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Known For
Sound
Birthday
September 21, 1934
Died
November 7, 2016
Place of Birth
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Leonard Cohen
0.2 Popularity
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.[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
Known For
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Leonard Cohen: The Bird on a Wire Concerts
2024
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Self
Leonard Cohen: If It Be Your Will
2024
7.5
Self
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
2022
5.0
Self
Canadian Hits at the BBC
2021
0.0
Self (voice)
Symphony Of The Invisible
2020
6.3
Self (archive footage)
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
2019
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Popular Voices at the BBC
2017
6.3
Self
Omega
2016
🎬
10.0
Leonard Cohen: The Live Broadcast Sessions 1985-1993
2016
0.0
Self
Night Flight: Born Again
2016
Credits
Leonard Cohen: The Bird on a Wire Concerts
2024
0.0
Leonard Cohen: If It Be Your Will
as Self
2024
0.0
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
as Self
2022
7.5
Canadian Hits at the BBC
as Self
2021
5.0
Symphony Of The Invisible
as Self (voice)
2020
0.0
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
as Self (archive footage)
2019
6.3
Popular Voices at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2017
0.0
Omega
as Self
2016
6.3
🎬
Leonard Cohen: The Live Broadcast Sessions 1985-1993
2016
10.0
Night Flight: Born Again
as Self
2016
0.0
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man, From Montreal to the World
as Self
2016
10.0
Al Purdy Was Here
as (voice)
2015
5.0
Leonard Cohen - Live in Dublin
as Self
2014
9.2
🎬
Leonard Cohen: After the Gold Rush
2012
6.2
Leonard Cohen's Lonesome Heroes
as Himself
2010
5.0
Leonard Cohen: Songs from the Road
as Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
2010
8.7
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire
as Self
2010
5.3
🎬
Yesno
as (voice)
2010
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Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
as Self
2009
7.6
Leonard Cohen: Live in London
as Self
2008
8.8
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
as Self
2006
6.4
Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1978-2006
as Self
2006
8.2
Leonard Cohen: First We Take Austin
as Vocals
2006
0.0
The Genius of Lenny Breau
as Self
1999
0.0
Beautiful Losers
as Self
1997
0.0
Leonard Cohen: Spring 96
1997
6.8
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
as Self
1996
6.6
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life
as Narrator
1994
6.0
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation
as Narrator
1994
6.3
Songs from the Life of Leonard Cohen
1988
7.0
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3
as Self
1988
0.0
Leonard Cohen: San Sebastián 1988
1988
10.0
🎬
Na siehste!
as Self
1987
0.0
🎬
I Am a Hotel
as The Resident (as L.C.)
1985
5.7
Miami Vice
as Zolan
1984
7.5
The Song of Leonard Cohen
as Self
1980
7.0
Numéro un
as Self
1975
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975
6.0
Guitare au poing
1973
0.0
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1972
8.0
The Ernie Game
as Singer
1968
5.0
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
as Self
1967
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Palace of Pleasure
as Narrator (voice)
1967
7.0
🎬
Poen
as Narrator (voice)
1967
7.0
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
as Self
1966
7.2
Angel
as Man (uncredited)
1966
6.5
Leonard Cohen - Dance Me to The End Of Love European Tour
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