Leonard Cohen
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
Credits
- 2022 · Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song as Self
- 2021 · Canadian Hits at the BBC as Self
- 2020 · Symphony Of The Invisible as Himself (voice)
- 2019 · Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Popular Voices at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · Leonard Cohen: The Live Broadcast Sessions 1985-1993 as
- 2016 · Omega as Self
- 2016 · Night Flight: Born Again as Self
- 2016 · Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man, From Montreal to the World as Self
- 2015 · Al Purdy Was Here as (voice)
- 2014 · Leonard Cohen - Live in Dublin as Self
- 2012 · Leonard Cohen: After the Gold Rush as
- 2010 · Leonard Cohen's Lonesome Heroes as Himself
- 2010 · Leonard Cohen: Songs from the Road as Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
- 2010 · Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire as Self
- 2010 · Yesno as (voice)
- 2009 · Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 as Self
- 2008 · Leonard Cohen: Live in London as Self
- 2006 · Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man as Self
- 2006 · Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1978-2006 as Self
- 2006 · Leonard Cohen: First We Take Austin as Vocals
- 1997 · Beautiful Losers as Self
- 1997 · Leonard Cohen: Spring 96 as
- 1996 · Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival as Self
- 1994 · The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life as Narrator
- 1994 · The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation as Narrator
- 1988 · Songs from the Life of Leonard Cohen as
- 1988 · Leonard Cohen: San Sebastián 1988 as
- 1987 · Na siehste! as Self
- 1985 · I Am a Hotel as The Resident (as L.C.)
- 1984 · Miami Vice as
- 1980 · The Song of Leonard Cohen as Self
- 1975 · Numéro un as Self
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1973 · Guitare au poing as
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- 1968 · The Ernie Game as Singer
- 1967 · Creative Person: Leonard Cohen as Self
- 1967 · Palace of Pleasure as Narrator (voice)
- 1967 · Poen as Narrator (voice)
- 1966 · Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen as Self
- 1966 · Angel as Man (uncredited)
- Future · Leonard Cohen - Dance Me to The End Of Love European Tour as