# Born 65 Years Ago Today in Canada, the Grammy-Winning Country Singer Who Duetted With Roy Orbison Before Becoming a Pop Sensation

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- Published: 2026-11-03T01:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T04:55:15+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/born-65-years-ago-today-in-canada-the-grammy-winning-country-singer-who-duetted-with-roy-orbison-before-becoming-a-pop-sensation/
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Music, World

## Key points

- k.d. lang turns 65, marking a career across country and pop.
- Her “Crying” duet with Roy Orbison won a Grammy.
- She has four Grammys and was inducted into Canada’s Music Hall of Fame.

## Summary

Canadian singer-songwriter k.d. lang, born in Edmonton on 2 November 1961, built a career spanning country and pop music. Her 1989 duet with Roy Orbison, “Crying”, brought her wider recognition and a Grammy, helping launch a run of success across both genres.

Lang’s 1988 debut album, *Shadowland*, reached the top 10 on US country and Canadian mainstream charts. She won another Grammy the following year for “Absolute Torch And Twang”, later released the top 40 albums *Ingénue* and *All You Can Eat*, and has won four Grammys in total. Inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2013, she said in 2019 that she felt at peace with the possibility she might be finished making music.

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