k.d. lang

Summary

k.d. lang is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Edmonton^[2]. She was born on November 2, 1961^[3]. She worked as a singer-songwriter^[4], singer^[5], actor^[6], guitarist^[7], and film score composer^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,114 views/month, #5,147 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• k.d. lang's place of birth was Edmonton^[2].
• k.d. lang was born on November 2, 1961^[3].
• k.d. lang held citizenship in Canada^[10].
• k.d. lang worked as a singer-songwriter^[4].
• k.d. lang worked as a singer^[5].
• k.d. lang worked as an actor^[6].
• k.d. lang worked as a guitarist^[7].
• k.d. lang worked as a film score composer^[8].
• k.d. lang's professions included recording artist^[11].
• k.d. lang's field of work was music composing^[12].
• k.d. lang was educated at Red Deer Polytechnic^[13].
• k.d. lang received the Canada's Walk of Fame^[14].
• k.d. lang received the Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year^[15].
• k.d. lang received the GLAAD Media Awards^[16].
• k.d. lang received the Officer of the Order of Canada^[17].
• k.d. lang received the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals^[18].
• k.d. lang received the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance^[19].
• k.d. lang's religion is recorded as Tibetan Buddhism^[20].
• k.d. lang was influenced by Kitty Wells^[21].
• k.d. lang was influenced by Patsy Cline^[22].
• k.d. lang is recorded as female^[23].
• k.d. lang's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• k.d. lang's sexual orientation is recorded as lesbianism^[25].
• k.d. lang's genre is pop music^[26].
• k.d. lang's genre is country music^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: CA^[29]

• Genre(s): alternative country, country^[30]

• Community tags: alternative country, canadian, country^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: bf4bb21e-759f-4b22-bfd4-1745939727fc^[32]

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Origins and Family

k.d. lang's place of birth was Edmonton^[2]. She was born on November 2, 1961^[3].

Education

k.d. lang was educated at Red Deer Polytechnic^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter^[4], singer^[5], actor^[6], guitarist^[7], film score composer^[8], and recording artist^[11]. k.d. lang's field of work was music composing^[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Canada's Walk of Fame^[14], a street^[33], in Canada^[34], founded in 1998^[35]; Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year^[15], a class of award^[36], in Canada^[37]; GLAAD Media Awards^[16], a group of awards^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1990^[40]; Officer of the Order of Canada^[17], a grade of an order^[41], in Canada^[42], founded in 1967^[43]; Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals^[18], a class of award^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1988^[46]; and Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance^[19], an annual prize^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1965^[49].

Personal Life

k.d. lang's religion is recorded as Tibetan Buddhism^[20].

Why It Matters

k.d. lang ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,114 views/month, #5,147 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] She is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

FAQs

Where was k.d. lang born?

k.d. lang was born in Edmonton^[2].

What did k.d. lang do for work?

k.d. lang worked as singer-songwriter^[4], singer^[5], actor^[6], guitarist^[7], and film score composer^[8].

Where did k.d. lang go to school?

k.d. lang was educated at Red Deer Polytechnic^[13].

What awards did k.d. lang receive?

Honors received include Canada's Walk of Fame^[14], Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year^[15], GLAAD Media Awards^[16], and Officer of the Order of Canada^[17].