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k.d. lang Order of Canada|OC (without capital
letters; real name Kathryn Dawn Lang) (born
November 2, 1961) is a Canada|Canadian singer and
songwriter.

She was born in Consort, Alberta. Singing at
country music|country and western venues in her
homeland, she made several recordings that
received good reviews and earned a 1985 Canadian
Juno Award for "Most Promising Female Vocalist".

In 1986 she signed a contract with an United
States|American record producer in Nashville,
Tennessee and  received critical acclaim for her
1987 album, Angel with a Lariat. Her career
received a huge boost when rock legend Roy Orbison
chose her to record a duet of his standard,
"Crying". Instead of being overwhelmed by the
power of Orbison's three octave voice, the two
blended their tremendous vocal ranges into a
riveting collaboration that won them the Grammy
Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. 
Later that same year she would sing background
vocals with Jennifer Warnes and Bonnie Raitt for
Orbison's acclaimed television special, Roy
Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night . 

k.d. lang won the Grammy Award for Best Female
Country Vocal Performance for her 1989 album,
Absolute Torch and Twang. The single "Full Moon of
Love" that stemmed from that album became a modest
hit in the United States in the summer of 1989. 

In addition to her musical talents, k.d. lang, who
identifies as a homosexual, has championed lesbian
causes.  Her animal rights vegetarian stands
including a "Meat Stinks" campaign has created
much controversy, particularly at her hometown in
the middle of Alberta's cattle ranching industry.

The album, Ingenue, released in 1992, contained
her most popular song, "Constant Craving", which
brought her multi-million sales, much critical
acclaim, and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop
Vocal Performance.

She contributed much of the music towards Gus van
Sant's soundtrack of the movie version of Tom
Robbins's Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, and also
did a cover of Skylark for the movie version of
the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
She also performed "Surrender" for the closing
titles of the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies,
having previously worked with Bond composer David
Arnold on his album Shaken and Stirred: The David
Arnold James Bond Project.

In 1996 she was made an Officer of the Order of
Canada.

She starred in the film Salmonberries.

In 2003 she won her fourth Grammy Award, this time
for Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal
Album|Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for her
collaboration with Tony Bennett, a wonderful
world.

==Discography==
*A Truly Western Experience (1984)
*Angel with a Lariat (1987)
*Shadowland (album)|Shadowland (1988)
*Absolute Torch and Twang (1989)
*Ingenue (album)|Ingenue (1992)
* Even Cowgirls Get the Blues soundtrack 1993
*All You Can Eat (1995)
*Drag (album)|Drag (1997)
*Invincible Summer (2000) inspired by her
relationship with Leisha Hailey
*Live by Request (k.d. lang)|Live by Request
(2001)
*a wonderful world (2002) with Tony Bennett
*Hymns of the 49th Parallel (2004)

==Further reading==
* Are You Ready for the Country: Elvis, Dylan,
Parsons and the Roots of Country Rock, Peter
Dogget, Penguin Books, 2001. ISBN 0-140-26108-7
* Dreaming Out Loud: Garth Brooks, Wynonna Judd,
Wade Hayes and the changing face of Nashville,
Bruce Feiler, Avon Books, 1998. ISBN 0-380-97578-5

==External Links==
* http://www.wbr.com/kdlang/ k.d. lang Official
Page
* http://www.kdlang.com/ kdlang.com
* http://www.lyricsdir.com/kd-lang-lyrics.html
k.d. lang Lyrics

==See also==
* Academy of Country Music
* List of country musicians
* Country Music Association
* List of number-one dance hits (United States)
* List of artists who reached number one on the US
Dance chart