Kathryn Dawn Lang OC AOE born November 2 1961 known by her stylized stage name kd lang is a Canadian pop and country singersongwriter and occasional actress Lang has won Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances Hits include the songs Constant Craving and Miss Chatelaine A mezzosoprano lang has contributed songs to movie soundtracks and has collaborated with musicians such as Roy Orbison Tony Bennett Elton John The Killers Anne Murray Ann Wilson and Jane Siberry She performed at the closing ceremony of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary Alberta and at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver British Columbia where she performed Leonard Cohens Hallelujah Lang has also been active as an animal rights gay rights and Tibetan human rights activist She is a tantric practitioner of the old school of Tibetan Buddhism Description above from the Wikipedia article kd lang licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia