K.D. Lang

Musician — Constant Craving, Hallelujah, Ingénue, 4x Grammy winner

Born

1961

Birthplace

EDMONTON, ALBERTA

Citizenships

Canadianness Score

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5.0/ 5

Weighted across 2 scored criteria

Designation

Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁

Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.

Scorecard

Path A — born on Canadian soil

I. Origin

Born on Canadian soil

EDMONTON, ALBERTA

Canadian parentage

Both parents Canadian

Citizenship on record

Automatic by birth

II. Residency

Formative years spent in Canada

Raised — Alberta

Lived in Canada by choice

Residency on record as an adult

Worked or filmed in Canada

Credits filed north of the 49th

III. Cultural evidence — not scored

Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.

Publicly claims to be Canadian

Says so, out loud

Canada claims them back

Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

Performed 'Hallelujah' at the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics

The verdict

Born in Consort, Alberta, and raised on the prairies, this Grammy-winning singer-songwriter has been a proud voice for Canadian identity her whole career. Whether crooning 'Constant Craving' or covering Leonard Cohen, she's as authentically Canadian as they come, eh.

Adjudicated by

The Standings Committee

Status

Final — appealable