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Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

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Born September 21, 1934, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonard Cohen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (30)
  • 2026Notes on Crashing Cars. — Self
  • 2026Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 2024Leonard Cohen: If It Be Your Will — Self
  • 2022Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song — Self
  • 2021Canadian Hits at the BBC — Self
  • 2020Symphony Of The Invisible — Self (voice)
  • 2019Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love — Self (archive footage)
  • 2018Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen — Self (archive)
  • Popular Voices at the BBC — Self (archive footage)
  • 2016Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man, From Montreal to the World — Self
  • 2016Night Flight: Born Again — Self
  • 2016Omega — Self
  • 2014Leonard Cohen - Live in Dublin — Self
  • 2010Leonard Cohen's Lonesome Heroes — Himself
  • 2010Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire — Self
  • 2009Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 — Self
  • 2008Leonard Cohen: Live in London — Self
  • 2006Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1978-2006 — Self
  • 1999The Genius of Lenny Breau — Self
  • 1997Beautiful Losers — Self
  • 1996Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival — Self
  • 1988Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3 — Self
  • Na siehste! — Self
  • 1980The Song of Leonard Cohen — Self
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self
  • Numéro un — Self
  • Le Grand Échiquier — Self
  • 1967Creative Person: Leonard Cohen — Self
  • 1966Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen — Self
  • Leonard Cohen: Behind the Iron Curtain — Self (archive footage)
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