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Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) was a Canadian songwriter, singer, poet, and novelist. Themes commonly explored throughout his work include faith and mortality, isolation and depression, betrayal and redemption, social and political conflict, and sexual and romantic love, desire, regret, and loss. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour. In 2011, he received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize. In 2023, Rolling Stone named Cohen the 103rd-greatest singer.

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Born	Leonard Norman Cohen 21 September 1934 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	7 November 2016 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, USA
Zodiac	Virgo
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Adam info 1st child with Suzanne Elrod Male b. 1972 Age: 53 1972- Celebrity Baby

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Lorca Cohen info 2nd child with Suzanne Elrod Female b. 1974 Age: 51 1974-

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Marsha Klonitsky · Mother · -1978 edit info

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Nathan Cohen · Father · 1986- · New Zealand rower edit info

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Jennifer Warnes · Associate · 1947- · American singer edit info

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Bebe Buell · Friend · 1953- · American, Singer edit info

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Georgianna Orsini 1932- American, Poet info edit view couple »

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Marianne Ihlen 1935-2016 Norwegian muse and partner of Leonard Cohen info edit view couple »

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Nico 1938-1988 German singer and actress info edit view couple »

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Joni Mitchell 1943- Canadian-American singer-songwriter info edit view couple »

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Julie Felix 1938-2020 American musician info edit view couple »

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Janis Joplin 1943-1970 American musician info edit view couple »

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Rebecca De Mornay 1959- American actress (born 1958/1959) info edit view couple »

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