Known For
Sound
Born
Sep 21, 1934
Died
Nov 07, 2016
Place of Birth
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Credits
72 titles
Leonard Cohen
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
Filmography
Looking for Laurie
Poem
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sheku Kanneh-Mason - My Playlist
Music
Stjepan Hauser plays Bach and Morricone @ Château de Neuschwanstein 2025
Music
Leonard Cohen: The Bird on a Wire Concerts
Leonard Cohen: If It Be Your Will
Self
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
Self
Canadian Hits at the BBC
Self
Symphony Of The Invisible
Self (voice)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Main Title Theme Composer
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
Self (archive footage)
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
Self (archive)
Popular Voices at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Omega
Self
Leonard Cohen: The Live Broadcast Sessions 1985-1993
Supermax
Theme Song Performance
Night Flight: Born Again
Self
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man, From Montreal to the World
Self
Al Purdy Was Here
(voice)
Leonard Cohen - Live in Dublin
Self
Leonard Cohen: After the Gold Rush
First We Take Milán
Music
Leonard Cohen's Lonesome Heroes
Himself
Leonard Cohen: Songs from the Road
Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire
Self
Yesno
(voice)
Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
Self
Leonard Cohen: Live in London
Self
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Self
Leonard Cohen: First We Take Austin
Vocals
Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1978-2006
Self
The Last Trapper
Original Music Composer
In the Forest... Again
Lyricist
The Favourite Game
Novel
Homage to Hung Tung
Music
The Genius of Lenny Breau
Self
Beautiful Losers
Self
Leonard Cohen: Spring 96
I'm Your Man
Lyricist
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
Self
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation
Narrator
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life
Narrator
The Power of Speech
Music
Songs from the Life of Leonard Cohen
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3
Self
Leonard Cohen: San Sebastián 1988
On s'est tous défilé
Music
Na siehste!
Self
Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company
Music
Night Magic
Writer