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Leonard Cohen

(1934-2016)
Canadian singer, songwriter and poet
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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, 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
    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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    Jennifer Warnes · Associate · 1947- · American singer edit info
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    Bebe Buell · Friend · 1953- · American model and singer edit info
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