Kathryn Dawn Lang was born on the 2nd November 1961, in Edmonton, Alberta Canada, of British, German, and Russian-Jewish ancestry. She is a pop and country musician – singer, and songwriter, probably best recognized for releasing such studio albums and hits as “All You Can Eat”, “Miss Chatelaine”, “Constant Craving”, “Moonglow”, “Watershed”, etc. She is also known for being an actress. Her career has been active since 1984.
So, have you ever wondered how rich k.d.lang is, as of late 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of lang’s net worth is over $20 million, accumulated not only through her successful involvement in the music industry, but also through her career as an actress.
k.d. lang Net Worth $20 Million
k.d. lang was raised with three siblings by her father, Adam Frederick Lang, who was a drugstore owner, and her mother, Audrey, who worked as a teacher. When she was a baby, the family moved to Consort, Alberta, where she spent her childhood, and attended Red Deer College.
While in college, Lang became influenced by the life and music of country singer Patsy Cline, enough to start a tribute band called The Reclines that would play Patsy’s music,. However, lang took a step further and recorded her own music, and released her debut album “Friday Dance Promenade” via Sundown Recorders in 1983. Since then, k.d. became heavily involved in the music industry. The Reclines stayed active until 1989, releasing such albums as “A Truly Western Experience” (1984), “Angel With A Lariat” (1987), and “Absolute Rorch And Twang” (1989), which achieved gold status in US and platinum in Canada, increasing lang’s net worth by a large margin.
Following the success with the band, she launched a solo career, and released her debut solo album in 1988, entitled “Shadowland”, which was certified gold in the US and platinum in Canada. She continued solo through the 1990s, releasing albums “Ingenue” (1992), achieving double platinum in the US and Canada as well, “All You Can Eat” (1995), and “Drag” (1997), increasing further her net worth. In the 2000s, Lang released two more albums, “Hyms Of The 49th Parallel” and “Watershed” (2008).
Apart from her successful musical career, KD Lang has also been recognized as an actress, and so far has featured in such productions as “Salmonberries” (1991), which was her film debut, “Eye Of The Beholder” (1999), starring Ewan McGregor and Ashley Judd, and in “Portlandia” (2014), among other roles, which also added a considerable amount to her net worth.
Thanks to her skills, Lang has won four Grammy Awards so far, including Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album among others. For her accomplishments in the music industry, she was awarded with the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards, and in 1996 was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Speaking about her personal life, KD Lang is openly a lesbian, and her free time she devotes to supporting LGBT rights. Beside that, she is known as an animal rights and Tibetan human rights activist. In spare time, Lang enjoys practicing the old school of Tibetan Buddhism. Her current residence is in Los Angeles, California.
