Reclines appeared on Austin City Limits. Lang played the lead in the 1991 drama film Salmonberries, and also co-starred with Ewan McGregor and Ashley Judd in Eye of the Beholder (1999). She appeared as Dita Tommey in the 1997 miniseries, The Last Don. She had an uncredited role as a lounge singer, performing the song “Love for Sale”, in 2006’s The Black Dahlia. She has also made guest appearances on the sitcoms The Larry Sanders Show, 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 Rove McManus’ live hour show Rove.

1988 marked the release of Shadowland, an album of torch country produced by Owen Bradley. 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 Calgary, Alberta, and sang background vocals with Jennifer Warnes and Bonnie Raitt for Orbison’s acclaimed television special, Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night.

Lang made several recordings that received very positive reviews and earned a 1985 Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist. She accepted the award wearing a wedding dress borrowed from her male roommate at the time. She also made numerous tongue-in-cheek 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.

k.d. lang Net Worth

k.d. lang is one of the richest Singer-Songwriter from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, k.d. lang 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After secondary school, Lang attended Red Deer College, where she became fascinated with the life and music of Patsy Cline and decided to pursue a career as a professional singer. She moved to Edmonton after her graduation in 1982 and formed a Patsy Cline tribute band called the Reclines in 1983. She and the Reclines recorded their debut single, Friday Dance Promenade, at Sundown Recorders. Label owner Larry Wanagas became her personal manager. The first band featured Stu Macdougal on keys, Dave Bjarnson 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 artificial heart 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 Tsukuba, Japan (along with other performing and recording contracts throughout Japan).

In 1986, Lang signed a contract with an American record producer in Nashville, Tennessee, and received critical acclaim for her 1987 album, Angel with a Lariat, which was produced by Dave Edmunds.

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Who is k.d. lang Dating?

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She has supported many causes over the years, including HIV/AIDS care and research. Her cover of Cole Porter’s “So in Love” (from the Broadway musical, Kiss Me, Kate), 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 Hilario”, singing in Portuguese, for the 1999 Red Hot AIDS benefit album Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon, a traditional fado from Portugal.

Facts & Trivia

k.d. Ranked on the list of most popular Singer-Songwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. k.d. lang celebrates birthday on November 2 of every year.

Lang, who came out as a lesbian in a June 1992 article of the LGBT news magazine The Advocate, has championed gay rights causes.

Does kd lang have a partner?

An 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.”

Why does kd lang go barefoot?

And she still performs barefoot, a habit acquired because she was tired of the plastic Payless boots she used to favor in deference to her vegan beliefs.

Is kd lang still married?

Edwards and her husband split over a year ago, though the two are still not divorced. Lang dissolved her domestic partnership with ex Jamie Price, who she had been with for eight years, in 2012.

Was kd lang a backup singer for Roy Orbison?

Lang joined Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne as backup singers for the Roy Orbison special on Cinemax , and then recorded a duet with Orbison for the “Hiding Out” sound track.

Who did Murray Edwards married?

Heather Bala Edwards