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Lana Lane
Person · female · United States · Concord · born 1993 · recording since 1995
American rock singer
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Also known as ラナ・レーン
Timeline
17 events▣ Album 15◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Love Is an Illusion
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography268 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1371034466
Biography
Lana Lane is an American rock singer. She sings lead in her eponymous band, and has sung backing vocals for the band Rocket Scientists and guest sung on Ayreon and Erik Norlander albums.
She is married to music producer Erik Norlander, who co-produces her albums with her at their own studio, Think Tank Media in Placerville, California.
Her first album Love is an IllusionLove Is an IllusionSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1LIAA Prelude2:232Love Is an Illusion3:513Coloured Life5:294Cold Outside4:205Through the Fire5:136Through the Rain5:557Faerie Tale State of Mind4:588Dream Burnin’ Down5:009Can’t Find My Way Home5:1010LIAA Postlude4:40 was released in 1995 and obtained a fair amount of success in Japan, as did Curious Goods – her second album, from 1996.
Lady Macbeth is a collection of songs based on William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, from Lady MacBeth's point of view.
Lane appeared as a guest vocalist on two Ayreon CDs, Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer and Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator, singing lead and harmony vocals. She also provided the computer voice for both albums.
In 2003, Lane sang the part of Queen Guinevere on the concept album Once and Future King Part I by Gary Hughes.
In 2007, Lane released "Red Planet Boulevard
Red Planet BoulevardSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Into the Fire5:132The Frozen Sea5:083Capture the Sun7:254Jessica6:035Stepford, USA4:086Shine4:337Lazy Summer Day5:468No Tears Left5:349Save the World6:2210Angels and Magicians6:0211The Sheltering Sorrow4:5112Red Planet Boulevard7:56", her 9th studio album. It was recorded in the Netherlands and San Francisco, California.
In 2009, Lane sang the primary vocals on Terra Incognita, an album composed by husband Erik Norlander in collaboration with science-fiction writer and lyricist Kevin J. Anderson.
In 2009, Lane also sang on another concept album composed by cousin Davy Vain based on a novel by German science-fiction writer Wolfgang Hohlbein, for the CD Blaze and Ashes by Delany.
In 2012, Lane released "El Dorado Hotel
El Dorado HotelSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1A Dream Full of Fire8:272Maybe We'll Meet Again5:403El Dorado6:124Darkness Falls5:135Hotels3:406Believe6:047Life of the Party4:038Gone Are the Days6:239Moon God5:0810In Exile11:39" after a five-year hiatus due, in part, to the death of her father.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 21 | 87.5th |
| Studio albums | 15 | 94.6th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 17 | 92.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 27 | 60th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (21 release groups · 15 studio albums)
Albums · 15
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 46:59
1LIAA Prelude2:232Love Is an Illusion3:513Coloured Life5:294Cold Outside4:205Through the Fire5:136Through the Rain5:557Faerie Tale State of Mind4:588Dream Burnin’ Down5:009Can’t Find My Way Home5:1010LIAA Postlude4:401996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:10:44
1Curious Goods, Part I4:302Emerald City6:503Escher’s Staircase6:064Heart of Dawn1:345Take a Breath5:436Reverie6:247Satyr’s Moon5:438Symphony of Angels6:339Two Can Play That Game5:5310Voices6:5211Do It Again7:1312Curious Goods, Part II3:0713Clouds4:161998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 52:23
1River of the Stars2:412Destination Roswell6:423Seasons5:474Moongarden6:075Evolution Revolution8:176Under the Olive Tree6:307Eternal Waters6:038Dream of the Dragonfly7:309Garden of the Moon2:461998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
1Avalon2Athena’s Shadow3Stardust4Through the Fire (acoustic studio version)5When Time Stood Still6Clouds (1998 version – abc mix)7Heart of Dawn (1998 version – abc mix)8Take a Breath (1998 version – abc mix)9Across the Universe10Avalon Reprise1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 56:25
1In the Hall of the Ocean Queen1:432Night Falls7:163Queen of the Ocean9:554Let Heaven In6:455Frankenstein Unbound5:296Souls of the Mermaids5:437Seasons End5:178Rainbow's End6:109Without You8:072000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:13:19
1Astrology Prelude4:002Secrets of Astrology8:333Alexandria5:164Raining6:185The Bell5:166Speed of Sound5:247Under the Sun4:438Tarot4:489Asherah6:5210Guardian Angel6:4211Long Winter Dreams5:5112Astrology Postlude3:3713Romeo and Juliet5:592002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 57:45
1Redemption, Part I2:272Project Shangri-La6:053Encore4:014Before You Go6:205The Nightingale4:206The Beast Within You5:587Tears of Babylon6:368Ebbtide5:209(Life Is) Only a Dream6:4410Time to Say Goodbye4:1111Redemption, Part II3:0512I Believe in You2:382002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:00:46
1The Wall4:562Kashmir8:323Soaring4:554Hold Your Head Up4:585Innocence4:576I'll See You in My Dreams4:597Don't Try So Hard4:188Northern Lights4:279Still Loving You5:0310Weep in Silence5:4311Stargazer7:582003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:17:04
1Avalon6:262Hands to Heal5:333Nether Lands5:384Autumn Leaves3:515Avalon (reprise)4:396Stardust5:017Ghost Beside My Bed to the Las5:398Innocent When You Dream3:229A Place in Time4:2310Nevermore4:5611A Place in Time (reprise)1:3312Athena’s Shadow4:4513Across the Universe4:1614When Time Stood Still5:4815If Everyone Was Listening6:1016Through the Fire (acoustic Stu)5:042003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 59:27
1What a World5:062Spirit of the Gypsy8:223A Whiter Shade of Pale5:014December Moon6:095I’ll Be Seeing You4:076Carnivale (Let It Rain)6:217Carry Me Home5:338Ill Wind (You’re Blowin’ Me No Good)4:269California Dreamin’4:0410Winter Song5:0211Terminus Pro Tempore5:162005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 54:16
1The Dream That Never Ends7:542Someone to Believe4:453Our Time Now5:234Summon the Devil5:545No Tomorrow4:406Shine on Golden Sun5:357The Vision4:068Keeper of the Flame5:469We Had the World6:3310Dunsinane Walls3:402006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 56:45
1White Room5:022White Rabbit2:283Long Long Way From Home3:344You Can Never Go Home6:055Breathe Introduction1:166Johnny Moon3:017Breathe in the Air1:458On the Run2:069Time5:2210Breathe (reprise)1:2811Dream of the Archer4:2012Starrider5:2813Sunshine of Your Love4:5914Wooden Ships4:3215Nights in White Satin5:192007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:09:01
1Into the Fire5:132The Frozen Sea5:083Capture the Sun7:254Jessica6:035Stepford, USA4:086Shine4:337Lazy Summer Day5:468No Tears Left5:349Save the World6:2210Angels and Magicians6:0211The Sheltering Sorrow4:5112Red Planet Boulevard7:562012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:02:29
1A Dream Full of Fire8:272Maybe We'll Meet Again5:403El Dorado6:124Darkness Falls5:135Hotels3:406Believe6:047Life of the Party4:038Gone Are the Days6:239Moon God5:0810In Exile11:392022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:02:24
1Remember Me5:162Under the Big Sky5:193Really Actually5:344Come Lift Me Up6:275Bring It on Home5:106Don’t Disturb the Occupants3:117Lady Mondegreen (She’s So Misunderstood)5:068Miss California4:169Someone Like You4:1710Far From Home5:0111Neptune Blue8:2812Someone Like You (blues version)4:19
Album · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Live in JapanSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 1:04:121Garden of the Moon4:21 2Coloured Life5:26 3Destination Roswell6:38 4Seasons5:11 5Love Is an Illusion4:13 6Under the Olive Tree6:08 7Moongarden6:05 8Through the Fire4:09 9Escher’s Staircase6:37 10Faerie Tale State of Mind7:17 11Symphony of Angels8:07 | Live | 21 July 1998 | |
| 2004 | Return to JapanSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 28 tracks · 2:13:46Disc 1 1Introductory Medley: Dark Water, Part III2:00 2Introductory Medley: Fanfare for the Dragon Isle0:44 3Introductory Medley: Garden of the Moon1:19 4Introductory Medley: In the Hall of the Ocean Queen0:41 5Escher’s Staircase6:09 6The Beast Within You5:41 7Rainbow’s End7:07 8Queen of the Ocean7:54 9Project Shangri‐La5:38 10Evolution Revolution8:30 11Frankenstein Unbound6:16 12Athena’s Shadow4:56 13Night Falls7:43 14Astrology Prelude3:31 15Redemption, Part II1:13 16Secrets of Astrology5:43 Disc 21Take a Breath4:26 2Stardust4:57 3Symphony of Angels5:21 4Dream On4:02 5Alexandria5:16 6Autumn Leaves4:03 7Let Heaven In6:51 8Dreamcurrents0:30 9Avalon4:22 10Seasons End4:50 11In the Court of the Crimson King9:10 12Long Live Rock ’n’ Roll4:53 | Live | 2004 | |
| 2005 | 10th Anniversary ConcertSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:18:511LIAA Overture2:45 2Into the Ether5:27 3Curious Goods Part One3:48 4Emerald City7:22 5Athena’s Shadow4:36 6Nevermore5:06 7Garden of the Moon2:22 8In the Hall of the Ocean Queen0:43 9Souls of the Mermaids5:42 10Romeo and Juliet6:22 11The Vision1:52 12Redemption Part One1:42 13Tears of Babylon6:43 14Someone to Believe5:46 15December Moon7:46 16Destination Roswell3:44 17Symphony of Angels7:05 | Live | 23 November 2005 |
EP · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Echoes From the OceanSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 33:221Rhapsody5:28 2Escher’s Staircase (1999 remix)6:10 3Frankenstein Unbound (long Echoes version)8:42 4Without You (early version)7:54 5Through the Fire (1995 version)5:08 | Remix | 15 April 1999 | |
| 2000 | Echoes From the GardenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 33:471Seasons (Echoes mix)6:05 2Leaving Stardust4:30 3This Is Not America5:12 4Coloured Life (Woodcliff remix)5:28 5Evolution Revolution (long version)8:19 6Cold Outside (Woodcliff remix)4:13 | Remix | 23 March 2000 |
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Seasons EndSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 16:031Seasons End5:19 2Seasons End (live)4:54 3The River Maid5:50 | 2000 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Lana Lane head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 21 | 87.5th |
| Studio albums | 15 | 94.6th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 17 | 92.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 27 | 60th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a27db51b-047d-49b3-b714-c2853fc53a93discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a27db51b-047d-49b3-b714-c2853fc53a93core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q457839seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lana_Lanebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Why this artist is in the database
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Image: William 'Evil Nickname' · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q457839 · MusicBrainz: a27db51b-047d-49b3-b714-c2853fc53a93
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