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person_profile-Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen Died at age: 82

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Leonard Cohen

Date of Birth:

Sep 21, 1934

Country of birth:

Canada

Died:

Nov 07, 2016

Biography of

Leonard Cohen

    Leonard Norman Cohen, CC GOQ (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer, songwriter, poet, novelist, and painter. His work mostly explored religion, politics, isolation, sexuality, and personal relationships.[2] Cohen was inducted into both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honor. In 2011, Cohen received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize.

    Cohen pursued a career as a poet and novelist during the 1950s and early 1960s, and did not launch a music career until 1967, at the age of 33. His first album, Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967), was followed by three more albums of folk music: Songs from a Room (1969), Songs of Love and Hate (1971) and New Skin for the Old Ceremony (1974). His 1977 record Death of a Ladies' Man was co-written and produced by Phil Spector, which was a move away from Cohen's previous minimalist sound. In 1979 Cohen returned with the more traditional Recent Songs, which blended his acoustic style with jazz and Oriental and Mediterranean influences. "Hallelujah" was first released on Cohen's studio album Various Positions in 1984. I'm Your Man in 1988 marked Cohen's turn to synthesized productions and remains his most popular album. In 1992 Cohen released its follow-up, The Future, which had dark lyrics and references to political and social unrest.

    Cohen returned to music in 2001 with the release of Ten New Songs, which was a major hit in Canada and Europe. His eleventh album, Dear Heather, followed in 2004. After a successful string of tours between 2008 and 2010, Cohen released three albums in the final four years of his life: Old Ideas (2012), Popular Problems (2014) and You Want It Darker (2016), the last of which was released three weeks before his death.

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Filmography of

Leonard Cohen

Found 25 Movies in total

... 2022

... 2021

Symphony Of The Invisible

Himself (voice) ( Actor )

... 2020

Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2019

Omega

Self ( Actor )

... 2016

... 2016

... 2016

Al Purdy Was Here

(voice) ( Actor )

... 2015

... 2014

... 2010

Leonard Cohen: Songs from the Road

Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards ( Actor )

... 2010

... 2010

... 2009

... 2008

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Self ( Actor )

Music

... 2006

... 2006

... 1997

... 1996

... 1994

... 1994

... 1988

... 1980

... 1973

The Ernie Game

Singer ( Actor )

Music

... 1968

... 1966