Leonard Cohen

Known for SoundBorn 1934-09-21Died 2016-11-07Montreal, 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 WikipediaRead more

Movies & web series

Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen: The Live Broadcast Sessions 1985-1993

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man, From Montreal to the World

Leonard Cohen: San Sebastián 1988

Na siehste!

Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1934-1977

Guitare au poing

Leonard Cohen - Live in Dublin

In the Forest... Again

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen: Live in London

Leonard Cohen: Songs from the Road

Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1978-2006

Beautiful Losers

Supermax

Poets on Film No. 1

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song

Le Grand Échiquier

Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970

Miami Vice

Numéro un

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

The Song of Leonard Cohen

Poen

Cœur bleu

Leonard Cohen: Spring 96

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

Songs from the Life of Leonard Cohen

Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen

Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival

Palace of Pleasure

The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Angel

Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love

Omega

Night Magic

Leonard Cohen: After the Gold Rush

Fata Morgana

The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life

On s'est tous défilé

Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company

I Am a Hotel

The Power of Speech

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Like a Bird on a Wire

Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire