Biography
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. 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
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Movies 53
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TV Shows 9
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Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song (2022)
Little Axel (2021)
Canadian Hits at the BBC (2021)
Symphony Of The Invisible (2020)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (2020)
Petit Samedi (2020)
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019)
Pointer (2019)
Popular Voices at the BBC (2017)
Omega (2016)
Leonard Cohen: The Live Broadcast Sessions 1985-1993 (2016)
Night Flight: Born Again (2016)
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man, From Montreal to the World (2016)
A Song For You: The Austin City Limits Story (2016)
Al Purdy Was Here (2015)
Leonard Cohen - Live in Dublin (2014)
Leonard Cohen: After the Gold Rush (2012)
Leonard Cohen's Lonesome Heroes (2010)
Leonard Cohen: Songs from the Road (2010)
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire (2010)
Yesno (2010)
Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (2009)
Leonard Cohen: Live in London (2008)
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006)
Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1978-2006 (2006)
Leonard Cohen: First We Take Austin (2006)
The Favourite Game (2003)
Beautiful Losers (1997)
Leonard Cohen: Spring 96 (1997)
I'm Your Man (1996)
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival (1996)
Dance Me to the End of Love (1995)
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life (1994)
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation (1994)
Songs from the Life of Leonard Cohen (1988)
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3 (1988)
Leonard Cohen: San Sebastián 1988 (1988)
Na siehste! (1987)
Night Magic (1985)
I Am a Hotel (1985)
Miami Vice (1984)
Who's He Anyway (1983)
Coeur bleu (1980)
The Song of Leonard Cohen (1980)
Poets on Film No. 1 (1977)
Arena Squatted (1977)
Numéro un (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
Guitare au poing (1973)
Le Grand Échiquier (1972)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Fata Morgana (1971)
The Ernie Game (1968)
Satellite (1968)
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen (1967)
Poen (1967)
Palace of Pleasure (1967)
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (1966)
Angel (1966)
Le Parfum d'Irak
Leonard Cohen - Dance Me to The End Of Love European Tour
Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows
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GenderMale
Birthday1934-09-21
Deathday2016-11-07 (82 years old)
Birth NameLeonard Norman Cohen
Birth PlaceMontreal, Canada
LifestyleMysticism
ReligionBuddhism
Height1.75-meter
ChildrenLorca Cohen, Adam Cohen
FatherNathan Bernard Cohen
MotherMarsha Klonitsky
CitizenshipsCanada
ResidencesMontreal · Westmount, Canada
AwardsCompanion of the Order of Canada, Juno Award for Video of the Year, Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year, Juno Award for Artist of the Year, Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Governor General's Award for English-language poetry or drama, Prix Denise-Pelletier, Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Princess of Asturias Literary Prize, Glenn Gould Prize, Canada's Walk of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Songwriters Hall of Fame
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