Loreena McKennitt

Loreena McKennitt makes the kind of music I reach for when the day goes quiet. Born in Morden, Manitoba, she fused Celtic roots with Middle Eastern color into a world music all her own, carried by that clear, luminous soprano. Selling over sixteen million records and earning the Order of Canada without ever chasing trends tells you everything about her independence. I love that she chose depth over flash, building an atmospheric world you sink into rather than dance to. Hers is music for solitude and reflection, and for listeners like me that makes her a genuine treasure.

Name (English)

Loreena McKennitt

Name (Japanese)

ロリーナ・マッケニット

Reading

ろりーな・まっけにっと

Born

February 17, 1957 (age 69)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

Origin

Morden, Manitoba, Canada

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

singer / composer / pianist / singer-songwriter / DJ producer

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

University of Manitoba

Awards & achievements

• Member of the Order of Canada
• Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://loreenamckennitt.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/loreenamckennitt/
• Xhttps://x.com/loreena
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%B1%E3%83%8B%E3%83%83%E3%83%88

Tags

• Manitoba
• singer
• composer
• pianist

Last updated

2026-06-20

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.