K.D. Lang, OC (or k.d. lang, born Kathryn Dawn Lang on November 2, 1961) is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian singer and songwriter.

Born Kathryn Dawn Lang in the small prairie town of Consort, Alberta,on November 2nd 1961. k.d. lang is regarded as one of Canada’s foremost female vocalists, as well as a champion of legal equality for GLBT people. Her singing talent has lent itself to a wide range of genres, although earlier works, such as Angel With a Lariat, Shadowland and Absolute Torch and Twang (the last of which won her a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance) were predominantly country, with hints of